Webbie SAVAGE LIFE 2

After a three-year hiatus, Trill Entertainment's Webbie returns in 2008 with SAVAGE LIFE 2, the simply named sequel to his acclaimed debut. On the opening single, "Independent," the Baton Rouge MC sics his southern drawl on a song that's both a sincere ode to powerful women and a seriously narcotic grit-crunk beat. The track is the perfect sampling of an album rife with intelligent lyrics and stirring if comfortably familiar beats. Highlights of SAVAGE LIFE 2 include the sinister, low-end hopping "Six 12's" and the guitar-riff-centered anthem, "I'm Hot."

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop