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A former member of Teddy Riley's R&B supergroup, Blackstreet, Dave Hollister was recruited by the Def Squad after he decided to make a go of a solo career. Joining up with the Squad gives Hollister a certain amount of street cred, but it also has other benefits--such as getting Squad member Erick Sermon to produce three tracks and Redman to produce another (albeit the intro). With his set of pipes, though--high, pleading, and wrought with emotion--Hollister might not have needed the hook-up. He moves a little fast sometimes, as on "Round & Round," where the backing vocalist is "taking off your clothes" and asking to "sex you from head to toe" before the first verse even starts; on "Came in the Door Pimpin'," the implication is that he's not even willing to wait that long. There's also some sweet doo-wop, though it shows up only on a throw-away interlude ("Cheaterlude"). Overall, the songs don't always live up to Hollister's voice, but he's able to raise even the most mediocre material into something serviceable; hopefully, he won't always have to. --Randy Silver

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Ghetto Hymns [Edited] [Clean]

Ghetto Hymns [Edited] [Clean]
Ghetto Hymns
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ghetto Sugar
  • Powerful vocals, and raw lyrics express love and heartbreak
  • Deep Down Raw
  • still time for improvement, but overall a pretty good effort
  • TASTE AND SEE!
 Ghetto Hymns
Dave Hollister
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IWT7
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

  1. Ghetto Hymns (The Introduction) - (with Redman)
  2. Came In The Door Pimpin'
  3. My Favorite Girl
  4. Round And Round (with Jazze Pha)
  5. Baby Mama Drama
  6. It's Alright (Bonus Hymn)
  7. Can't Stay
  8. Bring It To Dave (Interlude)
  9. Call On Me
  10. Missin' You
  11. Keep Forgettin'
  12. Come Inside My Room (Interlude)
  13. Come Inside My Room (Interlude)
  14. My Feelin's
  15. My Feelin's
  16. I'm Sorry (My Favorite Girl Remix)

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A former member of Teddy Riley's R&B supergroup, Blackstreet, Dave Hollister was recruited by the Def Squad after he decided to make a go of a solo career. Joining up with the Squad gives Hollister a certain amount of street cred, but it also has other benefits--such as getting Squad member Erick Sermon to produce three tracks and Redman to produce another (albeit the intro). With his set of pipes, though--high, pleading, and wrought with emotion--Hollister might not have needed the hook-up. He moves a little fast sometimes, as on "Round & Round," where the backing vocalist is "taking off your clothes" and asking to "sex you from head to toe" before the first verse even starts; on "Came in the Door Pimpin'," the implication is that he's not even willing to wait that long. There's also some sweet doo-wop, though it shows up only on a throw-away interlude ("Cheaterlude"). Overall, the songs don't always live up to Hollister's voice, but he's able to raise even the most mediocre material into something serviceable; hopefully, he won't always have to. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Ghetto Sugar.......2002-08-22

Slow, syrupy and sappy, this is the kind music that gives R&B a bad name. I did kind of like `It's Alright', which is somewhat hymnlike.

4 out of 5 stars Powerful vocals, and raw lyrics express love and heartbreak.......2001-08-17

He is the voice of the Blackstreet hit "Before I Let You Go," but he is also the singer who detailed his "Babymamadrama" in a song.

On his solo debut, Ghetto Hymns, former Blackstreet singer Dave Hollister seems comfort-able singing ballad R&B notes or ghetto hip-hop lyrics.

This album features gospel, pop and rap inspired tracks. Songs such as "I Can't Stay," a powerful ballad, "My Favorite Girl" and a slowed down r&B remake of the Michael McDonald classic "I Keep Forgetting" make this album music to remember.

4 out of 5 stars Deep Down Raw.......2000-11-13

This cd is not for everybody, it is explicit and brutally raw. If that is the mood you are in than this is for you. The lyrics are great to sing and the music feels good down to your toes.

4 out of 5 stars still time for improvement, but overall a pretty good effort.......2000-07-26

overall a good effort, not much that you can say about the man who nobody really knows about. the def squads first and seems to be only rnb talent in the camp comes out strong on his debut.

hollister, a former member of the rnb male quadrant blackstreet, spun solo after there 1994 self-titled effort, to make this album. featuring the smash singles "my favorite girl" & the overally explicit, but fabulous "babymammadramma", show that hollister, plans to stay around for a bit longer.

the rest of the album though really doesnt add up to the success of his singles. "i keep forgetting", "can't stay", & "my favorite girl" (remix) are really good tracks, and i like it.

the rest are just averagae songs, songs that i like, and some that i don't like but overall a really good effort. with just a little bit of improvement, i see this man going far.

5 out of 5 stars TASTE AND SEE!.......2000-06-28

AFTER THE FIRST TIME I HEARD D.H'S ALBUM I WENT OUT THE SAME DAY AND BOUGHT IT. I WAS JUST THAT IMPRESSED. DAVE'S ALBUM FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP SAGA AND ITS SO NICELY DONE. I COMPARE THE ALBUM WITH A NICELY WRITTEN SHORT STORY. THIS ALBUM HAS CHARACTER(S), PLOT, THEME,AND STYLE. SOME OF THE SAME THINGS THAT MAKE A GOOD BOOK GOOD MAKES A AUDIO/NOVEL EVEN BETTER. AND DAVE CAN REALLY SING. GOOD JOB DAVE, YOU GOT A FAN FOR LIFE!
Ghetto Hymns [Edited]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A SOUL LEGEND IS BORN
  • Ghetto Hymns is food for the soul, and beats for the booty!
  • Good Stuff,Can Relate, Keeping It Real
 Ghetto Hymns [Edited]
Dave Hollister
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IP9X
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

  1. Ghetto Hymns (The Introduction)
  2. Came In The Door Pimpin'
  3. My Favorite Girl
  4. Round And Round
  5. Baby Mama Drama/It's Alright (Bonus Hymn)
  6. Cheaterlude (Interlude)
  7. Can't Stay
  8. Bring It To Dave (Interlude)
  9. Call On Me
  10. Missin' You
  11. Keep Forgettin'
  12. Come Inside My Room (Interlude)
  13. The Program
  14. My Feelin's
  15. Respect 2 Him (Outro)
  16. I'm Sorry (My Favorite Girl Remix)

Amazon.com

A former member of Teddy Riley's R&B supergroup, Blackstreet, Dave Hollister was recruited by the Def Squad after he decided to make a go of a solo career. Joining up with the Squad gives Hollister a certain amount of street cred, but it also has other benefits--such as getting Squad member Erick Sermon to produce three tracks and Redman to produce another (albeit the intro). With his set of pipes, though--high, pleading, and wrought with emotion--Hollister might not have needed the hook-up. He moves a little fast sometimes, as on "Round & Round," where the backing vocalist is "taking off your clothes" and asking to "sex you from head to toe" before the first verse even starts; on "Came in the Door Pimpin'," the implication is that he's not even willing to wait that long. There's also some sweet doo-wop, though it shows up only on a throw-away interlude ("Cheaterlude"). Overall, the songs don't always live up to Hollister's voice, but he's able to raise even the most mediocre material into something serviceable; hopefully, he won't always have to. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A SOUL LEGEND IS BORN.......1999-05-25

DAVE HOLLISTER NEW ALBUM, JUST OOZES WITH CLASS. HE REALLY HAS DONE HIM SELF A FAVOUR BY LEAVING BLACKSTREET AFTER THERE FIRST PLAYER. I HOPE THIS ALBUM DROPS AND SELLS AS MANY AS IT SHOULD, DAVE REALLY CAN SING. HIS SONGS MAINTAIN THAT R AND B FEEL WITH A LACING OF NU CLASSIC SOUL. WATCH OUT TEDDY....DAVES ARRIVED ...THE NEW KING OF R AND B. THE BOMB FOR '99. **DONT MISS THIS C.D****

4 out of 5 stars Ghetto Hymns is food for the soul, and beats for the booty!.......1999-05-20

Dave Hollister has surprised the heck out of me with this incredible foray of modern soul and R&B.Ghetto Hymns is incredibly powerful vocally, lyrically, and musically. The whole production is tight, smooth, cool and totally sophisticated. Hollister dishes up food for the soul, and beats for the booty. I'm not going to name them all but faves among the set are "Favorite Girl, Call Me, and Feelin's". Hollister proves himself as a talent with or without Blackstreet. Trust me, this album is special. Do yourself a favor and check it out!

3 out of 5 stars Good Stuff,Can Relate, Keeping It Real.......1999-05-06

I rally enjoyed this cd it take you to the good and the bad of to day's relationships .The melody are powerful the volcal are great.This is perfix mingle muisc.

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