Ray J - Raydiation (CD)

All Music Guide

Ray J might not try so hard to be hard if it weren't for two things. There's the instant association with his sister Brandy and, more pertinently, the modern RB prerequisite (with rare exception) that necessitates the machoandmusclebound image. His third album in eight years, Raydiation, isn't any less derivative than Everything You Want and This Ain't a Game. He rarely deviates from copping his moves off R. Kelly who writes and produces "Quit Actin'" and Usher. The highlights are passable. Lead single "One Wish," one of several tracks written and produced by Rodney Jerkins, managed to put a sizable ding on the charts. If Ray J plans on maintaining his everyfouryears release schedule, he might as well spend less time soaking up his influences and more time developing some individuality.

- Andy Kellman, All Music Guide