A guy thanks his girl for being kind and true (“Why I Love You”). On “Baby Girl,” a jilted female finds comfort.
These guys are obsessed with physical appearance. They ogle a woman in tight jeans and devalue another for having insufficient sex appeal (“Here We Go Again”). “Fantasy” finds a young man lusting over a girl from afar, then propositioning her to spend the night with him. On “Understanding,” the ideal girl is “the cutest little hottie chick/She had the body and the wit to go with it.” Thug posturing is part of the group’s hormonal prowling on “Uh Huh” and “Shorty.” “Hey Little Lady” is bolder still with its sexual come-ons (“We can get nasty . . . have your way with me”). “Your Girl Chose Me” and “I’m Not Finished” advocate collecting girlfriends and casually casting them aside. “Gots Ta Be” thinks women need a love-hate relationship with a domineering misogynist. “B2K Is Hot” is exactly what the title implies—an ode to self.
Arrogant, randy themes miss the mark regardless of an artist’s age, but they seem especially inappropriate coming from teenagers Lil’ Fizz (15), J Boog (15), Omarion (16) and Raz-B (15). The B2K Web site claims, “We want to be the kind of group the whole family can listen to.” They’ve got a long way to go.
