In Brief

Heavy D’s sixth album proves that being president of Uptown Records hasn’t diminished his musical appeal. Characteristically, the New York rapper discovers new ways of being the sensuous, sometimes erotic romantic without ever being vulgar. The bumping “Big Daddy,” the smooth “I’ll Do Anything” and the funky “Can You Handle It” will please the Jeep beat set without upsetting his female fan base.

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