This R&B crooner's second CD is a sensual peek into a futuristic bachelor boudoir of soul. Superproducer Timbaland (Missy Elliott, Aaliyah) attacks his duties with such fervor you'd think it was his solo album. On ballads or bumpers, Timbaland's technotronic array of Jeep beats, feisty flamenco guitars, and Queen ''Flash Gordon'' samples makes the proceedings 100% genuinely groovealicious. B+
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