If you loved Foxx’s twitch-perfect, Oscar-winning turn as Ray Charles, you’re advised to give this dire vanity project a wide berth. Its identikit drum loops and loverman platitudes will only confirm your worst prejudices about the chasm between old-school rhythm ’n’ blues and contemporary R&B. Foxx has roped in some knackered-sounding big-shot guests (Mary J, Ludacris, Common, Snoop, Twista, Timbaland, The Game) but only Kanye West’s ‘Extravaganza’ has a touch of magic about it.
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