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    Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC © Atlantic
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    Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC | Album Review 💿

    Ty Dolla $ign shows great versatility throughout ‘Free TC’, oscillating between singing/rapping & soulfulness/unapologetic brashness.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsNovember 19, 2015 ago
    Andra Day, Cheers to the Fall © buskin/warner bros
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    Andra Day, Cheers To The Fall | Album Review 💿

    Need a perfect example of how to kill it on your debut album? Look no further than Cheers To The Fall from Andra Day.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsSeptember 1, 2015 ago
    chris-brown-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-the-album-c2a9-rca-cash-money
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    Chris Brown & Tyga Aim Low On ‘Fan Of a Fan The Album’

    “Keeping it as 100” as Chris Brown and Tyga do, The best way to describe ‘Fan of a Fan: The Album’ is “garbage.” It’s misogynistic, simple, and a turn-off.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsMarch 4, 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, 10 yearsFebruary 3, 2015 ago
    K. Michelle, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? © Atlantic
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    K. Michelle Pours Out Her Heart on ‘Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?’

    Up-and-coming R&B singer-songwriter K. Michelle delivers a superb, honest sophomore album with ’Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?’.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsDecember 19, 2014 ago
    Chrisette Michele, The Lyricists' Opus © Chrisette Michele LLC
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    Chrisette Michele, The Lyricists’ Opus (EP) | Album Review 💿

    R&B diva Chrisette Michele sounds as if she was free to deliver the kind of project that she wanted to on EP ‘The Lyricists’ Opus’.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsDecember 1, 2014 ago
    Eli Paperboy Reed, Nights Like These © Warner Bros
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    Review: Eli Paperboy Reed, ‘Nights Like These’

    Reed’s latest LP finds the soulful singer updating his sound Retro-soul isn’t the most lucrative musical style in 2014. Neither is R&B for that matter. The preservation of soul is incredibly important but  doesn’t sell many albums. There’ve been exceptions as a couple of retro-inspired R&B singles have enjoyed radio success Read more…

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMay 1, 2014 ago
    SoMo © Republic
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    SoMo Underwhelms on Self-Titled Debut Album

    Ultimately, ‘SoMo’, the self-titled major label debut from contemporary R&B newbie SoMo, leaves the listener underwhelmed.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsApril 9, 2014 ago
    Ledisi, The Truth © Verve
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    Ledisi, ‘The Truth’ (Review)

    Jazzy, adult contemporary R&B vocalist Ledisi unleashes more flashes of contemporary R&B throughout the course of latest LP, ‘The Truth’.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 18, 2014 ago
    Aloe Blacc, Lift Your Spirit © Interscope
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    Aloe Blacc, Lift Your Spirit | Album Review 💿

    R&B singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc releases his third album ‘Lift Your Spirit’ which true to its title, indeed lifts the spirit.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsMarch 17, 2014 ago
    Charlie Wilson, Love Charlie [Photo Credit: RCA]
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    Charlie Wilson, Love Charlie | Album Review

    Following an illustrious career, with nothing to prove, veteran R&B musician Charlie Wilson delivers a solid R&B affair on his 2013 LP, ‘Love Charlie.’

    By brent80, 12 yearsJanuary 29, 2013 ago

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