The simplified, less-fussed-over approach taken by
Tink
and
Hitmaka
for
Heat of the Moment
continues on
Pillow Talk
. Another high-luster set of ballads and slow jams, it's expectedly rich with openhearted musings and uninhibited carnality, yet
's expressions here -- finely accentuated by some of her loveliest background vocals -- have a slightly deeper resonance. Solo highlights such as "Switch" (a confrontation alternating between cool and scalding), "Opposite" (bearing an optimistic lilt), and "Goofy" (charmingly shameless) are all seemingly off the cuff with minimal touch-ups. Collaborations with the motley likes of
Fabolous
,
2 Chainz
Russ
G Herbo
, and
Toosii
are trumped by those with women.
is at her casually confessional best on "Drunk Text'n," in harmony with
Layton Greene
. "Mine," not to be confused with
's like-titled
collaboration from 2017, updates
Brandy
Monica
's 1998 hit "The Boy Is Mine," and is written and voiced in the spirit of the original. ~ Andy Kellman