Jamie Foxx Intuition Album Review

The third musical installment from singer/actor/comedian Jamie Foxx is “Intuition”. This album lives up to and exceeds his previous album “Unpredictable” (a solid album in itself). Below is my track-by-track take on this album.

Just Like Me (featuring T.I.) – The album opens with the lead single ‘Just Like Me’. The song is very catchy and easy on the ears. The premise is that his significant other is just like him, from having fun to cheating. This is a nice up-tempo song with a great drum line behind it. This song could have done without Mr. Harris even though he doesn’t add or detract from its likeability.

I Don’t Need It – Seems Mr. Foxx was channeling the old greats like Ray Charles again. This song’s instrumental gives you a feel of today, but his voice and delivery beckon back to the days of the old Motown. I’m sure I’ve heard this beat somewhere before, I just can’t place it. In this song, he sings of not needing the money or companionship of this particular young woman. He has everything he needs already.

Number One Feat Lil Wayne – This Just Blaze produced beat hits on all cylinders. From the bass heavy instrumental to his sing/rap flow, this is definitely one of the best songs on the album. Easily one of my favorites, he could do without the Autotune, but I guess everyone has to have at least one on their album. The lyrical content is not all that amazing, he talks of the flossy things like every other person, but the beat and flow make up for his lack of lyrical creativity. Lil Wayne is actually not too far on his Martian stuff on this one. I guess like the autotune, you have to have at least one song with Lil Wayne.

Digital Girl Featuring Kanye West – This is I believe his second single. The instrumental reminds me of Afrika Bambataa’s ‘Planet Rock’ or most recently, Common’s ‘Universal Mind Control’.
Kanye raps about what seems like his love for Mac. Jamie came at this from a different angle. The beat is up-tempo yet he matches it up perfectly with the ballad flow. A definite banger.

Blame It Featuring T- Pain – This Bangladesh inspired beat (Think ‘A Milli’ or ‘Diva’) seems to rock hard. ‘Blame it’ is basically about him picking up a girl that gets pretty frisky and they decide to blame this behavior on the alcohol. Like Lil Wayne Before, T-Pain seems to be a requisite for every album. Like Tip on ‘Just Like Me’ he neither takes away nor does he enhance the song.

She Got Her Own Featuring Neyo and Fabolous – This is the remix to ‘Miss Independent’ by Neyo, but like I thought when I first heard it a while ago this sounds better as a song on it’s own as opposed to be lumped as a remix to something else. Mr. Foxx seems to have a winner here. The instrumental is slower than the original track and, basically, a totally different song. I like this version better.

I Don’t Know – When I heard the small sample of Pharcyde’s ‘Passing Me By’ I was hooked. The song seems well written and it’s a nice cool out song to listen to.

Weekend Lover – This ballad is about a woman who’s having a tough week dealing with everything from arguing with her man to being late because of a child to having the babysitter not arrive. Once the weekend comes, he is there to relieve her of all that stress and be her ‘weekend lover’.

Why – Once the Autotune is in effect. This tale is about a relationship lost to unknown reasons. This well written track is one of those reflection tracks that makes you think back to loves lost. The piano heavy instrumental would sound amazing live or in an acoustic set.

Freak’in Me Featuring Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry– This wouldn’t be Jamie Foxx if he didn’t have at least one freaky/slow grinding song. This is it. The slow instrumental with the claps and bass drops will entice that young lady’s body to slow grind. Their intertwined flow is complimentary to the track as it moves seamlessly from beginning to end.

Slow – This melodic tune is made for those late night sessions. This ballad picks up where ‘Freak’in Me’ leaves off. He turns into the crooner that he is with this instructional love song.

Rainman – Here he envisions himself without his love and what it’s like to not have that love there. Here he compares her not being there to rainy days. He evokes the depression felt with heavy rain as well as losing a love interest. Lyrically he takes you there with his comparative similes and the track is beautifully written. I think this is one of my favorites, if not my favorite.

Overdose – Another love ballad about a love lost. He and his writers seem to have a stronghold on how to reflect on love. Here he talks of how his love for her is like a drug that he would happily overdosed using.

Love Brings Change (Bonus Track) – This track is a beautifully written and heartfelt track about how love can bring change. This seems that it may have been dedicated to someone that may have passed on.

Jamie seemed to really take his time on this one and take it back to the essence of real R & B mixed with a little of the modern day antics, beautifully written both musically and lyrically. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of material on this album. It exceeded any expectations I had set for it when going in. I knew the album would be good, but not this good. I think every track is excellent and this album easily flows from one song to the next. This may be a certified “baby maker” here. I give this album a 4.5 out of 5.