Mixerr Album Reviews #382

This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will do a review on Lil Johnny – I Got You semi-official album again. I needed to correct some grammatical errors from the last time I had reviewed this album

Lil Johnny is from Flint, Michigan which is near Canada. 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, he signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records via Millennium Entertainment. This album was produced by Mario "Yellow Man" Winans and Jermaine Dupri.

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.


Anyway, on with the album.
The album starts with opener Dance Dance. This is the type of track that makes you want to bounce. It's all dance dance, groove groove. It's a slow but smooth dance melody. The beats and rhythm are very slow to start out with. Not bounce music or trap music.

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. Which features Jermaine Dupri as well. I Got You is a love song basically. I really like that.

You Can't Be Serious is about seeing his ex-girlfriend the other day. 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. Which features Jermaine Dupri as well.

The well known game show-inspired Wheel of Fortune was also on The Brothers soundtrack for those don't remember.
That's What I'm Talking about features Jermaine Dupri. It sort of has a Latin/Spanish beat to it. I really like that. It add spice into the mix of the guitar flavour.

Please is about finding that right girl. 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. 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 How Lil Johnny got into this sticky situation is that Lil Johnny had said something he said but he didn't really mean it at the time. 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.

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. Lil Johnny want s the perfect model girl to be in his world as his girlfriend. Dream Girl is about finding that right girl.

Hang It Up is about Lil Johnny not getting over the fact that his girlfriend moved away and his girlfriend dating someone else instead of Lil Johnny. He can't just be serious about how they are not dating anymore. In reality he wasn't serious about the relationship. They were just two teenagers in love.

Get It Ready has a Chinese beat to it with Chinese instruments used in the song with the high pounding bass. The timbre is on point with duration of the beats. I love the music's instrumentation arrangements on this particular track here. Tonight is another upbeat bounce track. The organs are quite high definiton and very loud. Turn down the speakers if you want to avoid the loudness.
If You're Ready is the last track of this soulful album. It's very similar to Usher, Mario, Omarion, and Ginuwine. Not too much like Magoo however.


The album was rapidly hot! 13 tracks of soulful punchy tunes within 50 minutes. You can listen to it the whole way through without skipping any songs. It's not that hard to be moved by this sort of sweet voice and talent. 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. Not exactly Ginuwine. I rate this album, I Got You, 5/5*****!