This is Michael Mixerr. Today I am going to review the original 2001 I Got You Album Sampler by R&B/Soul singer Lil Johnny due to popular demand. Jermaine Dupri wrote half of this album sampler. Bryan Cox did too.
For those of you who don't remember, Lil Johnny had a music video called I Got You which was on Nickelodeon channel a lot in 2001. Lil Johnny was on tour with Lil Bow Wow, Lil Zane, and B2K back in 2000 to 2001 on the Lil Bow Wow/B2K tour. His voice sounds a bit like Usher.
Johnny Manuel Jr. aka Lil Johnny is from Flint, Michigan. He grew up in the church. His family attended church regularly during his childhood. He grew up in music basically. His family even performed in a local R&B group. When he was 11, he recorded a demo with local producer Corey Peterson. In less than two years from 1997, he signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records via Millennium Entertainment. This album was produced by Mario "Yellow Man" Winans and Jermaine Dupri.
I Got You is about Lil Johnny having a girlfriend, but the only problem is he's only 15 and he doesn't have a car. Because Lil Johnny is 15, he is not legally able to drive a car on the road. His girlfriend tells Lil Johnny he doesn't have to go nowhere as long as he's with her. This is where he really shines.
I Got You features Jermaine Dupri as well. He raps the hooks with his signature single verses. I Got You is a love song basically.
Please is about Lil Johnny wanting his girlfriend back. Lil Johnny wants his girlfriend to be back in his life.
Lil Johnny has been up all night trying to write this letter to tell his girlfriend what Lil Johnny feels like. He doesn't feel any better. He's about to break down emotionally and cry. He didn't think she would leave and break his heart. Lil Johnny did not play and do his part in the relationship with his girlfriend. Lil Johnny should have treated his girlfriend better. So Lil Johnny will lose his sanity if he does not get his girlfriend.
Lil Johnny describes next how he got into this sticky situation. Lil Johnny had said something he said but he didn't really mean it at the time. This won't happen again as Lil Johnny was just caught in the streets when he shouldn't have been. His girlfriend means everything to Lil Johnny in this world. Lil Johnny may be young but he is ready to love his girlfriend. Lil Johnny is really sorry.
You Can't Be Serious is about seeing his ex-girlfriend the other day. Lil Johnny got a call from his ex-girlfriend the other day. She said she missed the things Lil Johnny would used to say. She said she's sorry and she had changed her ways. She'd do anything to get back to Lil Johnny. Lil Johnny couldn't believe this as this was the same person whom played with his head. She acted like she did want Lil Johnny around.
Lil Johnny has obviously given her more than two chances. Lil Johnny left and found somebody else better for him. Lil Johnny is the type of boyfriend every woman wish they had. Lil Johnny's really got it going on. But his ex-girlfriend kept doing him wrong. He won't take her back after all that drama his ex-girlfriend had intentionally created.
Lil Zane raps up next about the type of women he's into. So many fights he's been through. He thought she'd be the one. But truth turns out to be wrong in love. Lil Zane needs things too as he's very busy with life.
You Can't Be Serious is also about him not getting over the fact that his girlfriend moved away and his girlfriend dating someone else instead of Lil Johnny. She can't just be serious about how they are not dating anymore. Relationships talk like money talks. They don't last forever.
Curfew is about, well, breaking his curfew with his girlfriend. Lil Johnny talks about all the things they are going to do when they break curfew.
Lil Johnny can't concentrate on nothing because he knows what tonight will bring. You and me all alone my love lookin' at the stars above. Lil Johnny can't wait to feel her face. They will to their favorite place. Lil Johnny will be with her. They can't say nothing. The thing that Lil Johnny and her have is so cool.
Lil Johnny wants to be with her tonight so they are out in the darkened hours of the night after hours thus breaking curfew. They're going to talk beneath the friendly skies and stare into each others eyes.
Lil Johnny has to go to the mall right quick and pick out a fresh outfit. He wants to represent his girl. Lil Johnny knows she'll look tight in that fresh outfit with her hair all done. Every hour spent is all going to be about them.
Baby tell your friend that if your parents called that you want to sleep in. Make sure they know the deal because after tonight ends they'll want to break curfew again. That's for sure!
Why is about difficulties of life. Why does it have to be about this and that? That and this. Why can't we hug and kiss? Why can't we just make out instead of fight? It's a typical teenage love song about learning how to love each other instead of date rape and spousal abuse. The mood gets noticeably darker on this song than all the others.
Dream Girl is about finding that right girl and the type of women he wants to date. Lil Johnny wants beautiful girls in his beautiful world. Not these groupies or plus size women. (But hey, plus size women need love too.) Lil Johnny wants the perfect model girl to be in his world as his girlfriend. A perfect dreamy romance song.
The album sampler was rapidly hot! You can listen to it the whole way through without skipping any songs. The timing was bad due to Usher's rising fame and the fact his voice sounds a bit like Usher. Basically the music industry at the time was not looking for another carbon copy of Usher.
I rate this album, I Got You Album Sampler, 5/5*****!!
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