(Def Jam)
Terius Nash, aka The-Dream, is the current go-to producer for any self-respecting R&B diva. Having co-created Umbrella for Rihanna and Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) for Beyonc�, Nash need never work again. But Love King is his third solo album, a collection of mid-paced songs that take the icky sex ballad template perfected by R Kelly and wraps it in sparse, forward-thinking productions. Nash's skill is keeping things minimal; most of the songs here ride crisp, finger-snapping beats augmented by huge synth rushes, while moments of experimentation flutter around the periphery. Its centrepiece is the fantastic Yamaha, a kind of modern day reimagining of Prince's Let's Go Crazy, complete with a central drum pattern that bounces around the song like a ping-pong ball. Boastful, ridiculously egocentric and often lyrically hilarious ? "My love gets it popping like the Taliban" boasts Sex Intelligent ? Love King doesn't win points for subtlety but, as an example of a producer at the top of his game, it's second to none.
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