While it was easily his lowest-selling release to that point, it was among his best work. Promoted by a BET special titled The Road to Platinum, it went gold.įollowing a split with Epic, Omarion was briefly connected to Young Money Entertainment but ultimately signed with EMI, where he released 2010's Ollusion. Omarion's second album, 21, followed in late 2006 and also debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, highlighted by an excellent Timbaland production, the Top 20 single "Ice Box." The singer's next move was Face Off, an uneven full-length collaboration with Bow Wow released in December 2007. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary R&B Album. The slow jam title track, released as the lead single, helped send the album to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. Debut solo album O, featuring production help from the Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins, and the Underdogs, was released in 2005. He then embarked on a solo career with the Epic label. Near the end of the year, Omarion furthered his side career with a role in Fat Albert. Although his popularity dipped during the early 2010s, his career was revitalized through an affiliation with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group.Īfter filming You Got Served, a movie in which Omarion starred, B2K split. Omarion then became one of the more popular solo contemporary R&B artists of the late 2000s - a Grammy-nominated singer who worked with top-level producers and songwriters such as Timbaland, the Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Tank. With Omarion as their lead singer, the group scored five Top 20 R&B/Hip-Hop hits, as well as one gold-selling album and one platinum-selling album. While Omarion isn’t the most popular artist today, I think he still has a level of appeal to him that is hard to ignore.Singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor Omarion, born Omari Ishmael Grandberry in Inglewood, California, fronted the young pop-R&B group B2K from 1999 through its 2004 split. Throughout, he talks about his failed marriage, his tenure with B2K, his current love life, and his savage ways. ![]() With that being said, I think that the best thing about The Kinnecion is the topics that Omarion covers on the album. Even though the song features a beat that might f**k your weak-ass bedroom speakers up, it also features a passionate vocal performance and juicy lyrics.Įverything you would want from an R&B album, The Kinnection has: Silky smooth melodies, passionate vocal performances, and booming/smooth beats. “Involved” is a mix between trap and r&b music. INVOLVED You get a classic Omarion performance on “Involved.” You can tell that the two musicians made the song after they finished smoking weed and talking dirty to their respective lovers.ġ. “Mutual” is powered by a smooth beat, a passionate vocal performance by Omarion, and sly bars by Wale. Eight years after its release, the two musicians decided to reunite for “Mutual.” MUTUAL “M.I.A” by Omarion and Wale is one of my favorite songs of all-time. As for both Omarion and T-Pain, on the song, they gift us with contributions that are brash, exhilarating, infectious, melodic, and rapper-like (Who said that R&B dudes aren’t cool?).Ģ. “Can You Hear Me” is fire! For starters, the beat attached to the track straddles the line between explosive and soothing masterfully. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW Omarion and T-Pain slay “Can You Hear Me.” Despite the song featuring some pretty juicy lyrics, I think the best thing about it is the Afropop vibes that it boasts.ģ. Omarion pours his heart out on “Unbothered.” Throughout the song, he lets his ex know that he is over her and that she made his life miserable for him when they were together. Secondly, I want you to know that this “Unbothered” track is beyond powerful. UNBOTHERED I wonder if “Unbothered” is about someone that is named after a month…įirst and foremost, I want you guys to know that “Unbothered” is not an actual word. Ghostface Killah drops a gutter-ass verse on “I Ain’t Even Done.” Him not fitting on the song actually sounds dope.Ĥ. Though O blesses us with a silky smooth vocal performance on the song, he definitely sounds like a dude that can go toe to toe with any rapper in the game lyrically. Omarion talks his s**t on “I Ain’t Even Done.” To be more specific, throughout the song, he calls out snitches, he proclaims himself to be the best thing since sliced bread, and he lets us know that he be putting it down in the bedroom. I AIN’T EVEN DONE How the hell do Omarion and Ghostface Killah know each other? ![]() “The Kinnection” is Omarion’s first album in six years.ĥ.
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