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    R&B albums

    Jon Batiste, We Are [📷: Verve]
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    Jon Batiste, We Are | Album Review 💿

    Gifted, versatile Louisianan musician Jon Batiste delivers one of the year’s best and most satisfying R&B albums with We Are.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 27, 2021 ago
    Lucky Daye, Table for Two [📷: Keep Cool / RCA]
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    Lucky Daye, Table For Two | Album Review 💿

    Grammy-nominated R&B singer Lucky Daye shines on Table for Two, a short but sweet collection of duets with female R&B standouts.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsFebruary 18, 2021 ago
    Aaron Frazer, Introducing... [📷: Dead Oceans / Easy Eye Sound]
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    Aaron Frazer, Introducing… | Album Review 💿

    Aaron Frazer does a marvelous job recapturing the magic of soul music on his sensational debut album, 💿 Introducing…

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 11, 2021 ago
    Jazmine Sullivan, Heaux Tales [📷 : RCA]
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    Jazmine Sullivan, Heaux Tales | Album Review 💿

    R&B singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan makes a compelling comeback with Heaux Tales, her first album in six years.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 9, 2021 ago
    Trey Songz, Back Home [Photo Credit: Atlantic]
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    Trey Songz, Back Home | Album Review 💿

    R&B standout Trey Songz delivers a long, but totally enjoyable project with Back Home, his long-awaited, eighth studio album.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 15, 2020 ago
    Aloe Blacc, All Love Everything [Photo Credits: BMG Rights Management]
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    Aloe Blacc, All Love Everything | Album Review 💿

    R&B standout Aloe Blacc makes a classy and respectable return on All Love Everything, an album characterized by dedication and monogamy.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsOctober 12, 2020 ago
    Toni Braxton, Spell My Name [Photo Credit: Island]
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    Toni Braxton, Spell My Name | Album Review 💿

    Grammy-winning R&B singer Toni Braxton remains a class act on her 10th album, Spell My Name. She the mark of consistency.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 23, 2020 ago
    Alicia Keys, Alicia [Photo Credit: RCA]
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    Alicia Keys, Alicia | Album Review 💿

    All in all, Alicia ends up being a pleasant, well-rounded seventh studio album by Grammy-winning R&B artist Alicia Keys.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 21, 2020 ago
    Kem, Love Always Wins [Photo Credit: Motown]
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    Kem, Love Always Wins | Album Review 💿

    Kem remains classy and incredibly consistent on his fifth studio album, Love Always Wins, which arrives following a six-year hiatus.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 4, 2020 ago
    Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift (Deluxe Edition) [Photo Credit: Sony]
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    Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift (Deluxe Edition) | Album Review 💿

    In tandem with her Disney+ film, Black is King, Beyoncé reissues The Lion King: The Gift in a deluxe edition.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 3, 2020 ago
    august-alsina-the-product-iii-stateofemergency-empire-1
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    August Alsina, The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy | Album Review 💿

    On The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy, August Alsina consistently sounds incredible vocally, but his third album itself is far too long.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 16, 2020 ago
    Summer Walker, Life on Earth (EP) [Photo Credit: Interscope]
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    Summer Walker, Life on Earth (EP) | Album Review 💿

    Summer Walker provides an incredibly chill vibe and pleasant listening experience on her EP, Life on Earth (EP), but could use more punch.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 13, 2020 ago

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