Ray-J's Second Album "This Ain't A Game" Hits 20 Years

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    This weekend marked the 20th anniversary for the second studio album This Ain't A Game from singer Ray-J. Yes, in 2001 Ray-J drooped his second album. Some of you are probably asking when did he drop his first? Well that would've been "Everything You Want" back in 1997. But that's another story for a different time. Today we're going to take a quick look back at the second studio album from Brandys' little brother.

    The major highlight from the project was the first single "Wait A Minute" which featured Lil Kim and was produced by The Neptunes. It would peak at #30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

    The Neptunes would produced a total of three tracks on the project including the second single "Formal Invite." In most critic's eyes the songs done by them are looked at as the highlights of the album. Their classic production style def invokes the styles and sounds that were popular in that era.

    Rodney Jerkins who is def known for his success with Ray-Js' sister (Brand) would also contribute production on three songs for the album. One of his assists would be the third and final single from the album "Keep Your Head Up." That song for us is certainly a highlight of This Ain't A Game which just doesn't offer up too much in our opinion and certainly sounds dated. Also the stronger songs in Ray-Js' catalogue tend to be the ones where he isn't in party boy/player mode 2008's "Sexy Can I" certainly being an exception. 

    It's almost crazy in these days to think of Ray J as a singer, especially in the face of all the he has going on with reality tv and his entrepreneurship endeavors. But yes outside of being Brandys' little brother and some guest acting spots in the 90s it is his singing that brought him to the spotlight in the first place. Outside of "Wait A Minute" there just isn't anything to make This Ain't A Game pop up in conversations. It also doesn't help that it dropped during what is arguably one of the stronger years in album releases for Hip-Hop and R&B.

    Take a trip back and possibly discover for the first time Ray-Js' second album This Ain't A Game.

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Ray-J This Ain't A Game album art

This weekend marked the 20th anniversary for the second studio album This Ain't A Game from singer Ray-J. Yes, in 2001 Ray-J drooped his second album. Some of you are probably asking when did he drop his first? Well that would've been "Everything You Want" back in 1997. But that's another story for a different time. Today we're going to take a quick look back at the second studio album from Brandys' little brother.

The major highlight from the project was the first single "Wait A Minute" which featured Lil Kim and was produced by The Neptunes. It would peak at #30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The Neptunes would produced a total of three tracks on the project including the second single "Formal Invite." In most critic's eyes the songs done by them are looked at as the highlights of the album. Their classic production style def invokes the styles and sounds that were popular in that era.

Rodney Jerkins who is def known for his success with Ray-Js' sister (Brand) would also contribute production on three songs for the album. One of his assists would be the third and final single from the album "Keep Your Head Up." That song for us is certainly a highlight of This Ain't A Game which just doesn't offer up too much in our opinion and certainly sounds dated. Also the stronger songs in Ray-Js' catalogue tend to be the ones where he isn't in party boy/player mode 2008's "Sexy Can I" certainly being an exception. 

It's almost crazy in these days to think of Ray J as a singer, especially in the face of all the he has going on with reality tv and his entrepreneurship endeavors. But yes outside of being Brandys' little brother and some guest acting spots in the 90s it is his singing that brought him to the spotlight in the first place. Outside of "Wait A Minute" there just isn't anything to make This Ain't A Game pop up in conversations. It also doesn't help that it dropped during what is arguably one of the stronger years in album releases for Hip-Hop and R&B.

Take a trip back and possibly discover for the first time Ray-Js' second album This Ain't A Game.

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