On their second album, ’90s soul sistas JaKima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pam Long sex up their lives, and everything around them, quite a bit. Turning their fairly standard take on the hip-hop girl group into a late-night bath of delight, they invite a who’s-who roster into the tub with them (producers here include Missy Elliott, Sean “Puffy” Combs, and Heavy D, among others). The best track, “Trippin’,” is an Elliott-produced slice of robotic R&B that combines the gals’ sweet harmonies with state-of-the-soul-art studio savvy. But the studio-powered Kima, Keisha & Pam ultimately loses its individuality while trying to be a part of the streets and scene, brimming with the sounds of the world around it. – Michael Gallucci
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