This doesn't feel as cutely outdated as her debut, which hurts it, except maybe on 4 and 10. Lots of dub-inspired track on 2,5, 8 and 9. The former two are quite meh, 8 is probably the best, and 9 is the most interesting with more of a stoner vibe and some brass, but her vox kinda breaks it. Her albums definitely prove to be diverse but weirdly constructed - notice how the dub tracks are spread all over the place. This one has also more of the boring romantic ballads, on 2 and 12 for instance, but 6 is the first time she's actually successful at it. No jam, although 7 is fun but is also hurt by Sean Paul (quite funny though). 1 is mildly famous too (but quite eh), and I'm surprised to already be recognising tracks in her second album. Overall this just feels much weaker than her first one to me. 2.0
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