Ciara
“Body Party”
One Woman Army (out in June on Epic Records)
Today’s hot jam comes with a few extra T’s. If John Mayer is right and Jessica Simpson is “sexual napalm,” then Ciara is “sexual nuclear drone strike.” The lead single from her potentially career-defining new album turns the heat up a few hundred more degrees from her blazing Basic Instinct (2010), and sees the Atlanta native getting all Janet over a customarily sultry Mike Will Made It beat. While the in-demand producer has nabbed his fair share of the plaudits, Ms. Future is the unquestioned star here, unleashing a slithering, alluring vocal line with absolute coital perfection. If the 27 year-old is going to shed her unwanted, nearly-star status, One Woman Army needs to be a legitimate smash, and if “Body Party” is any indication, she might finally get her close-up.
