Letoya Luckett’s exit from the group Destiny’s Child was fate. It turns out her singing career had a different destiny of its own.
Here on her solo debut, Letoya relies unnecessarily on her Houston, Texas Hip Hop roots, singing over southern-flavored club-banger production and teaming with Paul Wall (“All Eyes On Me”), Slim Thug (“Hey Fella”) and Mike Jones (“Gangsta Grillz”).
When Latoya steps away from the heat generated by guest rappers, she warms up a bit more properly. She sings with purpose and passion on “Obvious,” “This Song” and the Just Blaze-produced “U Got What I Need.” | By Mr. Joe Walker
