{"product_id":"lyfe-268-192","title":"LYFE 268-192 |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Lyfe Jennings (vocals); Chester Jennings (spoken vocals); Taurus Kinch (guitar).\n\u003cbr\u003eA prison stint gave Chester \"Lyfe\" Jennings time to write songs about the kind of everyday complexities that are far from the prevalent \"bling-bling\" hip-hop lifestyle. Jennings keeps the idea of past mistakes right up front by recycling his assigned prison number for the album title LYFE 268-192. The Toledo, Ohio, native uses spoken-word interludes in between hip-hop\/soul songs that touch on child-support issues (\"Greedy\"), street-life survival (\"Stick Up Kid\"), and finding solace in the Lord (\"Made Up My Mind\"). Rich, Quiet Storm-flavored grooves dominate these arrangements, and, with a pliable vocal style that falls somewhere between Al Green and Marvin Gaye, the former choirboy readily impresses.\n\u003cbr\u003eWhen Jennings isn't pondering whether he should get involved with a mom raising babies (\"She Got Kids\"), he's hashing out infidelity issues with a lover who might have gotten pregnant (\"Hypothetically\"). Further bridging the gap between old- and new-school R\u0026amp;B is Jennings's sample of the Four Tops' \"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got)\" for the uplifting \"Smile.\" LYFE 268-192 is a promising debut from a huge talent who seems well on the road to the redemption he seeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2004-08-17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49262068859122,"sku":"BRDKOZ-TQRP-K4","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/lyfe-jennings-lyfe-268-192_Sgg2G.jpg?v=1779728544","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/lyfe-268-192","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}