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Tori Kelly Shows Off Tremendous Pipes On ‘Unbreakable Smile’

Debut album ‘Unbreakable Smile’ may not exemplify perfection, but vocally, Tori Kelly posseses quite a profound, stunning instrument.

Does Lyfe Jennings reinvent the wheel on ‘Tree Of Lyfe’? No, but he delivers a candid, genuine R&B effort without major flaw.

25-year old R&B newcomer Leon Bridges sounds showcases maturity beyond his age on his retro-soul debut, ‘Coming Home.’

‘Grand Romantic’ is a captivating affair, though not absent of flaws or without Fun. frontman Nate Ruess indulging too much.

Canadian R&B artist Tamia delivers classy, monogamous, grown-folks R&B on ‘Love Life.’

Albeit it lengthy, southern rapper Boosie Badazz delivers the goods on his latest album, ‘Touch Down 2 Cause Hell.’

As the title suggests, here’s a playlist comprised of 12 songs where R&B veteran R. Kelly took innuendo absolutely TOO far.

Zedd delivers an enjoyable, pleasant sophomore LP with ‘True Colors’. Although sound, many songs from ‘True Colors’ run into one another.

A$AP Rocky returns with his highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘At. Long. Last. A$AP.’ On ‘A.L.L.A.’, A$AP Rocky aims for bigger things.

‘Hollywood: Story Of A Dozen Roses,’ the fifth album by Jamie Foxx, is his weakest since breakout sophomore album, ‘Unpredictable.’

Eclectic, Ohio alternative band Twenty One Pilots delivers a tour de force on their ambitious second album, ‘Blurryface.’

Ultimately, ‘Strange Effects’ is another superb album from Tech N9ne. It’s imperfect, but its pros easily outweigh its cons.