...sexy middlebrows come closest to an Everything but the Girl or a Roisin Murphy, who followed American beat influences like Timbaland rather than decidedly Euro drum-and-bass or trip-hop. As such, LD command an aura that's torchier and classier than...

...Fla., native's debut. "She's stuck on my elevator" goes the no-duh hook that he and producer/rapping partner Timbaland came up with for "Elevator." There's more where that came from. Luckily for Flo Rida, he's got some inventive beats...

...one-ups Foxx at every turn. "I Don't Need," a bouncy electro funk with a New Jack Swing feel featuring and produced by Timbaland, is an irresistible dancefloor burner. But there's a lot of almost identical syrupy slow jams, and one voice can't...