Back Of My Lac - J. Holiday

J Holiday released his debut album Back Of My Lac in 2007 after signing with Capitol Records. On the strength of his single 'Bed' he was able to gain some success although not enough to break through as a fully-fledged RnB star. I bought this album after hearing the song 'Bed' and hoped it was a sign of things to come from this album. The song is a catchy RnB track that was musically good and gave him the airplay and appeal to have a chance to make it into the big time. Unfortunately, while that 1 song was able to gain popularity the rest of the album let him down. The other released singles 'Be With Me' and 'Suffocate' were fairly decent records ...  Read the complete review

J Holiday produces music to listen to on your holiday, aye? Being one of the newest faces in R&B isn't an easy job, especially considering it is an industry filled with the daunting prospects of 50 Cent's face in yours at an award show. Despite this J Holiday has been happy to attempt to get a crack at the spotlight, and despite in 2006 having to push back his debut album, 2007 eventually saw the release of 'Back Of My Lac' - an album that would go on to peak at #5 in the US Billboard chart for the Washington-born father of one. Unfortunately for J Holiday (real name Nahum Grymes) his first studio effort is still yet to go platinum, with ...  Read the complete review