I do see what you are saying Shurikid. And I agree with you on the music companies. But thats my point when I say her music is dated. Listen to Taking My Money Back then compare it to a song like Exodus '04. The verse in TMMB has been done before. I cant remember who it was but the melody is almost the same as another song that was heard in the 90's. I have no qualms about the music. That is fresh and new. But put together with the melody (which is all that seems to matter in the music world now - you know, catchy vocal lines and such -) it makes the songs sooo dated.

Exodus '04 however is a song and part of an album that was released before its time. Which is why people may have been hesitant towards it. The vocal melody is new and different and so is the music and it fits with the time. And that was composed pretty much by Hikki herself. I'm not trying to say that Exodus is a better album. I'm just saying that TITO came out a little too late to be new, and Exodus came out a little too early to be accepted as main stream.

Promotion is the big issue. Everything has to sound like something else that is out there. The sad reality is that you cant be accepted for being different no matter how hard you try. Hikki has her flavour of things that will not quite work if she collaborates with the wrong people. I think she should find a new record company. Sorry IDJ.