Buy Bow Wow and Omarion - Face Off
Much like the two album collaboration between Jay-Z and R Kelly, Bow Wow and Omarion combine hip hop and R&B for a full length collaboration.
The interesting thing about this collaboration is both of these artists who were child stars that are trying to shed their former image. Omarion had been in commercials as a child and was later part of the R&B boy group B2K. Bow Wow used to be known as Lil Bow Wow but he wanted to shed his image as a young teenage rapper. He shed the little but as of yet still hasn't quite revamped his image.
Although I don't think many people were highly anticipating this release, the album does pack a serious punch. I must admit I hadn't heard Bow Wow rap since he dropped the Lil from his name, but he has some serious talent. From his first verse on the opening track "Face Off" he establishes himself as the star of the album.
For the most part Omarion is confined to choruses on the album. When he does sing verses he lacks the punch that R Kelly has established for himself in recent albums and remixes. Omarion's choruses do perfectly complement Bow Wow's verses.
As many readers might know, I'm not generally a big fan of R&B tinged hip hop. For the most part on this album, the production is very hip hop. It reminds me a lot of R Kelly's more recent work. The production is hip hop with some singing. Production on the album comes from T-Pain, Rick Ruben, the Neptunes, and Jim Jonsin.
Will the album revamp the images of these two artists? I'm not completely sure. Bow Wow spits lines like "We can do it in the shower/ Bow Wow can go for hours" and it just seems slightly unnatural. Both these guys have talent which seems to be surprising to a lot of people. Maybe if they decided to do a follow up like R Kelly and Jay-Z did, it will be even bigger and even better.
Buy Bow Wow and Omarion - Face Off
01 Face Off
02 Hood Star
03 Girlfriend
04 Hey Baby (Jump Off)
05 He Ain't Gotta Know
06 Bachelor Pad
07 Listen
08 Can't Get Tired of Me
09 Number Ones
10 Baby Girl
11 Take off Your Clothes
12 Another Girl
Bow Wow and Omarion - Face Off
