R. Kelly — TP.3 Reloaded

TP.3 Reloaded

Jive/Sony BMG

Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack)

07/12/2005 3:00pm

It's hard to predict what R. Kelly's next move will be, and his TP.3 Reloaded is about as unpredictable as you can get. On "Playa's Only," the first track off TP.3, Kelly teams up with The Game, who is one song away from becoming the next Pharrell — everybody and their sister wants to do a duet with him. As the album progresses, Kelly drops a few dancefloor driven R&B tunes like "Happy Summertime" featuring Snoop Dogg and "Reggae Bump Bump" with Elephant Man.

Unfortunately, TP.3 falls short with too many forgettable slow jams that quite frankly lack substance, such as "Remote Control" and "Put My T-Shirt On." On the bright side, the five-part epic, "Trapped In The Closet" — and its amusing video — keeps the album afloat.