Nelly ft. Fergie: 'Party People'

In the aeons since his last albums - he released the hip hop-flavoured Sweat and the smoother, more melodic Suit on the same day back in September 2004 - Nelly hasn't only beefed up his biceps. 'Party People', the lead single from his upcoming Brass Knuckles LP, is tougher and more muscular than anything he's put his name to in the past.

Over skittering hip-hop beats and raging, trancey synths, Nelly brags about how brilliant he is before hollering: "Where my party p-party party p-party people at?" on the chorus. Fergie, a performer who continues to offer all the spark of a week-old cauliflower, does the same. This is no disaster, but if Nelly really wants to excite the party people, he needs to come up with something a little less monotonous.