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The first lady of So Solid Crew, Lisa Maffia has finally released her long awaited solo effort. And she doesnt dissapoint. First Lady is, quite simply, the best of UK Urban music. Soulful, sexy, eclectic and meaningful. The album hits the spot early with Lisa's debut solo single - All Over. A bangin' tune by anyone's standards! Its followed by the brilliant Women of the World. It sets the tone perfectly the soulful and deep tracks that follow. Not far off is the albums second release - "In Love". Its slightly sweeter than what goes before it, but its a great track none the less. It also gets extra points for being the beefed up 12" version and not the watered-down Radio Edit. Great stuff. Its followed by "Life" one of the albums stand out tracks, which will surlely provide another Top 20 hit of Ms. Maffia. "City Life" is next up, a disturbing profile of inner-city life. My next personal favourite is the massive "Night Crawler", think of "All Over" and your in the right area except this, in my opinion, is the better track of the two.
The only bad thing about this album is that, at times, it does feel like another So Solid album. Several of Lisa's past bandmates make guest appearances on the album, and its a mixed blessing. But, thankfully, its been kept to a good level and there are enough purely Lisa Maffia tracks on here to make it her own.
When I first listened to this album, it took me a while to really get into it. The So Solid appearances put me off to begin with, but by about Track 5 I was lovin' it! This is one of the best releases of this year. If So Solid Crew's next offering is half as classy as this, then we all have alot to look foward to.
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