The material is Monica not do justice!

Monica's fans had to 5 years on the third album "After the storm" waiting. Actually should Monicas third string and "All Eyez On Me" hot as the first single release in the winter of 2002. Unfortunately, the piece was despite Michael Jackson sample not a big hit, and also at the second attempt with "Too Hood" was the desired result from. As then appeared even title of Monica's album on the Internet, decided the label J Records, to revise the entire work again. Hitgarantin Missy Elliot was for the project committed and some reputable guest stars like rapper DMX and Soul Bard Tyrese. Their task was to give especially Monica little more rough edges and to clarify its transformation from a sweet teen to mature woman. Monica, who had to watch how her partner is shot 2 years ago before their eyes and now rears its child has matured, in fact. The self-penned song "I wrote this song," she has dedicated to her late friend and asked her the same qualities as a songwriter prove. By contrast, all assumptions, this title is a faster piece, instead of dripping of mourning ballad. From this variety there is in "After the storm", an album title which is indicative of Monica's last experiences, hardly tracks. Everything moves in a cool mid-tempo, seasoned with massive beats and the typical Missy sound gimmicks, the whole of the yet the Crown Put In still dominates the soulful warm voice Monicas who nobly takes back and dispensed exaggerated * Eierei * For music can say the following:.. may particularly like to highlight one the two pieces produced by Missy "So Gone" (lyrically could also come from Blu Cantrell!) and "Get it off", which draws on a sample of Steve standards "Set it off". But even the casual strong hip-hop-inspired number "Do not gotta go home" with DMX makes every Beyonce and Mary J Blige look pale. The track "U Should Have Known Better" is a real R & B ballad enriched with a guitar which on TLC's "Red Light Special" reminds a little, if only from the instrumentation ago. The Missy piece "Knock Knock" then some * Tweet typical * Background-vowel, which is also not surprising, because also of Tweet Missy is produced. With "Break My Heart" and "Hurts The Most" we have then the only bona fide ballad of the album, which is reminiscent of Monica's brightest moments like "Angel of Mine" or "For you I will". However, both are rather mid-tempo . Then there is the soulful number "Go to bed mad" with Tyrese, who convinces all along the line and the aforementioned Pop / Soul-piece "I wrote this song." It is a pity that this time, Monica's album has fallen so short. After a long time a few more songs would have been quite appropriate. There is perhaps another reason why an additional CD with pieces of "All Eyez On Me" version, as the single "Too Hood" and two other album tracks: "Down 4 Whatever" and "What part of the game" with Mia X. Incomprehensible, however, why it has "All Eyez On Me" failed with the CD the actual first single.
Conclusion: Monica has matured lyrically and musically, and presents us with a worthy successor to their successful album "The Boy Is Mine" only vocally Monica is (unfortunately) still at the same level as 5 years ago, this level is very high...
Playing tips: "Knock Knock", "So Gone" and "Get it off"