Perhaps the thing about Toya (full name Latoya Lacole Rodriguez) that fans of this blog will find most interesting is that she was named after La Toya Jackson! LOL Otherwise, Toya's story is one we've heard here many times before. A young singer impresses label heads with her songwriting and voice and gets a deal with a major label. She was hooked up with the hottest pop and hip hop producers of the time, and got popular hip hop artists like Loon, Murphy Lee and T.I. to make cameos. Also, she was from St. Louis, as was Nelly who was huge at the time, so she coasted on that vibe. At the time tons of R&B divas were releasing albums and it was understandable that some would get lost in the fray (see also Kandi and Olivia). Toya did almost have a top ten hit with her first single "I Do!!", but the following single "No Matta What (Party All Night)" made little impact, and the album didn't even make the Billboard Top 100. Like so many others, she disappeared, with people like J Lo and Christina Milian eclipsing her. Once again, that is a pity, as this album is far better than anything by those two or many of the others who hit bigger. It is much poppier, and even includes a couple hot dance tracks. Given that she was quite young at the time, I wouldn't count Toya out just yet, as she is still young enough to reappear and hit properly this time.For the maxi-single of I Do!!, go to my sister blog HERE
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| 1 | No Matta What (Party All Night) | |
| 2 | How Can I Be Down | |
| 3 | I Do!! | |
| 4 | The Truth | |
| 5 | Think | |
| 6 | Don't Make Me | |
| 7 | Moving On | |
| 8 | What Else Can I Do | |
| 9 | Untouchables | |
| 10 | Book Of Love | |
| 11 | What's A Girl To Do | |
| 12 | I Messed Up | |
| 13 | Bounce | |
| 14 | Fiasco | |
| 15 | I Do Pt. 2 |
