Who the hell calls her album No Boys Allowed and then does a duet with Chris Brown called "One Night Stand"? A diva who is a little confused about what she's doing. Keri Hilson has a powerhouse voice that seemed to promise great things on R&B hits like "Turnin Me On" and "Slow Dance." But her second album is hit-or-miss, with failed attempts at pop crossover (the Timbaland collabo "Breaking Point") and sub-Rihanna reggae moves. Still, the high points are worth digging out, especially the electro-porn of "The Way You Love Me" and the Ne-Yo-co-written "Pretty Girl Rock," a lighter-than-air jump-rope rhyme about how hot she is. It's a topic that seems close to her heart.

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“Youth Knows No Pain”

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”