When is the last time you heard an R&B album so refreshing as if a flow of fresh, cool water poured into the music industry? An album that breathes life into the music-phere as if hitting the refresh button on your computer or smartphone web browser. An album that presents a fresh perspective on not just the industry, but society in general and progresses the treasured genre.
Ok, stepping off the soapbox, Trey Songz’ sixth studio album, “Trigga,” is an album that produces this experience. Although available for stream previous to its release via its partnership with MTV, I was still compelled to cop the album the morning of July 1. It was like fireworks in July. Streaming his album and listening to the whole album did not dilute his work like in most cases for most music artists. The album’s strong quality and musical presence only captivated me to get the album more and had me itching to clutch my hands on a physical copy of the album as each day inched by with more and more excitement and anticipation.
“Trigga” is fully loaded and ready to dispatch a music bomb into the atmosphere killing the music game with each track stirring up passion in the gut of your stomach for the genre. “Mr. Steal Your Girl” may have not had instant success or mega-fame at the start of his career, but his gradual success slowly but surely marinated his growth and superb artistry. Here are five reasons to love Songz’ sixth studio album “Trigga.”
1. Great Production
From start to finish, “Trigga,” exudes a strong musical presence with the help of its A-list production roster. This distinguished roster strikes you with the infectious spirit of R&B music leaving you shaking your head in astonishment of the quality of produced work. Opening the album with a bang, Songz delays no time to hit us with a fire-produced track by Dun Deal. The impressive track puts a reverse spin to the cliche saying “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
As a result of “Trigga”’s superb production catalogue, Songz earned a No. 1 hit single “Na Na” making it the first No. 1 track for its lyrical composer Samuel “Sam Hook” Jean. Other mega producers that composed the album are DJ Mustard, Mike WiLL Made It, Soundz and wrapping up the album (standard edition) with a crossover hit by Da Internz “Change Your Mind.”
If you have the deluxe version, the album still is concluded gracefully with what can possibly be a smash single labeled “Mr. Steal Your Girl,” declaring how he will replace a man’s spot just as he looks to replace the top spot in R&B.