New jack vocals are the main course on this latest entry in the unplugged sweepstakes, a collection featuring artists from MCA's Uptown label.
Jodeci,
Mary J. Blige,
Father M.C.,
Christopher Williams, and
Heavy D and the Boyz are the participants, with
Jodeci and
Williams sounding energetic and animated, if at times a bit overwrought.
Blige, whom one might expect to dominate the proceedings, comes across more understated than expected, while
Heavy D. turns in his customary mix of humor and hip-hop insolence, and
Father M.C. does something that's in between balladry, rapping, and comedy. ~ Ron Wynn