Omarion

Omarion cuts right to the chase on his second solo album 21, leading off with two hot singles: "Entourage," a by-the-numbers Usher-by-way-of-Brian-McKnight club/love jam, and "Ice Box," a taut, well-constructed ballad with a persuasive beat and a trim and tidy hospital-corners hook. The rest of the album is a little more uneven: none of the other tracks are quite as meticulous as the opening two, but "Obsession" - a cute concept piece complete with a cuter little heartbeat rhythm - comes close.