Concrete Rose

This album contains Ashanti's best and most adventurous selection of beats. Unfortunately, it also contains the sketchiest and most irritating batch of songs. Only U is the only worth wild song.

great album

Super fast delivery! love this album- takes me back to being 16- haha

Never stops getting old love it😀

Ashanti's third album "Concrete Rose" is by far her most personal work to date also her voice has matured and she sounds better then ever so all u haterz keep on hating coz she aint going nowhere shes here to stay1.Concrete Rose (Intro)/Just tellin us why she called the album "Concrete Rose" its pretty smart actually and no she aint claimin shes from the streets so dont hate 10/102.Still Down (Featuring T.I)/Good hip-hop fused track featuring the prince on the south T.I (dont u jus love him!)hes flow is good the beat on this one is catchy the lyrics are good shes jus sayin shes here to stay in a methphoric way clever Ashanti :) 10/103.Message To The Fans (Skit)/Jus' the intro to "Only U" 10/104.Only U/The 1st explosive single which didnt do very well in the US which was a bit of a downer but i really hope it does well over here coz its crazy the beat is so original and its a different approach to R&B even tho i have the album ima buy the single too hehe 10/105.Focus/Cool song kinda 80's soundin the bridge is my favourite part in sum parts on this song she sounds a tiny bit like Erykah Badu 10/106.Don't Let Them/Nice laid back song the lyrics are really good its a bit similar to "Dont Leave Me Alone" 10/107.Love Again/Mixed feelings on this one its sweet but the beat is really repetitive and gets boring after a while 7/108.Take Me Tonight (Featuring Lloyd)/This is a great duet Lloyd is obviously returnin the favour that Ashanti did for him on hes #1 hit "Southside" They're voices play off each other really well 10/109.U/This is definatly an album highlight its so different to her usual style its really sexy she even sings bout sexin a man "Now I've been known to crush a brother once or twice" Naughty Ashanti hehe great song possible single? 10/1010.Every Lil' Thing/It's like "Love Again" a bit annoyin but the harp-esque beat is really nice and the vocals are good 8/1011.Turn It Up (Featuring Ja Rule)/This songs been buzzin around for about a year ive tried to like this song but i jus cant its really weak but Ja rule's flow is good jus not feelin this one 6/1012.Buck 3000(Skit)/Unecessary 0/1013.So Hot/A really nice slow jam its cute her vocals are nice and angelic this actually could be a single 10/1014.Don't Leave Me Alone (Featuring 7 Aurelius)/This is the best song on the album i really hope this is released as a single coz its really good she voice is really good on this shes definatly improved alot and we all can relate to it as well 10/1015.Sister Stories (Skit)/She did this on Chapter II as well its not as glass shattering as that one they seem to have more control of theyre voices 9/1016.Freedom/The lyrically and vocally stongest track its great this is one of the haterz its realy sad that people actually hate her how can anyone hate anyone this also is single material 10/10**Bonus Track**17.Wonderful (Featuring Ja Rule & R.Kelly)/This former #1 is a great song its one of the best collabo's of the year 10/10**UK Bonus Track**18.Touch My Body/She performed this in Bride And Predjudice its a great song its reggae infused should have been on the original tracklist instead of "Turn It Up" 10/10Top 5 Concrete Rose Tunes1.Don't Leave Me Alone2.Freedom3.Only U4.U5.Take Me TonightOverall "Concrete Rose" is her most personal work yet shes vocally blossomed and sounds just great i would recommend this to anyone that likes her its definatly one of my favourite albums of 2004 which include Brandy,Jill Scott,Van Hunt, Tamia,Janet & Kanye West Buy it you'll love it

I Only Bought This 3 Weeks Ago And I Am Impressed!!Here Are My Top 5 And The Reviews Of Them: No. 1- Best:1. Only U (10/10) A Great Catchy Breathtaking Song!2. Touch My Body (10/10) Why Is This A Bonus Track? It's Way Too Good To Be A Bonus Track3. Turn It Up (9/10) Very Very Good!4. Focus (9/10) Again, It's Very Very Good!5. Freedom (9/10) I Love This Ballad!

Although there are some crackers on this album (such as Only U and Every 'Lil Thing), the album lacks what her last 2 albums lacked: intrigue. Most tracks are identical to each other and others are the worst lyrically-written songs ever. If you buy the album solely on the strength of Only U (like me), then you may be disappointed. Without a doubt, Ashanti is a fantastic singer but I don't think she'll ever be able to produce an above-average album if she continues with the endless slushy ballads and useless skits.How many good tracks? 7 out of 18Best track: Every 'Lil ThingWorst track: All skits

what a great album! the lyrics are much deeper than the previous album!the songs are really catchy! she still got that r&b thing with ja rule what is garanteed for a great production!! also the songs are much groovier than on chapter two!