neo-soul
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Tyler, the Creator blossoms as a rapper, producer, and lyricist on Flower Boy, his most beautiful and well-crafted album to date.
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SZA delivers a strong full-length debut that explores the emotional complexities of being the other woman.
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Humanz has its share of strong performances and musical highlights, but all too often its guests are misplaced or poorly utilized and the songwriting/production just isn’t up to the Gorillaz standard.
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Shabazz Palaces have announced another cosmic concept album titled Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and shared the lead single ‘Shine a Light,” featuring fellow Seattle rapper Thaddillac. The full project drops July 15 via Sup Pop.
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Though Drunk brings a heaping helping of Thundercat’s spectacular bass playing and sense of humor, the album is also rife with filler and underwritten jazz motifs.
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With his new single, “Friend Zone,” Thundercat stood up to Valentine’s Day bullshit with an expectedly funky and funny song about, well, being stuck in the friend zone. It’s taken from the album Drunk, out February 24 via Brainfeeder.
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The new Common album looked as if it would be a fresh perspective on the race relations in America, but it barely scratches the surface of the divides that have made so much press over the past few years.
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Childish Gambino carves his own niche in the recent wave of vintage soul revivalism with Awaken, My Love!
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This opening track from Childish Gambino‘s new album Awaken, My Love! announces a powerful change of pace – Donald turns in a killer vocal performance as he ventures into the world of psychedelic soul. Glad to say I’m finally hyped for a Childish Gambino project! The full thing drops
