Who'd have pegged Jeffrey Atkins as a Beatlemaniac? The rapper sounds
shockingly comfortable flowing over the mournful strings from ''Eleanor
Rigby'' on ''Father Forgive Me,'' an unexpected highlight on his seventh
studio CD. Elsewhere, Ja's gaze into The Mirror yields familiar sights:
a barking gangsta here (''Rules of Engagement''), a purring ladies' man
there (''Body''). A handful of tracks — notably first single ''Uh
Ohhh!'' — showcase renewed lyrical vigor, but too many are dim reflections
of Ja's bygone days atop the pop charts. B-
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