Chris Brown – “In My Zone: Rhythm & Streets)” (Mixtape Review)

Chris Brown's new mixtape with DJ Drama's less than spectacular, but it's not BAD.

More Hits… No Pun Intended…

Chris Brown is back with another mixtape. Neatly entitled “In My Zone (Rhythm and Streets)”, C.B.’s switch-hitting (pause) and trying his hand at singing and rapping this time. If you’ve been kind of following the guy, you know that since the whole “GET OUTTA MY LAMBORGHINI” situation he’s dropped a couple of nice freestyles online, one particularly with Rock City. Regardless, he’s back with a mixtape showing off his talents.

Although the mixtape will appeal to girls for the most part, it’s some nice tracks on here that guys can rock to as well. His lyrical skills aren’t bad, as you can hear when he tackles Yo Gotti’s “Numbers Don’t Lie,” and I’m pretty sure there will be sone guys that can relate completely to some of his more explicit tracks…which I’m not going to name. Just know it’s a remix to Trey Songz “Invented Sex”…

Yeah, Chris is a little R-Rated now all of a sudden. You think that’s where Rihanna got the name from for her album? Hmm…

C.B. shows off his song-writing skills as well on tracks like “Perfume” and… Wait for it… “Sex.” Yeah…there’s a theme here…

Regardless of the “Parental Advisory: Explicit Content” label that should be slapped before each track on here, the mixtape is only average at best. It shows off what C.B. can do, but for the most part, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before. Yes, Chris can rap, but it’s nothing mind-blowing to me. It adds another dimension to his music, yes, but until there’s substance, then there’s no use.

It never helps when Soulja Boy is featured on a song as well……..

This is just average.

Eljay’s Favorites

• “Don’t Lie”
• “Say Aah” feat. T. Breezy
• “Perfume” feat. Rich Girl
• “T.Y.A.”