Like old-school Prince, Thicke replaces every 'you' with a 'U,' every 'for' with a '4,' and peppers his dreamy, sensual seduction numbers with brash and horny stingers. Still, none of this means Thicke's sophomore effort shouldn't be embraced by those who appreciate his slightly eccentric take on slick blue-eyed neo-soul, because he's still mostly Timberlake for the skeptical set, or Prince for those who pine for the Purple One's over-stylized side project, the Family. Finally landing almost a year after originally promised, The Evolution of Robin Thicke is flawed with too much softness upfront, a lazy flow that takes some getting used to, and a downright awful track called 'Cocaine,' where style trumps substance, something that nearly happens the whole album through. 2, but the promised Thicke album that would reap the benefits was delayed, then delayed some more, and the cult got worried. In 2005, there was both the Star Trak announcement and Lil Wayne's reinterpretation of Beautiful World's 'Oh Shooter' for his 2005 release Tha Carter, Vol. While Thicke returned to his successful career as a songwriter and producer - Christina Aguilera and Usher are just two of his many clients - a cult formed around his debut. Pharrell's enthusiasm for Thicke - suave son of squeaky-clean celebrities Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring - suggests he's one of the few who purchased his Interscope debut, 2002's Cherry Blue Skies, which was relaunched a year later as Beautiful World before fading into obscurity. The story goes that the very happening Pharrell Williams asked music mogul and Interscope president Jimmy Iovine about his plans for Robin Thicke and then quickly snatched the artist up for his Star Trak imprint.

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