Heaux Tales
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86
On her fourth album, Jazmine Sullivan contends with all that can be lost and gained through sex and love. She is in full command of her spectacular voice and totally delivers on an ambitious concept.
80
Ending such a lengthy wait for new material was never going to be easy, but Jazmine Sullivan makes her Everest-like task look deceptively simple. A woman speaking her truth in poetic, soulful fashion, ‘Heaux Tales’ could be her defining chapter.
80
Sullivan is often overlooked as the R&B master she is, but her latest project displays the vocal range of legends before her, demonstrating her ability to capture the qualms of life and love relevant to the realities of dating in the age of the internet.
80
For a lesser artist, doing songs this explicit would seem like a thin gimmick for attention, but Jazmine Sullivan is far above that weight class. What has to be reckoned with is that, heaux or no, Sullivan is a preeminent standard bearer in modern R&B.
80
Heaux Tales is a provocative return for Sullivan that showcases her incredible knack for storytelling.
80
Though brief, with a runtime of just over 30-minutes, the EP shows Sullivan crafting a complete constellation of love and loss.
PRE-REVIRW NOTE: special is incoming. :p 💜
Jazmine Sullivan is a new name to me, and i was really surprised to see that she makes music since 2008, my original thoughts being that she might be another new R&B / neo-soul artist that started popping off recently.
In contrast with the overall background surprise, the project is definetly not offering much of a surprise to me. I like it, but not to an extent of listening to it that much.
The seemingly long EP features female empowerment ... read more
Jazmine Sullivan is a new name to me, and i was really surprised to see that she makes music since 2008, my original thoughts being that she might be another new R&B / neo-soul artist that started popping off recently.
In contrast with the overall background surprise, the project is definetly not offering much of a surprise to me. I like it, but not to an extent of listening to it that much.
The seemingly long EP features female empowerment ... read more
The harmonies and rhythms were too great for me to have anything bad to say about this album. Jazmine's voice is the sword cutting all the right edges, putting perspective into our minds. The interludes were setting the tone beautifully, I just love hearing women talking about reality. As far as the production, I still got nothing to complain, there's a little bit of R&B luxury for everyone.
After 6 years, I kind of wish there were more than 7 tracks, but the skits do help tell an interesting story. I appreciate how she told these tales from many different perspectives Jazmine's voice still sounds as powerful as ever and the features matched her tremendously. At the moment, I'm not sure if it's really on the level of her past records, but my opinion on that could change.
Favorite tracks: Pick Up Your Feelings, Put It Down, On It, Pricetags, The Other Side
Least favorite: -
Favorite tracks: Pick Up Your Feelings, Put It Down, On It, Pricetags, The Other Side
Least favorite: -
While nothing on here is super unique and the lyrics can sometimes be cringe, the melodies and her voice mixed with the production sound too good and are too catchy for me not to like this. There are some fantastic songs on here, and the features are pretty great too. There are a few too many skits, and the concept wasn't executed as well as it could have been, but overall this is a very enjoyable R&B record despite its flaws.
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Track List
- Bodies (Intro)
- Antoinette's Tale
- Pick Up Your Feelings
- Ari's Tale
- Put It Down
- On It (feat. Ari Lennox)
- Donna's Tale
- Pricetags (feat. Anderson .Paak)
- Rashida's Tale
- Lost One
- Precious' Tale
- The Other Side
- Amanda's Tale
- Girl Like Me (feat. H.E.R.)
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Yes, maybe an 86 it’s too much but this is def not average at all, she is way more energetic than almost every mainstream r&b artist
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Added on: January 5, 2021