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Winston Warrior knows that the record industry often eats its young. Warrior was a member of a male vocal group Lo'Profile, which released a couple of records and toured with some of the biggest R&B and hip-hop acts of the 1990s. The group appeared to be poised to headed for stardom. However, Lo'Profile never became the headliner group. Instead, it became like many acts that seemed to fall off the earth.
However, a group is made up of individuals, and each person in that group has a story. Warrior had pick up the pieces of his seemingly shattered dream and get on with his life. Fortunately, Warrior listened to all of those admonishments to have ‘something to fall back on' in case the industry chewed him up and spat him out. Warrior ended up going to college and earning a business degree from the University of Miami. He went to work in marketing. Although his confidence was shaken by the Lo'Profile experience, Warrior never gave up on his dream. And while it took awhile, Warrior ultimately went back into the studio to make his debut album as a solo performer, Lifeology 101. Fans longing for artists who can combine the modern R&B sound with more mature and reflective vocals will appreciate his efforts.
The influence of the time that Warrior spent away from the spotlight can be heard on Lifeology 101. Even a song like "Winner" reveals that Warrior is a man who understands that a grown woman wants to be approached by a grown man. Grown men know how to balance swagger with substance. "Winner" is a song in which Warrior peers through a crowded club, spots the woman of his dream, plans and then executes his approach. The hook says that Winston is ‘looking for a winner,' and the lyrics make clear that a man who wants to find and keep a winner must himself be a winner.
Lifeology 101's modern production values belie the fact that Warrior is an old-school gentleman. Even when he is admitting that ‘making love is what I want to do,' on "Walk With You," that honesty is tempered by lyrics in which Winston acknowledges that it might be best not to push if he's looking for a relationship of substance. "Tuck You In" tells the story of a sensitive man who is more than willing to fulfill the needs of a working woman. Some singers use a slow jam to brag about their sexual prowess, but Warrior knows that a lot of women view a clean house and a prepared meal as a form of foreplay. That's grown man thinking. Some of these young singers can go to school on this. Recommended
By Howard Dukes