Tape by Armani Caesar distributed by Buff City Records in the early 2010s. It's not that bad, but it feels a little too trapped by the dirty rap legacy established by Kim and Inga in the mid-nineties, sounding like another version of records like "Hard Core". There's materialism, bragging, sex bars, more rnb singing and pop beats than a trap production that was in its mainstream boom at the time (the 808 peeps a couple of times anyway). The music is divided between backgrounds more oriented towards a rnb melodies a là "Sasha Fierce" and other that sound more or less like discarded rhythms from "We Global", making it look like this release was made between 2009 and 2010. Side note, I find neither Hottest nor Benny's contribution in "The Damn Thing", which is an Armani solo but credits these guests. As a profane, I don't consider it a good album, this doesn't take away from the fact that it has its moments and that there are songs in which Armani is able to show off her talent as in "Give Me Money", one of the few songs which has replay value. 4/10.
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