Music Review

Music (2012)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: Erick Sermon; Genre: Singles

The first single from the soundtrack to Martin Lawrence's ''What's the Worst That Can Happen?'' could have come off as sacrilege, with rapper Sermon sampling rare vocals by the legendary Marvin Gaye. But despite some dim-witted rhymes (''That feeling got me/I wish music can adopt me''), the combo of Sermon's conversational flow, the late singer's falsetto fervor, and a bass-thumping groove is surprisingly inspired. A funky reminder of Gaye's ecstatic charm.

Originally posted Jun 08, 2001 Published in issue #599 Jun 08, 2001 Order article reprints

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