Blu Cantrell

Hopefully, Beyonce Knowles won't be the only sexy R&B singer to top the charts this summer. Cantrell's not only sultry, she's a superb vocalist who can do Anita Baker-style sophistication one moment, then toughen it up for the streets the next.

Originally intended for release last year, the sequel to Blu Cantrell's 2001 So Blu has finally
materialized. So Blu followed the jazzy hip-hop groove of her single "Hit 'Em Up Style
(Oops!)" with a slew of heartbroken ballads; similarly, Bittersweet follows last year's
raucous club-banger "Breathe" and is armed with a bunch of slow-to-midtempo cuts
contemplating ambrosial love affairs gone sour. "Impatient" sports a slinky acoust... More >