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86
The prismatic, outstanding new album from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter moves gracefully through jazz, R&B, soul, and reggae. It’s a searching and specific exploration of connection, pain, and desire.
80
A little more focus could deliver a masterpiece, but this wilful mess is haunting, charming and highly recommended.
1mo
80
The third full-length project from Yaya Bey is an exceptional feat of storytelling, as much for the ground it covers as for the depths it shows to be lacking in commercial musical discourse.
80
The Washington DC artist traverses a variety of genres on an album that tells funny, starkly wise stories of a half-together life.
Remember Your North Star is a pleasant R&B record to keep in the background while you’re doing something else but that too often fails to leave a strong impression. And I think that's partially due to the large amount of interludes that wanna be full songs but don’t have enough substance to be memorable in any way. It’s the first time I’m listening to Yaya Bey and I think she has a wonderful voice and is pretty talented (considering majority of this album is self ... read more
intro - 3/5
libation - 3/5
big daddy ya - 3/5
keisha - 4/5
nobody knows - 3/5
alright - 3/5
meet me in brooklyn - 3/5
it was just a dance - 2/5
pour up (feat. DJ Nativesun) - 3/5
uh uh nxgga - 1/5
reprise - 3/5
rolling stoner - 4/5
don't fucking call me - 5/5 ❤
i'm certain she's there - 3/5
street fighter blue - 3/5
mama loves her son - 4/5
either way - 3/5
blessings - 4/5
Yaya Bey’s “Remember Your North Star” is a serviceable R&B that shows a lot of potential for the artist. While I adore the jazzy production of the project, there some issues I had with this album. For one, the tracklist. A lot of these songs didn’t feel fully formed or complete, and spreading 30 minutes of runtime across 18 tracks did not leave much substantial to listener between the talking interludes and short songs. Also, the songwriting on the first half of the ... read more
intro - 3/5
libation - 3/5
big daddy ya - 3/5
keisha - 4/5
nobody knows - 3/5
alright - 3/5
meet me in brooklyn - 3/5
it was just a dance - 2/5
pour up (feat. DJ Nativesun) - 3/5
uh uh nxgga - 1/5
reprise - 3/5
rolling stoner - 4/5
don't fucking call me - 5/5 ❤
i'm certain she's there - 3/5
street fighter blue - 3/5
mama loves her son - 4/5
either way - 3/5
blessings - 4/5
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Track List
| 1 | intro 1:16 | 73 |
| 2 | libation 0:29 | 66 |
| 3 | big daddy ya 2:09 | 72 |
| 4 | keisha 2:55 | 80 |
| 5 | nobody knows 3:11 | 74 |
| 6 | alright 3:08 | 76 |
| 7 | meet me in brooklyn 1:29 | 72 |
| 8 | it was just a dance 0:17 | 60 |
| 9 | pour up (feat. DJ Nativesun) 2:05 | 75 |
| 10 | uh uh nxgga 0:16 | 52 |
| 11 | reprise 4:25 | 79 |
| 12 | rolling stoner 1:48 | 70 |
| 13 | don't fucking call me 2:47 | 69 |
| 14 | i'm certain she's there 0:42 | 79 |
| 15 | street fighter blues 2:55 | 71 |
| 16 | mama loves her son 1:32 | 75 |
| 17 | either way 0:32 | 70 |
| 18 | blessings 2:42 | 76 |
Total Length: 34 minutes
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Added on: March 16, 2022