Tyrese's finely honed gift for producing smooth, silken slow-jams that would make Boyz II Men proud has made him synonymous with R&B's most romantic echelons. The L.A. native owes this legendary group of musical Casanovas a sonic debt, his bump 'n' grind approach to hit-writing nodding to Keith Sweat's rasping sensuality, while his boudoir ballads recall Ginuwine's straight-up sexuality.