My Favorite R&B albums Part Two

Here are some more of my favorite R&B albums

Ne-Yo: In My Own Words- A great debut album that is in my opinion still his best to date. There are some really great songs like So Sick, When You’re Mad, Mirror, and my personal favorite Sexy Love. The songwriting is noteworthy.

Ne-Yo: Year of the Gentlemen- An extremely smooth set of R&B by a veteran. The album literally has no bad songs as Ne-Yo worships women. Although not my favorite song, Fade to the Background is incredibly sad. Most songs on the album are upbeat though.

Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad-Rih Rih’s best album to date has some really hot beats, and catchy beats. There aren’t many guest spots but they are well used like her duet with Ne-Yo Hate That I Love You. Some may consider this her last R&B album or simply her best album. Regarless its great.

.Trey Songz- Pain, Passion,Pleasure- The Prince of VA’s most complex album. Its divided into an intro portion, a pain portion, a passion portion, then a pleasure portion. The intro part is the best but there is a lot of good songs, but I wish there were more guest spots besides just Drake and NIcki MInaj.

The Dream- Love King- The American Dream attempted to perfect his style for album 3, and I think he almost pulled it off. The album is a bit long, but the songs are very catchy while some are very cold.

Toni Braxton: Toni Braxton- A classic from an incredible R&B singer. This may be the best album on the list. Toni goes through all of love’s ins and outs. Truly classic stuff. The first 2 songs are enough to keep you going for a while.

Trey Songz- Ready- A great Trey Songz album with numerous bangers like I need a Girl, Say Aah, and LOL J. Trey seems more in his element lyrically on this album than on any other of his albums.

Keyshia Cole- Just Like You- KC’s best album. Keyshia has an amazing presence on this album. There are very few guest spots also. Let it Go, I Remember, and Last Night are some stand outs.

Usher: Confessions- Usher’s best album is loaded with hit singles like Let it Burn, Confessions, and the iconic Yeah. Even Kanye and Alicia Keys made the album. I don’t see Usher topping this effort.

Album Review: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign-Vultures 1

This album review is way overdue. I've had a long time to sit with the album....I really liked it at first but it hasn't really aged as well as other Kanye projects. Kanye's lyricism has taken a noticeable decline. I mean hes not horrible but alot of these bars are bad or tasteless. Ty Dolla $ign on the other hand does a great job on pretty much every track. The production though, as with most Kanye albums is really good. Some of it was reminiscent of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy or Yeezus. There are a few guest spots and most are well used. Hearing Kanye's daughter, North West, on "Talking"is cute. Freddie Gibbs steals the show on the hilarious "Back to Me". "Carnival" is a certified hit which features Playboi Carti & Rich the Kid. Overall most of these songs are good but I cant say this really adds much to Kanye's illustrious discography. Lyrics 19 Beats 23 Depth 22 Tilt 21 Verdict 85

Album Review: Kid Cudi-Insano (regular version)

I gotta admit I didn't like this album that much when I first heard it over half a year ago. I've heard that Kid Cudi doesn't exactly play to his strengths....that's partly true. I do like his rapping here tho. Honestly most songs here kinda blend together....."Keep Bouncin'" is really hype....and it gets the album off to a good start. "At The Party" with Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott may be my favorite song. "Wow" with A$AP Rocky is another highlight. Overall tho I feel this album tries too hard to be trendy. Cudi needed to put more of his pain into it. I mean a happy Cudi album isn't a bad thing but it really seems odd to me. You're not getting alot of singing or hums here know what I mean? However the production I found to be very good. Cudi is one of my favorite rappers like top 20 and I guess this will do for 2024. Lyrics 20 Beats 23 Depth 21 Tilt 21 Verdict 85

Video Game Review: Jedi Survivor

About a week ago or so I beat Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Im so happy I got a chance to play it cause they put it on PS4....yes I sadly as of early 2025 do not have a PS5 yet. But anyways I thought the game was considerable improvement over Jedi Fallen Order in most ways. The game is set a few years after the end of the first game. One thing I like is you keep all your Jedi techniques from the first game Jedi Fallen Order. You can force push and pull and double jump right from the jump. Early in the game you also get access to a new lighstaber form dual wield. In this game there are 5 lightsaber forms. Single is good in any situation but not the best for ideal situations. I think double bladed has good defense but low range. Dual wield is fast but has low defense. Later on you get access to a blaster form which has great range. Then there's the Cross-guard which is Kylo Ren's lightsaber form...its slow in this game but has high damage and defense to it. The enemy variety in the...

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