Naming his fourth album The Senior is Ginuwine's way of saying he's ready to graduate from his younger days as a bedroom serenader. As if to overemphasize the point, the hunky singer comes out of the gate playing the role of boastful upper-classman, flaunting his status and wealth like he's P. Diddy.On the opening song, "Get Ready," Ginuwine descends from a bed of gospel cries and harpsichord strings to announce his arrival, likening it to a messiah returning to his people. "Chedda Brings" rehashes the tired pop-star idiom of "mo' money, mo' problems" as Ginuwine laments the pitfalls of being successful. On "Hell Yeah," he raps about strip clubs and VIP rooms. The electric beats of the song are styled for the clubs, but the themes don't exactly show a common touch. Maybe Ginuwine is still drunk off the success he had last year, when he used the slick, sultry hook in his voice to turn the lumbering rapper Fat Joe into a pop star on the hit single "Crush Tonight." Ginuwine's real talent, though, is relating to people. When he sings passionately about matters of the heart — trying to get a woman's number ("In Those Jeans") or starting a family ("First Born") — his intimacy is moving. It's unfortunate that the balladry is rendered via anesthetized soul instead of the ambitious arrangements of Timbaland, who produced Ginuwine's first two albums. Ginuwine has the raw vocal talent to often overcome it by the rapture of his delivery. But this record makes you wonder if he's gotten any wiser as he's gotten older.