Right off the bat I have to admit that I've never been much of a Ja Rule fan. No diss to the man, I just don't feel most of what he does. That said he came up with a keeper with the title track to The Last Temptation.

Ja and Charli take it old school with a reinterpretation of the Afrika Bambaataa classic Jazzy Sensation. and allow the beat to be the star. The result is an infectious song that is already packin' dance floors. And let's not even talk about the radio friendly core of this track. As for the vocals Ja Rule turns in the stronger of the two efforts. It clicks on all cylinders for Ja Rule. He's commanding and goes toe to toe with the bangin' bass. CB on the other hand comes off acceptable but not stupendous. Her verses are interchangeable. What I mean by this is that they could have written "insert female rap here" and had any of a number of lady emcees deliver the same contribution. Charli frankly comes in flat and doesn't sound like she's got her heart into it.

Maybe she was too preoccupied with the release of her own album to give The Last Temptation the justice it deserved. Better luck next time.

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Review by Funk Wizard Snow
December, 2002