Kandi had a lot to live up to. High exceptations was facing her solo debut and she delivers the goods. After writing a number of the biggest R&B crossover songs in the last year("No Scrubs" and "Bills, Bills, Bills"), Kandi gives us the best R&B song this year with "Don't Think I'm Not". "Don't think..." is as hypnotizing as TLC's "No Scrubs" was the first time you heard it, if you can remember a time when that song was not in your conscious mind. Even though, she's known for her uptempo songs some of the best songs are the ballads a la Xscape. "Easier" is beautiful and demands you to hit the repeat button; this song is everything that Puff Daddy's "I'll be Missing You" wanted to be. "Can't Come Back" recalls old Teena Marie torch songs. The album is hot to death.