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Honey review


Carey has been gravitating closer to the jeep/hip-hop realm with each release over the last several years. With this preview of her forthcoming album, "Honey", she immerses herself in the sound with sterling results. Although the presence of the scorching-hot Sean "Puffy" Combs is firmly felt, La C is no puppet. Her flair for giddy romance remains prominent in her lyrics, as does her penchant for complex, ear-pleasing vocal arrangements. The chorus is thickly layered with smooth, seductive harmonies that effectively drive home the quietly insinuating hook.
And there's nary a sign of her glass-breaking high notes. Instead, she serves rich and soulful midrange belting that indicates her notable growth as a stylist. Carey deserves mega props for breaking beyond her safety zone and accomplishing the tricky feat of delivery that will appeal to both the pop masses and hardcore street purists.

(Billboard)

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