Other Woman
Though Miss Tarsha Nicole Jones makes her full-length debut withThe Other Woman, the R&B; singer arrives equipped with the substantial reputation of underground hit singles, guest appearances on rap tracks, and her own New York radio spots. And withThe Other Woman's rap and croon cameos--from Mobb Deep, Craig Mack, Doug E. Fresh, and Dru Hill's Jazz--Miss Jones clearly has the support of friends in high places. But despite all this, the only places whereThe Other Womandistinguishes itself from the late-1990s glut of slickly produced, formulaic female vocal releases is with songs such as her Miki Howard cover, "Love Under New Management," which flirts with an even more saccharine era of R&B.; For the most part, Miss Jones's music is as generic as her name.--Roni Sarig