Ralph Tresvant - It's Goin' Down (1993)

On this follow-up to his solo debut, Ralph Tresvant attempts to show he is a bad mutha, but fails. Of course, it's difficult to be a badass when you have a voice similar to Michael Jackson (Jacko certainly failed at being bad). Unfortunately, except for three of the tracks produced and written by the great production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Tresvant chose to write and produce the majority of the album himself -- bad choice. Much like Janet Jackson's releases, it's amazing the quality difference between the Jam and Lewis tracks compared to the self-produced and written tracks. Tresvant destroyed whatever promise he showed on his self-titled debut release by "It's Going Down."© Tim Griggs /TiVo