Composition
J.Lo was more urban oriented than her debut album, On the 6, which incorporates dance-pop, R&B and latin pop. The style and sound of the album was compared to the works of Janet Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Selena, Aaliyah, Paula Abdul, TLC. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the album "a mixed bag: part retro dance-pop, part prescription R&B, and part Latin" and compared it to Janet Jackson's breakthrough album, Control (1986).
"Love Don't Cost a Thing", which is the album's opening track, was produced by Ric Wake. According to Cinquemani, some songs on the album have '80s and '90s styles, as he described "I'm Real" to a "reminiscent of Janet" and "Walking on Sunshine" to a '90s standards with a retro sound, drawing comparisons to "Waiting for Tonight." It is followed by the Latin-oriented "Ain't It Funny", which contains a choir of back-up vocalists singing the chorus. Described as a "mixed-meter piece of self-empowerment," "That's Not Me" is an arrangement of acoustic guitar, piano and complex vocals. "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" had shifted Lopez's personal sound away from a pure pop or R&B to more of a Hip-hop sound.
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