FORMAT: EP RELEASE DATE: April 8, 2014 GENRE: Alternative R&B
Tracklist:
1. UR
2. Childs Play (feat. Chance The Rapper)
3. Julia
4. Warm Winds (feat. Isaiah Rashad)
5. HiiiJack
6. Green Mile
7. Babylon (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
8. Sweet November
9. Shattered Ring
10. Omega
This didn't receive much love and recognition by critics but I thought it was a solid for an EP. I only hope that her debut album is even better and hopefully handled much better by TDE. On the EP, SZA touches on being left heartbroken and self-questioning herself. Some tracks are more futuristic pop than R&B at times and I love her haunting vocals, dark lyrics and the breezy and light elements to her sound/production. 'Z' dropped very early in the year and although it's no 'LP1' or 'Aquarius' it still managed to have staying power with me.
FORMAT: LP RELEASE DATE: April 22, 2014 GENRE: Hip-Hop, R&B
Tracklist:
1. Look Ahead
2. T-Shirt
3. Move That Dope (feat. Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino)
4. My Momma (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
5. Honest
6. I Won (feat. Kanye West)
7. Never Satisfied (feat. Drake)
8. I Be U
9. Covered N Money
10. Special (feat. Young Scooter)
11. Benz Friendz (Whatchutola) (feat. André 3000)
12. Blood, Sweat, Tears
He may be a scumbag and deadbeat dad (What? I'm just being honest) but the man can make some good music for the more mainstream Hip-Hop listeners. By no means is he the greatest lyricists, that's obviously not what people use him for; we love the head bangers, grand production and club hooks. But 'flexing' is not all that he can bring, he's versatile, carved his own lane in the hip-hop world with his usage of autotune and his ballads are some of his best. As emotional and "honest" some of these tracks are you'd expect him to be a better father to them damn babies. Merr' Chrismas'
FORMAT: LP RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2014 GENRE: R&B, Pop
Tracklist:
1. Tough Love
2. You & I (Forever)
3. Cruel
4. Say You Love Me
5. Sweetest Song
6. Kind of…Sometimes…Maybe
7. Want Your Feeling
8. Pieces
9. Keep on Lying
10. Champagne Kisses
11. Desire
When I tell you 'Devotion' was a tough act to follow... 'Tough Love' had to really grow on me because it was a bit disappointing at first. It wasn't even bad at first listen or anything I just expected to be blown away. Vocally she's devouring the new r&b girls, testing her range, delivering a more pop approach than her previous and there's this confidence that really shines throughout the album.
FORMAT: LP RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2014 GENRE: Folk, Electronic
Tracklist:
1. Show Me Love
2. Murmurs
3. Cavity
4. Out Alee
5. Innocent
6. Broken Blue
7. Chambers (Passing Train)
8. Down From The Rafters
9. [Animal]
10. Seven White Horses
11. Xtalk
12. No Sound
'On The Moon Rang Like a Bell' could be electronic, acoustic, folk or a beautiful mixture of all and call it experimental. I've never heard anything like some of the stuff on this record before. The production may be the saving grace of the album but somehow the leads whispers and strained falsetto work.
FORMAT: LP RELEASE DATE: April 22, 2014 GENRE: Hip-Hop, R&B
Tracklist:
1. Look Ahead
2. T-Shirt
3. Move That Dope (feat. Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino)
4. My Momma (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
5. Honest
6. I Won (feat. Kanye West)
7. Never Satisfied (feat. Drake)
8. I Be U
9. Covered N Money
10. Special (feat. Young Scooter)
11. Benz Friendz (Whatchutola) (feat. André 3000)
12. Blood, Sweat, Tears
He may be a scumbag and deadbeat dad (What? I'm just being honest) but the man can make some good music for the more mainstream Hip-Hop listeners. By no means is he the greatest lyricists, that's obviously not what people use him for; we love the head bangers, grand production and club hooks. But 'flexing' is not all that he can bring, he's versatile, carved his own lane in the hip-hop world with his usage of autotune and his ballads are some of his best. As emotional and "honest" some of these tracks are you'd expect him to be a better father to them damn babies. Merr' Chrismas'
Preview:
YESSS
His Kanye-esque gift for melody and emotional release.