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Jay-Z, 4:44 | Album Review 💿
Rap icon Jay-Z returns after a four-year hiatus with ‘4:44,’ arguably, his most personal album to date. He’s on autopilot.
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Kesha, Praying | Track Review 🎵
Pop star Kesha makes a triumphant comeback, following turbulent times, with a surprising, heartfelt ballad, “Praying.”
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India.Arie, SongVersation: Medicine | Album Review 💿
R&B singer/songwriter India.Arie returns with EP SongVersation: Medicine, her first new solo project following a four-year hiatus.
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Superfruit, Future Friends – Part One | Album Review
Superfruit – comprised of Pentatonix members Mitch and Scott – releases an enjoyable, seven-song, debut EP with ‘Future Friends – Part One.’
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25 Best Albums of 2017 (So Far) 2.0 | The Musical Hype
Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) lead the list of 25 best albums of 2017 (so far).
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TLC, TLC | Album Review
TLC returns with its fifth and final self-titled studio album. Left Eye is certainly missed, but T-Boz and Chilli assemble an enjoyable effort nonetheless.
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Russ, There’s Really a Wolf | Album Review 💿
Rapper and singer Russ delivers a promising debut album with ‘There’s Really a Wolf.’ Russ writes, produces, and engineers the album himself.
Music
Future, ‘Pie’ | Track Review
Ubiquitous southern rapper Future taps Chris Brown for an enjoyable, if incredibly shallow, sexually-charged new single, “PIE.”
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Rick Ross, Glory of War | Track Review 🎵
Rick Ross returns with a familiar sound and overall vibe on “Glory of War,” assisted by soul singer Anthony Hamilton.
LGBTQ
Adam Lambert, Two Fux | Track Review 🎵
Pop artist and American Idol alum Adam Lambert returns with a captivating, bluntly-titled, new single, ‘Two Fux.’
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Calvin Harris, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | Album Review 💿
Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris releases the best album of his career with his star-studded ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1.’
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The National, ‘Guilty Party’ | Track Review
The National Returns with the second single from their seventh album, ‘Sleep Well Beast,’ “Guilty Party.” It’s all about them sad vibes on “Guilty Party.”