Picks and Pans Review: Heavy D

By Chuck Arnold, JESSICA HERNDON, IVORY JEFF CLINTON, LESLEY MESSER

UPDATED 01/26/2009 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 01/26/2009 at 01:00 AM EST

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REVIEWED BY IVORY JEFF CLINTON

REGGAGE
On his first album since 1999, the Overweight Lover gets into a reggae vibe, paying homage to his Jamaican roots. The results—which find him moving from rapping to singing—will put you in a tropical state of mind, even in the dead of winter.
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