Heavy D & The Boyz - Peaceful Journey

Heavy D. maintained his high visibility in both the R&B and rap markets with his third album, Peaceful Journey. The title says a lot about Heavy's outlook -- he was never an inflammatory, confrontational rapper, and generally sought to entertain rather than challenge. While most of this melodic, very R&B-ish album (which includes his remake of the Gamble & Huff classic "Now That We've Found Love") is fun and escapist in nature, the self-proclaimed Overweight Lover shows himself to be a noteworthy and effective social commentator on the title song, "Letter to the Future" (which urges a teenage criminal to change his ways) and "Sister Sister" a salute to Black women clearly written in response to misogyny in rap. Whether being socio-political or simply aiming to entertain, Heavy still makes it clear that he has a lot of technique.

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TRACKLIST

1. Now That We Found Love

2. Let It Rain

3. I Can Make You Go Oooh

4. Sister Sister

5. Don't Curse

6. Peaceful Journey

7. The Lover's Got What U Need

8. Cuz He'z Alwayz Around

9. Is It Good To You

10. Letter To The Future

11. Swinging With Da Hevster

12. Body And Mind

13. Do Me, Do Me

14. Somebody For Me

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ALBUM PREVIEW

HEAVY D & THE BOYZ - NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE