Sweet 16 (Sweet 16 album)

Sweet 16 is the debut studio album of the Kuboian rapper of the same name. The album was released on 6th July 2003 through Atomic Sound and was primarly produced by Rikard Fulton, though Chrissie Spin served as the executive producer. It was supported by five singles and peaked at number two on the Karuboia charts.

Singles
The album's lead single, "Hear Me Bop", was released on 5th May 2002.

The second single, "Sweet 16", was released on 1st December 2002.

The third single, "No More Mistakes", was released on 4th May 2003. The song features vocals from Little Bee.

The fourth single, "Get a Grip", was released on 10th August 2003. The single version of the song features vocals from Kool Teazer, though he is not featured on the album version.

The fifth single, "Tonight (Die for You)", was released on 2nd November 2003. The song features vocals from Zeke Kattenby.

Critical reception
Pop Magazine awarded Sweet 16 a B rating praising the album for its "catchy tunes" as well as Sweet 16's variety in both rapping and singing vocals, though the reviewer did notice that despite being a lipstick rapper, Sweet 16 felt "more akin to Britney Spears than she is to Missy Robins" due to the overly "pop" feel of the album. An AllMusic review gave the album a 3 out of 5 rating, noting that "Sweet 16's vocals go well with T-Break's slick pop-rap production" but felt that most of the tracks sounded similar to each other and that Sweet 16 herself "felt like an extra" and was out-performed on the tracks that featured guest artists. The Open Eagle questioned Sweet 16's decision to limit the guest artists to singing vocals noting "Little Bee and Sissy Missy are shown to be capable of rapping, so why are they restricted to the chorus on their respective songs?"

Track listing

 * 1) "Sweet 16"
 * 2) "Make This Real" (feat. Kit Beerens)
 * 3) "Get a Grip"
 * 4) "In the Making"
 * 5) "No More Mistakes" (feat. Little Bee)
 * 6) "Tonight (Die for You)" (feat. Zeke Kattenby)
 * 7) "The Lights"
 * 8) "Do It" (feat. Sissy Missy)
 * 9) "Hear Me Bop"
 * 10) "Right Round" (feat. Karlie Thyssen)
 * 11) "Spit It"

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

 * 12. "Friends"
 * 13. "Truly Madly Deeply"
 * 14. "Girls and Boys"
 * 15. "No More Mistakes" (Lipstick Remix) (feat. Little Bee and CP Virus)