Chayanne, Los Tigres Del Norte, Lil' Flip and Nek

tue 4/10/2007

Chayanne’s 20th album, Mi Tiempo, proves the pop veteran is "confident enough to navigate myriad influences without losing his basic sound,” according to Billboard.com. Blogger Julissa Reyes believes the album is one of Chayanne’s best, highlighting the Puerto Rican’s ability to interpret songs with “passion, ease and credibility.”
Legendary regional Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte return with Detalles y Emociones. Magazine Radionotas is amazed at the veteran band’s ability to "stay modern and original without resorting to eccentricities or contrivance," while El Debate suggests that Detalles appears to be a big "thank you" from Los Tigres to their supportive fans.
Houston rapper Lil' Flip is back with his fourth album, I Need Mine. Hip Hop's XXL Magazine is not impressed, arguing that although the album preserves Flip’s “underground-legend status,” it contains some doozies. Spin.com pleas confusion: “is he advertising his battle-honed script-flipping ability, or hinting at his screwed comic sensibility?”
Italian pop-rocker Filippo Neviani, better known as Nek, delivers a new Spanish-language album, En El Cuarto 26. The LP gets high marks from Mundo de Hoy, which praises Nek’s determination to outgrow his one-hit wonder status (Laura No Está). Music blog La Musica Del Ruido praises the maturity in Nek’s new album, along with its full, rich vocals.