It’s not as though Plies is going to be confused with Elizabeth Barrett Browning any time soon with lines like “When she think about me she get so wet/Everytime she want it she send me a text” but in his own crass way Plies is offering to treat a woman the way she wants to be treated. Rotem provides that crossover appeal that fans of “Bust it Baby Pt. “Want It, Need It” featuring Ashanti exemplifies these differences, as J.R. Even though they were one time labelmates and have similar accents, TD always stood out for his deep voice and his unapologetic love for being a thug, while Plies is higher-pitched and a bit more of a romantic in his outlook and worldview. In fact intentionally or otherwise one starts to get the impression on “Da REAList” that they’re grooming him to be the NEXT Trick Daddy, even though that’s unfair to both artists. There’s an undeniable charm to Plies, from his accent to his personality, that makes him the biggest star on the Slip-N-Slide roster since Trick Daddy left. Keith may drop two albums in a year and DMX may have dropped three in two, but Plies is outpacing them so quickly it’s like watching Michael Phelps swim for the gold – nobody’s gonna catch him. In fact if the reports are to be believed he already has a FOURTH album in the can which he could release right now that he’s holding back until April or May so he can see how well “Da REAList” sells first. Given that “Da REAList” is his third album in under two years you really have to give it to P not only for repping Florida but being one of the hardest working rappers out today. I noted that “The Real Testament” was a promising start for Plies while Patrick Taylor wrote that “Definition of Real” was “not an instant classic, but not a sophomore slump either.” Seems Plies has things going in the right direction artistically, and if that wasn’t enough he appears to be trying to one-up both DMX and Kool Keith as the most prolific artist in hip-hop. It wouldn’t be a member of the RR staff though because we’ve given Plies respect on two straight albums. Maybe Plies punched a hater out right before the photo was taken. Plies probably couldn’t do the latter though since one of the things blinging off the front artwork is his iced out grill, along with at least two or three chains around his neck and an expensive watch on his wrist that seems to have blood all over it. The cover of Plies new album “Da REAList” was so shiny I almost thought I could hold it up and use it as a mirror for a shave and brushing my teeth.
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