Omarion
Music Review

O (2005)

Omarion
Reviewed by Jem Aswad | Mar 14, 2005

Details Release Date: Feb 22, 2005; Lead Performance: Omarion; Genre: R&B

It's tempting to lump the former frontman of teen R&B sensations B2K in with the herd of mono-monikered Usher wannabes. But as the fans who lofted O to No. 1 last week could tell you, there's more to Omarion Grandberry than that. The ballads on this solo debut have way too much whipped cream, but there are some surprisingly tough touches of funk and crunk (''Drop That Heater,'' the Missy-esque ''Take It Off''). And ''Growing Pains'' is a farewell to his former bandmates that's actually kinda touching.

Originally posted Mar 14, 2005 Published in issue #811 Mar 18, 2005 Order article reprints

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