Words by Melanie J. Cornish Rating: 2.5 out of 5.0
If you are expecting to be blown away by lyricism and think hip-hop has a new female savior with the fourth studio album from "the Georgia Peach," Rasheeda, you will be highly disappointed. But if you are one of her fans you won't be let down, well, you might be, if you bought her last album Georgia Peach, as seven of the tracks off that album are featured on Dat Type of Gurl.
First off, what's apparent about Rasheeda is that she stays true to form, and this queen of crunk doesn't have a bad flow. It's just unfortunate her rhymes often compare to an X-rated hooked on phonics lesson. The album oozes tracks that will have audiences finger snapping and shoulder leaning. "Bubblegum," which becomes a little monotonous after a minute or so, is probably one of the few radio-ready hits on the 16-track album.
With an excess of monetary and sexually charged content, tracks like "Pack Ya Bags" are in a minority. This is the only track where you witness some sort of vulnerability from the chick who is quite happy to flaunt her fetishes between the sheets, while harping on just how "fly and together" she really is. The Akon-assisted, "Let it Clap," and the Nitty-produced, "You Can Get It," breaks the mundane, simplistic production, which is dominant throughout the disc.
Other collaborators on the album are Pastor Troy, who shows up on "Poppin Bottles," Birdman, who jumps on Jazze Pha's contribution, "Holla at Me," and Rasheeda's fellow ATLiens Fabo, Kandi, from Xscape, Diamond and Princess, from Crime Mob, and Yung Joc, who fails to save what can only be described as a sinking ship.
If you take this album at face value, it's filled with clubs happy harmonies, and there is nothing wrong with buying into the gene of feel-good music. But when hip-hop's females vie for acceptance beyond the misogyny that the genre exudes, it's hard not to shake your head at the backward steps Rasheeda takes, depicting an image that many are trying to obliterate.
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