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    jojo-mad-love-atlantic
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    JoJo, Mad Love. | Album Review 💿

    After 10 long years, urban-pop musician JoJo returns with a respectable third studio album, ‘Mad Love’.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 19, 2016 ago
    Maxwell, blackSUMMER'Snight © Columbia
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    Maxwell, ‘blackSUMMERS’night’ | Album Review

    Maxwell remains consistent on latest LP blackSUMMERS’night, while successfully tweaking his sound to embody and appeal to the times.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJuly 4, 2016 ago
    R. Kelly, The Buffet © RCA
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    R. Kelly Up to His Old Tricks on ‘The Buffet’

    R. Kelly remains true to himself on his latest album, ‘The Buffet.’ ‘The Buffet’ is a mix between the profane, sex & soul.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsDecember 14, 2015 ago
    Stacy Barthe, BEcoming © Motown
    Album 💿

    Stacy Barthe Masterfully Tackles Personal Struggles On ‘BEcoming’

    Up-and-coming R&B singer/songwriter Stacy Barthe delivers an underrated, but extremely meaningful debut album with ‘BEcoming.’

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsAugust 4, 2015 ago
    Bilal, In Another Life © eOne
    Album 💿

    Bilal Delivers Killer Soul LP With ‘In Another Life’

    Alternative, retro-soul artist Bilal delivers another fantastic album with killer throwback, soul project, ‘In Another Life’.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJuly 7, 2015 ago
    Lyfe jennings, Tree of lyfe [📷: Red/Sony]
    Music

    Lyfe Jennings Keeps It 100 On ‘Tree Of Lyfe’

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

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJune 30, 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
    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, 11 yearsMarch 4, 2015 ago
    Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie © RCA
    Album 💿

    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
    Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show © RCA
    Album 💿

    Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show | Album Review 💿

    Three albums in, Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan shows that she is the model of consistency on Reality Show.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJanuary 14, 2015 ago
    K. Michelle, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? © Atlantic
    Album 💿

    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, 11 yearsDecember 19, 2014 ago
    Mary J. Blige, The London Sessions © Capitol
    Album 💿

    Takeaways from Mary J. Blige’s, ‘The London Sessions’

    Maybe it took Mary J. Blige “a whole damn year” to heal from heartache, but ‘The London Sessions’ is an album listenable beyond that short span of time.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsDecember 3, 2014 ago

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