Nathan Slavik of DJBooth stated that Round 2 finds Holiday shifting away from Lac’s harder-edged image in favor of a smoother sound, resulting in a well-crafted album that shows that while Holiday’s got a ways to go before he reaches elite status, no one will ever be able to call him a one-hit wonder again. It's not a reinvention, either, but the roster of collaborators is almost completely different, and Holiday all but eliminates the tough guy and stoner talk.' Mark Edward Nero of said Round 2 is a well-sung, well-written, well-produced album, but the one negative is that it's a little bland and leans too much on love songs. Andy Kellman of said, 'Holiday instead delivers a second album that is not a retread. The album has sold 300,000 copies in the United States.Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresSourceRating65/100Review scoresSourceRating(favorable)DJBooth6/10(mixed)Round 2 received mixed reviews from music critics. And it wouldn't hurt to have a thing for slight lisps.A music video was released and directed by.The second single that was supposed to be released was Fall, but due to label problems it was canceled like 'Come Here' on his previous album.Commercial performance The album sold 55,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 4 on the.
While some of the come-ons are problematic as well - he compliments a woman by comparing her body to that of a call girl - there's enough sincere sweetness to lure a guarded heart. Holiday also likes to sing about getting high and drunk, quite possibly far too much for those who don't indulge.
Those who are hoping for the album to contain more of that sensitive thuggery delivered by a swaggering softie won't be let down, as most of the other songs revolve around seduction and heartache. (He might even sound like Chris Brown if he wasn't high and/or intoxicated so frequently - who knows?) Despite what it seems like on the surface, Holiday has the stoned but deep-feeling thing down pat, as indicated by "Bed," the gently rocking, unapologetically sleazy, and uniquely endearing single that became a number one R&B single just before the release of Back of My Lac'. He's always relaxed, even when he's decreeing the "Thug Commandments." It doesn't mean he's lacking passion. Holiday's head in order to see his eyelids open more than half way, at least going by the singer's photos and persistently slack delivery. You'd probably have to dump a bucket of ice on J.
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