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March 01, 2008,
In a time when R&B has made an obvious pop crossover (think Rihanna), 28-year-old Cheri Dennis' oft-delayed debut takes a more hip-hop direction. "In and out of Love" harks back to the early '90s, when a green Mary. J. Blige—with the help of Sean "Diddy" Combs, who also fronted Dennis' set—created hip-hop soul with songs like "Real Love" and "What's the 411?" On the Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe-assisted "Portrait of Love," the Cleveland native croons about picture-perfect romance over a thumping bassline and reprimands an insecure partner on the Timbaland-produced "Act Like You Know." On "All I Wanna Do" and "Dropping Out of Love," Dennis extends the hip-hop theme by sampling Tupac and Biggie on "Got My Mind Made Up" and "Sky's the Limit," respectively.—Mariel Concepcion
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nonenoneFeb. 26CHERI DENNISIn and out of LoveR&BvariousBad Boy33Features
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