"If Biggie was alive you'd probably hear him on this," announce Virgin Islands duo R. City at the top of their debut album What Dreams Are Made Of - and it's about as bold as hip-hop boasts come.
Good thing, then, that the track that follows is Locked Away featuring Adam Levine, easily one of this year's best pop songs. The reggae/dancehall influences on that song are more pronounced on the album, though this is definitely a pop record first and foremost. Purists might object, but when you have additional catchiness in the form of Checking For You, Take You Down and the Akon-hooked conscious rap of Live By The Gun, who really cares?
