EVERYTHING IS LOVE

The Carters - EVERYTHING IS LOVE
Critic Score
Based on 25 reviews
2018 Ratings: #317 / 890
User Score
2018 Rank: #589
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
HipHopDX

While their marriage may have its flaws, EVERYTHING IS LOVE frankly doesn’t. It’s a storybook ending for two people crazy in love who never gave up on each other — or their craft.

90
AllMusic

A timely document that shows even the most powerful couple in hip-hop can still endure the most trying and human of challenges.

90
Exclaim!
With incredible production and plenty of Easter eggs for fans to decode, the project more than lives up to its potential, with enough flame emojis to satisfy hip-hop heads and the Bey-hive alike.
85
GIGsoup

Although not as strong a project as either ‘Lemonade’ or ‘4:44’, The Carters’ first joint LP still succeeds in defying the attempts to diminish negative portrayals of their relationship and black achievement.

83
A.V. Club

As with The Avengers, your previous investment in the Carters will dictate your current enjoyment. But it’s hard not to feel something when the duo ... ends its impossibly luxurious extravaganza by simply repeating that the two are “happy in love.” It’s a pop fairy tale just real enough to believe in.

82
Pitchfork

The Carters round out a trilogy of confrontational albums about their marriage with something lighter but no less resonant. It is a celebration of resilient black love and proud black extravagance.

80
Slant Magazine

At times an opulent spectacle and at others a full-bodied avowal of devotion, Everything Is Love stands as a monumental testament to keeping it real.

80
The Irish Times
Everything Is Love brings to a close their state-of-the-marital-union trilogy.
80
The Observer

It might lack urgency, but it’s an accomplished, glossy finale.

80
The Telegraph

Everything Is Love certainly doesn’t have the musical expansiveness of Lemonade. There are neither ballads nor bangers, and not much in the way of melodic song construction at all. Rather, these are snappily repetitive beats on which the stars can put across their message as a form of hip hop conversation.

80
The Independent
Two of the most innovative artists of a generation seem unbreakable as they fire shots at former friends and celebrate their own power
80
Crack Magazine

It would be enough for the Carters to make their point with sly references and double-entendre, but what makes Everything is Love so impactful is that it’s musically on-par with anything else either artist has released in their careers.

80
NOW Magazine

The album ultimately serves as a vehicle to make their art consistent with their reality – a feat that the Carters have attempted individually and conquered collectively.

80
Rolling Stone
While the album doesn’t muster the ambitious and intense highs of its two predecessors, it is one of the most satisfying event-albums in some time, and it feels like a labor of love.
80
NME
‘Everything is Love’ may lack the immediate impact of Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s respective solo latest records, but it’s still interesting to see two of the biggest stars in the world relax.
75
The 405

This isn’t an album of ‘Crazy In Love’ or ‘Drunk In Love’ successors. It’s an album of love, and all the forms it can take in and outside of you.

70
musicOMH

Throughout Everything Is Love, Jay and Bey are at ease, a contrast to their previous solo releases and an epilogue of sorts to the gossip that has surrounded their relationship since 2014. For this reason it isn’t always the most substantial record, flexing and braggadocio abound, but it’s an enjoyable collection of tracks from the power couple.

70
FLOOD Magazine

Everything Is Love, the celebration of marriage and all of its foibles, is but the last chapter in a premeditated, pre-planned victory.

70
Highsnobiety

EVERYTHING IS LOVE is a monumental ode to the power of the hustle, and that alone can carry it when it delves into musically unremarkable territory.

70
The Young Folks
As its title would suggest, it is a statement of unshaken love – love for music, love for their community, and, of course, love for each other.
70
Drowned in Sound

There’s a sense of immediacy and even unpredictability in the most restless moments on Everything Is Love, which saves the album from being a rather static and defiant contemplation of The Carters’ victories.

67
Consequence of Sound

On Everything Is Love, Beyoncé and JAY-Z throw what you think will be the world-shaking Juneteenth party of the year – but it turns out to be their recommitment ceremony.

60
The Guardian
Calculating it may be, but it’s hard to think of anyone who’s turned prurient public interest in their personal lives to their advantage quite as adeptly as the Carters have.
50
The Needle Drop

Everything Is Love relies too heavily on its star power to feel anywhere near as consequential as Lemonade or 4:44.

30
Tiny Mix Tapes

Unlike other penetrating relationship sagas — Richard Linklater’s The Before Trilogy comes to mind — EVERYTHING IS LOVE is about the veneer of a successful marriage, and it plays like a press release, a publicity stunt designed to communicate to the world how great Beyoncé and JAY-Z are doing.

Jenkies
80

Following Beyoncé's 2016 and Jay's 2017 projects, EVERYTHING IS LOVE is a culmination of both respective artist's marriage. And I am completely here for it. Admittedly, I didn't listen to this project until Summer 2020, essentially the height of the pandemic, and I was looking for a feel good record that could take my mind off the bullshit. I most certainly found those vibes with this project.

After giving this LP a re-listen recently, I am completely infatuated by the instrumentals ... read more

BaddieBaphomet
50

NO NUANCE REVIEW

I was just reminded of this album a couple of days ago. I haven’t thought about it at all since it was originally released. I’m pretty sure most of you haven’t either. And after relisten isn’t, I can confirm that you don’t need to!

LukasLima
72

As músicas são boas, mas a produção é bem cansativa e inconsistente.

* SUMMER (8/10)
* APESHIT (9/10)
* BOSS (7.5/10)
* NICE (6/10)
* 713 (7/10)
* FRIENDS (6/10)
* HEARD ABOUT US (8/10)
* BLACK EFFECT (7.5/10)
* LOVEHAPPY (7/10)

Nota Final: 73/100

PONTOS ADICIONAIS

• Vocais +0
• Composição +0
• Produção -1

Nota Final: 72/100

80

Dat is not Jay and beyond ceeeee

pauloscpn
75

Menos memorável da trilogia, mas mesmo assim uma média boa.

Embora demonstrem sua química, carece de inovação musical e profundidade lírica. As faixas seguem um padrão previsível, com letras superficiais em alguns momentos. Apesar disso, a produção é em alguns momentos sólida e a energia do casal é visível, resultando em uma experiência agradável, porém não ... read more

Irgo
40

38 minutos que duram uma eternidade…
APESHIT é bom, mas o resto do álbum é totalmente esquecível.

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Track List

1SUMMER
4:45
85
2APESHIT
4:24
85
3BOSS
4:04
76
4NICE
3:53
68
5713
3:13
73
6FRIENDS
5:44
71
7HEARD ABOUT US
3:10
77
8BLACK EFFECT
5:15
75
9LOVEHAPPY
3:49
77
Total Length: 38 minutes
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Added on: June 16, 2018