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About Up Close & Personal
Product Description One of rap's most energizing forces. Track listing: "Live from the Streets," "Coast to Coast (Suavemente)," "Go," plus lots more. [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand] Amazon.com On her debut album, Up Close and Personal, New York radio personality Angie Martinez attempts to step outside her DJ role and into that of an MC. But an unpolished flow and unsophisticated lyrics will hopefully keep Martinez from quitting her day job. Up Close is not a complete flop, however. Martinez may not be a wordsmith, but she knows what one sounds like and had the good sense and connections to include some of hip-hop's biggest names on her album. Martinez is at her best on songs like the capricious Latin-music-inspired "Coast 2 Coast" with , and the flirtatious "Mi Amor" with . And to her credit, Martinez holds her own on the independent woman's anthem "Breathe" featuring the lulling vocals of and . Up Close probably won't be nominated for hip-hop album of the year, but Martinez's obvious love for the music and intelligent choices in collaborators give the album a level of integrity that cannot be denied. --Felicia A. Wilks
