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She is still unsure of what direction to take musically and that makes her come across as some sort of artistic mish-mosh as she tries a bit of this and a bit of that. Add to this the fact she still doesn't use her voice properly (she needs to take it down a notch).

"Jenny from the Block" is a hypocritical tank of a song and yet it does have a nice background beat. It's a shame she didn't more with the lyrics. No one's buying the "don't be fooled by the rocks that I got". Instead, what she should have done was added lyrics in which she's got the heart of the Bronx and the bling of success.

Horrible. Just absolutely horrible.


Not so good enough   November 29, 2002
 34 out of 51 found this review helpful

nice but somehow similar dances. ballads are the same....not so good. To evryone who wants to buy this album......THINK TWICE! or MORE!


Best comedy album of the year!   March 18, 2003
 27 out of 34 found this review helpful

If you are ever in a clutch and need to entertain a large crowd of people, just run over to K-Mart, search thru the dollar bin and grab a copy of This is Me...Then by J. Lo, oh I'm sorry, Jennifer Lop.... sorry again, I mean Jenny from the Block!

This album will keep you and your friends laughing for hours at end and by the time you reach "Dear Ben" get some napkins because somebody will most likely pee themselves!

Whoever told Mrs. Affleck she could pull off a song all by herself, without collaborating with Lil' (Insert ANY Name) helping her out should be forced to listen to this album!

Somebody who can't keep a marriage together for more than five minutes should stop putting out mediocre albums filled with love songs devoted to her current fiance.

This album proves Jen can NOT sing, but it is sure fun listening to her try!


This Is Me... Bored   November 27, 2002
 23 out of 31 found this review helpful

I know people who search for this cd are probably all fans of Jlo already, hoping to see a bunch of positive reviews supporting their favorite artist. Once they see the title of my review and the negative words that go with it, I'm certain it won't be voted very popular. However, that's not why I'm writing this review. I'm writing it as a warning to let all of the fans know that this cd is BORING. Straight up boring. If I could underline the word boring, I would in a heartbeat.

Every song on this cd is slow. Now when you think of slow songs, you think of Mariah or Whitney or Celine or even Janet, but certainly not Jlo. First of all, her vocals have to be weakest vocals in the business. Even with modern day technology, she still sounds a step below mediocre. There's a reason she doesn't tour and it's not because she's making hit movies. Lets be .. REAL. So Ms. Soon To Be Mrs. Affleck should stay away from the ballads. Far away. Now, after all of the ballads are taken off of this cd, what you're left with is one song, Jenny From The Block.

This song, which I really like because of it's infectious beats, in reality has to be the tackiest song of the year. Jlo, who prances around Hollywood like God wants us to all know that she's real and has stayed true to her roots. Uh Huh. I don't know too many people "from the block" who ride around in limos, wear dresses more expensive than the places they grew up in and switch husbands more often than most people change the tires on their cars. The best version of Jenny From The Block is the one without the rap, but what is on the cd is the version with the rap; which, of course, is her way of distracting people from the two seconds worth of thought that was actually put into this song. Which is about a second more than what was put into the entire cd.

I really do like most of Jlo's music, but not this cd. Not at all. Sadly, Jlo is starting to take herself seriously and frankly, no one else does.


J. Lo's 15 minutes is almost up   December 1, 2002
 23 out of 29 found this review helpful

Jennifer Lopez is one of the best actresses around bar none, I wont argue that, but she is lost in the music world w/o her slew of rappers. "Jenny from da block" is a catchy hit in the vein of I'm real, Aint that funny, but it is tedious and repetitive in that her last 4or5 songs follow the exact same formula, heavy on the rapping little J.Lo herself, its tired and eventually people will get tired with her, the album has a few hits on it but when u get down to the ballads (if you can call them that) you see the true cracks in Jennifer Lopez's game. I would like her to release a ballad and see how successful she is at it. I love Jennifer Lopez the actor, I just hope that when her Music career (notice i said music not singing) is over, it wont bring down her good acting. All in all, skip the cd, if you must quench your temptations, borrow it from a friend, dont waste your money, save some of that christmas money for quality new albums coming out like the new Aaliyah "I care 4 U" Dec 10th, Mariah "Charmbracelet" Dec 3rd and Missy Elliot "Under Construction".