Its unmistakable influence can be found in Gospel music, Jazz, world music, rock music, and even country music.

Then in the late 1950's when white performers such as Elvis Presley and Bill Haley achieved mass appeal with the same music, white performers and disc jockeys dubbed the phenomenon, 'rock and roll.' Rhythm and Blues, or R&B as it is affectionately called, has been the single largest influence on popular music worldwide throughout the twentieth century. The term was used to describe the phenomenon of a new black popular music which had emerged in the late 1940's and mid 1950's. 'Rhythm and Blues' was a phrase first introduced in 1949 by Jerry Wexler who later became a prominent figure with that giant of all record labels, Atlantic records. If he can do all that, then I'll definitely look forward to the sophomore album. This artist will have a hit with this album, but if he truly wants to make it, and be around for the long haul, he needs to develop a more original sound and style such as experienced on 'Hatin' Love,' 'Coming For You' and 'All The Ifs'. Surefire hits include 'Gotta Make It', 'Gotta Go,' 'Hatin' Love', 'All the If's', 'Coming For You', 'Ur Behind', and 'From A Woman's Hand' on all of the aforementioned tracks, Trey's vocals are enviously on point. Here Trey is in danger of merging into the shadows of such artists and not standing out from the crowd, which someone with this degree of talent definitely deserves to do. Trey also has to work a lot harder at molding and establishing his own identity and sound.Įarly on in the album Trey sounds a lot like Lloyd and then later morphs into a younger sounding R. Such tracks are sub par, as they are not done correctly or to the same standard of 'Ur Behind', and instead of dripping with playful testosterone, are saturated with embarrassing and laughable off key moments. However Trey should really stay away from tracks like 'Just Wanna Cut, and 'In the Middle', the lame lyrics and coarse postulating of which really hinder Trey's flow, and take away from, rather than add to the artist. Yet it is a young voice as he is only 20, but a voice once developed further will trounce all competitors.

All in all this is a solid debut album Trey has a lot of talent and a beautiful voice.

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