This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review The Life I Live album sampler put out by Elektra Records in 2000. (Some copies of these album samplers say 1999.)
As you all know, Torrey Carter was signed to Goldmind Inc. by Missy Elliott in 2000. Torrey Carter spawned only one hit called Take That thus making him a one hit wonder. Which is why he got dropped from Elektra roster as well as the Goldmind Inc. as some of you Missy fans & fanatics all know.
If It's Money That You Want is a slow jam about money and love. A ladies favorite! Kind of laid back, smooth, and casual feelings to this song in a smooth melody. Ironically the songs' theme intends to be about greed in a certain way that I am unable to communicate to you all. Torrey Carter does song similar to Usher on this solo song.
Same 'Ol features Missy Elliot. The track starts out with Missy Elliott arguing that Torrey Carter is in the studio recording music every damn night. He's not selling that many cuts and records. Missy tell him to look at this damn house, he hasn't took out the trash, hasn't paid the bills, and really he hasn't done anything. (He basically has done nothing.) Torrey comes home late at night and sleeps all day. Missy wonders what Torrey is going to do with himself. Torrey states that he's been working hard overtime. He's busting his ass making themselves dough. Torrey can't seem to get it right. He's about to give up.
The Life I Live (The Life I Wanna Live) features Nokio of Dru Hill. This is the title track. It's about the good life. Getting to do what you want like com home late at night and sleep all day, have sex in hotels, and such as being carefree! All that good shit!
Cream (Ride or Die) features both Lil Mo and Nokio of Dru Hill is about is having your love partner always by your side in a relationship until death. It's basically Ride or Die. A marriage theme song to say the least. It is about sexual intercourse.
If Same Ol' and If It's Money That You Want were promoted as singles and music videos were made with time and efforts into these songs the album would have sold better.Torrey should have tried not to mold himself just to fit in with the other R&B/Soul male artists that were out there at the time.
Unfortunately for him, I rate this album, The Life I Live Album Sampler, 3/5***.
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