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The Declaration
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52

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4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 113 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth album for the R&B singer is her first album of new songs since 2004's "Concrete Rose."

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Good Good
Uh Uh when you hear it knockin' like that Ya'll know what this is When my man leave the house I know he's coming right back I got that good good I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Dot Music
    80
    Nelly and Akon do a reasonable job of making 'Body On Me' sound almost like a single, but it's not enough to change the fact that what could well be the best album of Ashanti's career is almost certain to be her most overlooked.
  2. Billboard
    60
    On the synthy, Darkchild-produced 'So Over You,' Ashanti croons about getting past a former relationship, while the Jermaine Dupri-mixed 'Good Good,' featuring elements of Michael Jackson's 'The Girl Is Mine,' finds her confidently belting about her abilities to please in bed.
  3. AllMusic
    60
    Bottom line, this is neither a great nor a poor Ashanti album. It's decent, just like the rest of them.
  4. Hot Press
    50
    Sleek but insubstantial fourth outing from R&B songstress.
  5. Vibe
    50
    But even with all the emo-passion, nearly half of this album is lukewarm.
  6. Uncut
    40
    This is too timid for modern R&B, too bland to rival Blige, and won't halt the sharp decline since 2003's "Rock Wit U." [Sep 2008, p.110]
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  7. NOW Magazine
    40
    Ashanti’s still got a decent voice, but she’s badly in need of a better songwriting and production team.

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  1. icarlylone
    Jun 29, 2022
    6
    the once "Princess of hip hop and R&B" struggles to get through her own album, the songs are for the most part great but i cant help but feelthe once "Princess of hip hop and R&B" struggles to get through her own album, the songs are for the most part great but i cant help but feel had JLo or Mary J Blige sang them they would have had that extra wow factor.… Expand
  2. Invevert
    May 30, 2022
    0
    Body On Me is the only song on this album thats worth listening to, everything else sounds so dated.