Ciara, "Basic Instinct" (LaFace) New Album

Ciara's fourth studio album is set to arrive just a year and a half after "Fantasy Ride." Produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, the Ludacris-assisted leadoff single "Ride" hit No. 3 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but two subsequent singles - "Speechless" and "Gimme Dat" - haven't done nearly as well.

The album is being positioned as a return to her urban roots, with guest appearances by Ludacris and Usher. In an interview with Rap-Up, Stewart said, "This record obviously is gonna have tempo to it, but I think it's gonna have even more substance than the last record.

She dances and we always want to bring out what she does that other people don't." And yes, the title is, in fact, a reference to the Michael Douglas-Sharon Stone film.


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