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My Favorite R&B Albums(Part 2, 20-11)

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20)Amerie-Because I Love It: This album was barely released in the United States. However its still one of the best R&B albums ever made. The production is generally mid-tempo which fits Amerie’s style well. “Losing U” might be the best song here, but there are a lot of good ones.

 

19)Mariah Carey-The Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel: I feel this album was tainted by the (obvious) beef with Eminem. However this remains one of Mariah’s strongest albums. I picked this over The Emancipation of Mimi cause on that album she introduced a new sound, on this album she perfected it.s

 

18)Usher-Lookin 4 Myself: This is Usher’s best album since Confessions(which most likely is on this list). Every song is good, even if some are a little similar in the beginning. I really like this album cause it seems like Usher is in top form(still).

 

17) Toni Braxton-Secrets: Secrets is a terrific album full of groundbreaking R&B songs. “Un-Break My Heart” is likely the best song in my opinion. Toni’s vocal and lyrical dexterity were almost unmatched.

 

16)Keri Hilson-In A Perfect World: Keri’s debut is great album. Her vocals aren’t anything special, but the song writing and beatas are very good. There’s only a couple songs I wasn’t really feeling that much. Otherwise it’s a win.

 

15) Kelis-Kaleidoscope: This is a very interesting album produced by the Neptunes. Kelis is basically in her prime. She is very angry on “Caught Out There”, and it seems most of the album deals with relationship issues here and there, especially the last song, “ Wouldn’t You Agree”s

 

14) Rihanna-Good Girl Gone Bad: Rihanna’s best album is no joke. The production is excellent and her choruses are simply off the chain. There’s too many hits to name them all. I question was Rihanna better as a Good Girl  Gone Bad, or a Bad Girl showing signs off wanting to be good?

 

13)The Dream- Love Hate: I like all of the Dream’s first three albums, but the first one is the best. Its incredibly cohesive….the songs blend together. Dream’s songwriting proves to meet anything else I’ve ever heard on an R&B album.

 

12Trey Songz-Pain,Passion Pleasure: This is a concept album, and with three concepts its amazing to see that, for the most part Trey came through on this album. The first part are just general songs, then you have songs that deal with the Pain, Passion, and Pleasure of a relationship. Its his best album.

 

11)Melanie Fiona-The MF Life: I really like Melanie Fiona’s 2nd album, but im not sure its as revolutionary as it could have been. There’s a good guest list this time around like Nas, B.O.B, John Legend, and J. Cole. The album finishes with a bonus track from T-Pain. Melanie’s vocals are what really make the album sound empowering.
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