Baha Men - Move It Like This (2002)

he Baha Men's mix of pop-drenched R&B, rap, and Bahamian junkanoo finally lifted the veteran band from obscurity with the inescapable single "Who Let the Dogs Out." Their follow-up attempts to continue the success of their good-natured music. The title single is a dance tune suitable for everyone from toddlers to mainstream clubbers; "Giddyup" could make a suitable sequel to "Dogs," while a rewrite of Harry Nilsson's "Coconut"--"Put the lime in the coconut"--manages to out-nonsense the original. The disc's other songs often proffer a lightly philosophical stance that's hardly profound but helps make the album very likable. "Normal" pushes a healthy live-and-let-live attitude. In turn, "Rich in Love" deals with a misguided gold digger who'd rather have a Bill Gates (!) than a Baha Man. Finally, the modernized doo-wop of "I Thank Heaven" is surprisingly sweet and doesn't spoil the party.