Grade: C
People may be apprehensive of rapper Nelly’s comeback album “M.O.,” but with a host of great beats and hooks on his songs this album seems promising. The first track “Get Like Me” featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell is a fun and feel good song. Nelly still has that St. Louis twang, but 10 out of the 12 songs on this album rely on features from other artists. Aside from the overwhelming amount of feature artists on nearly every track, “M.O.” offers a number of slower, borderline R&B songs in addition to a few more upbeat tunes thrown in for good measure. For the most part this is an enjoyable album with the exception of “All Around the World,” which comes off almost as if it were made for a teeny bopper crowd. If that was the goal, then well done.
Review: Nelly, “M.O.”
October 2, 2013