Instead, he was joined by an awkwardly dapper Ludacris for “Sex Room,” and to close the show, Fabolous for the flashy extended double-entendre “Say Aah,” one of Trey Songz’s best. Unfortunately, she wasn’t at this show to give that song a needed boost, though its chipper circus energy translated well to the stage. “Bottoms Up,” his current hit, strays a bit from this template, celebrating the party more than what might happen after the party’s over a verse from the explosive female rapper Nicki Minaj saves it. “Can’t Be Friends,” from the new album, detailed the price of irresistibility, choosing to love a friend and then failing. Passion, Pain and Pleasure (2010) Soul in Stereo rating: 4 stars out of 5 Edd said: Time and perspective are funny things.

Forgotten favorites: No Clothes On, Fly Together, We Should Be 2.

On “Last Time” he lamented his “two different lives”: “I be with her thinking of you/I be with you thinking of her, my boo.” It’s all too much, and he has to let one go. No question, this is the album where Trey proved that he was set to be a player. But at this show, while those songs hit hard, the ones that stuck out were a shade deeper, grappling with the existential gripes of playerdom.

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