Listen to Code Red by Monica
Monica
Code Red
Album · R&B/Soul · 2015
With a canny balance of contemporary freshness (in the form of a Lil Wayne guest spot) and well-calibrated nostalgia (via a Smokey Robinson sample, a Missy Elliott cameo, and production by Timbaland), Code Red offers proof that ’90s teen R&B icon Monica has pulled off a successful second act. The album includes swaying slow jams (“Hustler’s Ambition,” “Anchor”), retro-futuristic funk (“Suga”), and effervescent hip-hop–goosed pop-soul (“Just Right for Me,” the title track). Monica deftly navigates between styles, facing forward with her ambitions while wistfully reminiscing about musical heroes from days gone by.

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