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JE Heartbreak II – Jagged Edge Album Review

Jagged Edge‘s eight album, JE Heartbreak II finds the quartet reunited with producer Jermaine Dupri, label So So Def and their original management Mauldin Brand Agency. The theme here is…

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Xscape – Michael Jackson album review

Any posthumous release is tricky for two reasons primarily: that producers working on the album don’t tarnish the legacy of the artist who’s departed and that most of the original…

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The Truth – Ledisi album review

It has been three years since Ledisi released her last project, Pieces of Me, but the sultry songstress has been touring worldwide and appearing on television screens ever since. Her latest…

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Babyface & Toni Braxton’s “Love, Marriage & Divorce” Album Review

Love, Marriage & Divorce is a seductive collection of 11 cuts that do not disappoint. Fans of both Babyface and Toni Braxton will be happy to find that the magic…

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The Statik Selektah “Extended Play” album review

In a Hip-Hop scene seemingly dominated by bass-heavy productions riddled with simplistic melodies, Statik Selektah’s Extended Play is a breath of fresh air. Coming back with his signature boom-bap style…

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Freestyle of the Week Review: Gunplay, “No Church”

If you are in possession of a taxonomical mind such as my own, one which feels inclined to categorize music in spite of musician’s continued, vehement, justifiable requests that one…

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Elle Varner Perfectly Imperfect album review

Elle Varner has a beautifully soulful voice, almost surprisingly packing an incredible amount of power in her petite frame. Add to that her outstanding wit and an impeccable way with…

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R. Kelly Write Me Back album review

In Robert Kelly’s long legacy it would seem that there’s nothing he hasn’t done yet. The man known as R. Kelly proves that to be untrue on his latest album,…

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Nothing But The Beat… David Guetta album review

David Guetta’s latest album, Nothing But the Beat is a composition of exhilarating house beats with the infusion of a popular hip hop and r&b artists. Don’t let the title…

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Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV album review

It was hard not to compare Tha Carter IV to the previous release in Tha Carter series, but it nevertheless occurred. Having followed Lil Wayne since he began his Cash…

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