Customer Rating: 
Summary: The R&B world needs to make room
Comment: The comparisons to Lauryn Hill are not unfounded. However they have more to do with her writing style (lyrics before melody), her reggae & hip-hop sensibility than her voice. She sounds nothing like Lauryn but when you hear her, Lauryn is the first woman that comes to mind. Exactly the same as Estelle (check her CD out).
Jazmine does have a voice which one listen to 'Bust Your Window' will confirm. What sets her apart though is her abilities with the pen. She's like Keyshia Cole, Mary J. Blige and Lauryn Hill rolled into one. She's also backed by Salaam Remi who knows a thing or two about breaking new artists (Amy Winehouse anyone!).
I think that her hit `Need You Bad' might have resulted in her being pigeonholed into the neo-soul category and she is still flying below the radar but her sound begs for a bigger audience. With powerful ballads like 'Lions, Tigers & Bears' and 'In Love With Another Man' she is making a statement that pop radio will be hard-pressed to ignore too long. 'Dream Big' also has radio written all over it. It sounds similar to Will.I.am's `Heartbreaker' but a lot more uplifting.
Overall this is a strong debut, Jazmine manages to carve out her own lane in an over-crowded R&B scene. Now we'll see if will have the staying power to realize her full potential
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautiful voice
Comment: This album is great. I have been listening to it for 3 weeks now. She can really sing without over doing it. Great beats, which occasionally change during the song so you aren't being lulled to sleep. There are better songs than Bust the Window out your car (which is entertaining) and songs just as good if not better than "I need You" (such as "One Night Stand" and "Lions and Tigers and Bears") I would recommend this album to everyone I know and those I don't know. If you like Alicia Keys, Vivian Green, Lauren Hill, Eve, Missy Elliot (her work with other artists), Tweet, TLC, etc., you will LOVE this album!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I must be goin deaf.....
Comment: I'm sorry but most of these writers must work for the lable that put out this mis-mash of goop....you can't dance to it, you can't groove to it! The cartoonish quality of the production makes the Ruff Ruffman soundtrack a grammy winner....I'm sorry this just ain't hittin at all
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Lyrics. Good Music.
Comment: This a great CD. Great Production and lyrics. Jazmine is a talented songwriter and composer. This CD is worth buying if you appreciate good soulful music.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great debut
Comment: I enjoyed this cd. When I first heard her she reminded me of Lauren Hill which I still love so I knew that I would at least give Jasmine a try. I thought it was a really good effort for her first time out and I totally look forward to what she will bring us in the future.
Summary: The R&B world needs to make room
Comment: The comparisons to Lauryn Hill are not unfounded. However they have more to do with her writing style (lyrics before melody), her reggae & hip-hop sensibility than her voice. She sounds nothing like Lauryn but when you hear her, Lauryn is the first woman that comes to mind. Exactly the same as Estelle (check her CD out).
Jazmine does have a voice which one listen to 'Bust Your Window' will confirm. What sets her apart though is her abilities with the pen. She's like Keyshia Cole, Mary J. Blige and Lauryn Hill rolled into one. She's also backed by Salaam Remi who knows a thing or two about breaking new artists (Amy Winehouse anyone!).
I think that her hit `Need You Bad' might have resulted in her being pigeonholed into the neo-soul category and she is still flying below the radar but her sound begs for a bigger audience. With powerful ballads like 'Lions, Tigers & Bears' and 'In Love With Another Man' she is making a statement that pop radio will be hard-pressed to ignore too long. 'Dream Big' also has radio written all over it. It sounds similar to Will.I.am's `Heartbreaker' but a lot more uplifting.
Overall this is a strong debut, Jazmine manages to carve out her own lane in an over-crowded R&B scene. Now we'll see if will have the staying power to realize her full potential
Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautiful voice
Comment: This album is great. I have been listening to it for 3 weeks now. She can really sing without over doing it. Great beats, which occasionally change during the song so you aren't being lulled to sleep. There are better songs than Bust the Window out your car (which is entertaining) and songs just as good if not better than "I need You" (such as "One Night Stand" and "Lions and Tigers and Bears") I would recommend this album to everyone I know and those I don't know. If you like Alicia Keys, Vivian Green, Lauren Hill, Eve, Missy Elliot (her work with other artists), Tweet, TLC, etc., you will LOVE this album!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I must be goin deaf.....
Comment: I'm sorry but most of these writers must work for the lable that put out this mis-mash of goop....you can't dance to it, you can't groove to it! The cartoonish quality of the production makes the Ruff Ruffman soundtrack a grammy winner....I'm sorry this just ain't hittin at all
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Lyrics. Good Music.
Comment: This a great CD. Great Production and lyrics. Jazmine is a talented songwriter and composer. This CD is worth buying if you appreciate good soulful music.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great debut
Comment: I enjoyed this cd. When I first heard her she reminded me of Lauren Hill which I still love so I knew that I would at least give Jasmine a try. I thought it was a really good effort for her first time out and I totally look forward to what she will bring us in the future.