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    2015 album reviews

    Jill Scott, Woman © Atlantic
    Album 💿

    Jill Scott, Woman | Album Review 💿

    On her latest album ‘Woman,’ Jill Scott continues to flaunt her best attribute – her splendid, powerhouse vocals.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJuly 27, 2015 ago
    Spose, Why Am I So Happy © Preposterously Dank Entertainment
    Album 💿

    Spose Proves He’s the King Of Maine On ‘Why Am I So Happy?’

    Alternative rapper Spose proves that he’s indeed “The King Of Maine” on his latest album, ‘Why Am I So Happy?’

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJuly 15, 2015 ago
    Boosie BadAzz, Touch Down 2 Cause Hell © Atlantic
    Album 💿

    Boosie BadAzz Keeps It Real on ‘Touch Down 2 Cause Hell’

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

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJune 9, 2015 ago
    zedd, true-colors © interscope
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    Zedd, True Colors | Album Review

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

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJune 3, 2015 ago
    A$AP Rocky, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP © RCA
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    A$AP Rocky, At. Long. Last. A$AP’ | Album Review

    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.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 29, 2015 ago
    jamie-foxx-hollywood-a-story-of-a-dozen-roses © rca
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    Jamie Foxx, Hollywood: Story of a Dozen Roses | Album Review

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

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 27, 2015 ago
    Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface [📷: Fueled by Ramen]
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    Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface | Album Review

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

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 22, 2015 ago
    Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [📷: Asthmatic Kitty]
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    Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell | Album Review 💿

    Beloved indie singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens delivers an emotional, highly personal tour de force with latest LP, ‘Carrie & Lowell’.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsApril 7, 2015 ago
    Madonna, Rebel Heart © Live Nation/Interscope
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    Madonna Sounds Fierce on ‘Rebel Heart’

    ‘Rebel Heart’ is an enjoyable album that plays to the strengths of Madonna and easily eclipses her overlooked 2012 album, ‘MDNA.’

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 17, 2015 ago
    Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise [📷: Def Jam]
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    Takeaways: Big Sean, ‘Dark Sky Paradise’ 

    After lackadaisical sales for sophomore LP ‘Hall Of Fame’, ‘third time’s charm’ for Big Sean on third LP, ‘Dark Sky Paradise’.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 3, 2015 ago
    Drake, If You're Reading This You're Too Late © Cash Money
    Album 💿

    Drake Is In the Zone on ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’

    Drake shocks the world by releasing an unexpected mixtape, ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’. Mixtape or not, Drake is clearly “in the zone.”

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsFebruary 18, 2015 ago
    Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie © RCA
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    Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie | Album Review 💿

    Charlie Wilson doesn’t reinvent the wheel on Forever Charlie, but flexes his robust, refined vocals on one of his best of the Charlie series.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsFebruary 3, 2015 ago

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