Reviews (page 4 of 6)
So far this is good. I like the groove. It’s a good album. I don’t know if I would seek it out to listen again.
Not in my edition of the book! 2002. 3 stars. Surprisingly good Brit R&B - decent voice, quality production and some decent songs. Lyrically sharp and a slap in the face for the sexist, misogynistic male rappers on the list. Points deducted for filler. And to be honest, it's not essential listening.
Standard Lauren Hill-inspired socially conscious hip-hop / R&B. Nothing super special.
Miten tää tuntu välillä melkein kömpelöltä mutta kuitenkin smoothilta? Se on sinänsä sympaattista. En nyt erityisesti silti lämmennyt, kunhan hymähtelin että ihan kiva.
Super solid, I love this era and hadn’t heard of this one before. Not necessarily a stand out but glad to have discovered it
Never felt fully engaged with this but a couple outstanding tracks make me want to revisit soon.
this was like perfectly fine but sorta scratching my head at its inclusion on this list
Fairly forgettable outside of the singles. definitely of it's time.
Pretty good. Missed this first time around.
Who tells singers that singing through one's nose is tge way to go? I liked the music on one or two songs, but I fail to see this a differentiated from most other pop. Dull.
Not bad for a debut. Couldn't help but hear hints of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu with the vocals and overall neo-soul-like and hip-hop sound. Nothing really wowed me outside of that, though. This album doesn't really stack up to the works of those aforementioned R&B/soul artists from this era. Doesn't have quite the depth and it feels a tad bloated too. Wouldn't have guessed that this originated from the UK. Wasn't aware that there was much of a neo-soul (or British Soul as Wikipedia labels this) movement across the pond at this time either. Although thinking about it now, I'm realizing that soul acts such as Amy Winehouse and Adele would later emerge. That's a different tier of acts however. Getting back on topic, I'd say somewhere between a 2-3 for this album.
Und da hemmer ein zwänzgistel vu de albums erreicht. Alles gueti boyz, congrats zum jubiläum und dem meilestei. Nummero 51 gid eus au de ratschlag für die zukünftige albe: a little deeper. Artistname brilliant, she fire. Susch d musik, ja easy gsi aber ich wird au nöd mega oft wieder drilose. Drüü explosione für die ms dy dy dynamite
Das isch ezt schweri entscheidig gsi wasi bi dem album anechlöpfe söll. Grossi euphorie hett gherrscht wonis gseh han am morge - endlich wider mal was aktuellers und kei köntri metal rock situation hett au sehr spass gmacht zum lose aber so richtig explodiert isches denn doch nöd au bimene zweite lose da wünschti dasmer doch chönt halbi pünkt geh wellsmer scho leid tuet dasis bi de restliche 3 stern albe dritue mues wo au scho eher schrott liit ich glaube dasi übers wuchenend namal mini grading kriterie überdenke werd drum gits vo mir 3 sekunde zündschnuur bises eus umd ohre flügt adje
Not my style at all, but I actually really enjoyed this album
Some good
Not a bad album, but also not anything special that anyone needs to hear before they die. This is another one of those albums that makes me question whether the people editing this list are the same people that make the "Now Thats What I Call Music" CDs in the UK. 3/5
Better than I expected.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album, but I ended up enjoying it. It’s very much a product of its time, but she does a good job of balancing underground vibes with mainstream appeal. She switches between rapping, R&B, and Neo-Soul, and the beats land somewhere between hip-hop and UK garage, which works well for the overall sound.
If you really want to investigate this time period’s UK garage and subsequent grime scene, I would suggest digging a little deeper, but you could do worse for an entry point.
First time I'd ever heard of this and, while I'll probably never listen to it again, I liked it.
Not my style at all, but wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. There are a few decent tracks in there, but it sounds more like she's copying American R&B than making her own sound.
It was good, but not memorable.
Hard to classify this.... Not urban rap, not hip-hop.... My daughter called it emo rap... close enough. Talented singer... Could be successful in many genres
Starts brilliantly but fades by halfway through.
First half is brilliant, but then goes very lazy generic run in the second unfortunately
I added it to the 1001 albums playlist. I dug some of it.
I had not heard this before, and I enjoyed it.
É um hip-hop bem bom. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee me viciou.
A vibes tv união, jovem de cara e de coração. gostei!!
It was nice, really like natural high and ramp.
I've never heard of this lady but so far so groovy for early 2000s hiphop Wait she's British?!?!?!?! nutty Dy-Na-Mi-Tee Put Him Out?!?!?!?!?! Brother Its Takes More This is pretty sick honestly, some weird duds but not bad at all
Not bad by any means, but certainly not my style.
pretty cool, nothing special
Representative of hip hop sound around this time
Pretty good.Reminded me of Lauren Hill. I had never heard of her and it appears she really never made it in the U.S. she sounded really good and the songs were written pretty well. Maybe not unique enough to stand out in the U.S. market though.
I think I’ve figured out what the bias is here. And why there are so many totally middle of the road and super uninteresting albums from the UK all over this list. First of all, British people don’t always make the best music. More like 6 times out of ten. Secondly, the author and curator of this list is from the UK himself. So there is definitely a big bias. Many of these records might seem rudimentary in hindsight to us when compared to other works we are more familiar with. But those same albums could have been huge hits and massive achievements during that time period in the country. This album in particular actually works really well for this idea. I have never in my life heard of Ms Dynamite. Doesn’t seem like her career ever really took off outside of the UK. And she hasn’t released anything in almost 20 years. I don’t think there was any single person of note who contributed to the creation of this. Except for maybe Ky-Mani Marley, but there are so many Marley children that they all sound the same to me. I don’t think this is a bad thing either. A record doesn’t have to contain a stacked list of personnel to make it good. But when you are trying to sound like Lauryn Hill, and don’t have some of the greatest musicians ever backing you up, it just isn’t going to work. That’s what this whole album sounds like to me. A poor impression of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It’s the definition of strictly decent at best. When these songs aren’t boring, there just generally isn’t a lot going on. The instrumentals themselves are not amazing, but they are consistently okay on almost every song. In terms of positives, Niomi herself has a very good voice, I won’t take that away from her. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee is a solid hit, and All I Ever is genuinely an amazing R&B song. But man that length is killer. Over an hour of this is not ideal. Either way, somewhere out there, this is someone’s magnum opus neo-soul record. And that’s great for them, but I am not one of those people. Rating: 5/10
I’ve never heard of Ms. Dynamite before, and I haven’t been terribly impressed with the other hip-hop albums from the UK that I’ve listened to so far, so I don’t have high hopes for this album. I’m a little turned off by the runtime as well, but I’m willing to give this album a fair shake. This album was fine, which was a little better than I’d hoped for. Most of the songs were fine, but a few of them were really good. Ms. Dynamite’s flow and vocals were good, and the songwriting was pretty good too. Musically, this album sounded like pretty standard fare for hip-hop from this era, and while it was well done, I didn’t think it was anything new or novel. “Put Him Out” was probably my favorite song on the album. The lyrics were great, and provided an interesting perspective on female empowerment. The beats and backing music were great too, and they gave the song a punchy, but fun sound. “Brother” was great too, and was probably the best written song on the album. The overall story was incredibly sad, and the talk of suicidal ideation gave the song a lot of emotional weight too. However, right after “Brother,” “It Takes More” was a drastic shift in tone that felt really out of place, and that was a microcosm for how I felt about the overall tone of the album. One last positive note: I did like “Krazy Krush”; the beats were great, and I loved Ms. Dynamite’s flow quite a bit on this song. I didn’t hate this album, but I’d be hard pressed to find a reason to listen to it again.
It's alright. Sounds very of it's time
This album is fine, it feels a bit long for sure. I don’t see really why it would be on the list but it’s good. This one seems like a more clear sign of one of the authors being based in the UK. I had never heard of her from the US.
I like this album because it’s a great demonstration of her clear talent. I enjoyed it way more than i thought i was going to. It was far more soulful than i expected. I (miss dyna) might (tee-ee) listen to it again, but im not sure. 3.4
ok
Not sure how this is different from other female hip hop albums from that era, but I enjoyed it. 3*
Strong vocals and some catchy songs
Some of it's pretty great, coming on like an English Lauryn Hill. Some of it feels a bit dated now.
ganz cool, aber not too memorable
Ok
This album is a real vibe. Cool flow and playful production make for an easy but interesting listen. That said, it's a bloated document that could stand to shed at least three tracks for the sake of brevity (probably more like five, to be honest). Full star deduction for that. That said, there is plenty to like here. I still don't know what to make of Danger; in many ways its a standout track that breaks up the monotony of an overlong album, yet it also feels like it belongs to a different artist. Either way, it did inspire me to check out more of the Ms. Dynamite catalogue. Solid 3/5
Well.. it is 2000's rap album
Didn’t vibe with it a ton, but overall it’s pretty solid.
Ровный альбом, мелодичное r&b мяуканье для фона, но ни один трек особо не зацепил. Хорошее мягкое единообразное
Woman empowered but good bars
Gives similar vibes to Lauryn Hill, just not as grandiose. Good album though (3.5/5)
Generic '00s hip hop/R&B. Nothing to write home about, but not terrible. I enjoyed the hip hop tracks much more than the shitty 00's Mariah Carey-esque R&B. Favourite songs: Get Up Stand Up, Krazy Krush, Put Him Out, It Takes More, Sick 'n' Tired Least favourite songs: A Lil Deeper, All I Ever, Gotta Let U Know, Brother 3/5
very Early 2000s pop/r and b. Had never heard this one it was a decent listen.
Not bad considering it’s not my favourite genre of music. First half better than the second half, but still listened all the way through and enjoyed it for the most part
Ms. Dynamite follows Frank Ocean, yesterday's suggestion being *Channel Orange*. And that won't work in the favor of the British rapper / singer for sure! Fortunately, I've always loved the hit-single "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" that opens this debut album. It's a song that's got a killer main hook, and Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley gives a vocal performance on it that's both powerful and endearing--quite a prefect way to introduce herself to the audience here. Sadly the second track is a *huge* letdown. Much has been said about the phrase "meat and potatoes" to mock classic rock, but let's be honest, you have the exact r'nb equivalent of that in "Anyway You Want It", a song so bland and predictable it will be an automatic skip from now on. Plus whoever that Kevin Bryce is, he's not a great singer. Why was this stupid filler placed in such a prominent position in the record? Bouncy "Put Him Out" fares far better, fortunately, and so does cutesy "Brother" -- Niomi's tender tribute to her little bro Akasha (also a rapper now) and the occasion to reminisce on the hardships they both experienced as children. The gentle acoustic guitar on that song is a nice touch, just like the cut-and-pasted accordion is on "It Takes More (Bloodshy Main Mix)", where Ms. Dynamite sounds so close to Amy Winehouse it's almost eerie (*Back To Black* would only be released a few years later, and if one of its producers Salaam Remi also worked on *A Little Deeper*, it looks like he didn't work on that particular song, oddly enough -- you could swear his paws were all over it, though!). After that awesome streak, two very good tracks also follow: "Sick 'n' Tired" and "Afraid 2 Fly", with their winks to P-Funk / West Coast rap, segue into one another seamlessly. If you take out "Anyway You Want Its", the whole tracklist of the first side feels pretty solid overall. And quite predictably, the second half of the album is at least decent, but it's not as great as the best moments of the first. It starts with "Watch Over Them", a -- pretty underwhelming -- acapella cut, which flies by without ever leaving an imprint in your mind (listened to the song three times to make sure I didn't miss something!). Jamaican Ragga-tinged "Seed Will Grow" then ensues (featuring one son of Bob Marley? I was too bored to check...), and it's too bad that it only remembers to use interesting musical arrangements during the *very last seconds*. "Krazy Krush" is a little more memorable, thanks to its "arcade games" sound palette and background vocals, even if it does not exactly reach the heights reached before either. And if reggae-based "Now You Want My Love" has interesting off-kilter harmonies to offer, and Niomi has a commanding presence at its helm, the song still feels a little too long and linear to be considered as stellar or merely pretty good... Worse, "Gotta Let You Know" is, to put it mildly, a boring filler. Interesting guitar lines on "All I Ever", though (almost atonal at times during the verses). Finally, the title-track concludes the proceedings, with more acoustic guitar and a quick build-up to Niomi's last "thoughts" that actually fall a little flat on their faces. Oh, there's a hidden track too. But this review is already too long as it is. The main takeaway is that the record ends with a whimper, not a bang. It's a choice that could have made sense on paper... But are the actual contents of that last leg compelling enough to make it stick the landing? The jury's still out on this one. So, to put it in a nutshell, four of five duds, an equal number of bangers, some of them absolutely stellar (basically the singles), and in-between, some pretty cool stuff that may or may not be filed under the word "essential"... In other words, what you got here is your usual, run-of-the-mill album (probably an overrated one), as it is often churned out by this app (and the book it is based upon)... So *Channel Orange*, this is not indeed. But maybe it's unfair to compare apples and... oranges. 😁 I'll see myself out -------------> 3/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 8/10 for more general purposes (5 + 3) Number of albums left to review: 59 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 406 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 234 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 302
Solid, track two a banger
I enjoyed this album a lot. The beats were sick and her flow was really really good. I just thought a few of the songs went on a bit too long and the album could have dropped a track or two. Overall though, enjoyable
Enjoyed it. Was fun exploring her other songs too.
A Little Deeper is the debut studio album by Ms. Dynamite, originally released in 2002. Never heard of Ms. Dynamite prior to listening to this record. I gotta say, that name is a bit corny. Thankfully, the music isn't as corny as I thought. I actually enjoy most of the instrumentals. They're firmly 2000s but sonically interesting. Some of the tracks reminded me of a Walmart brand Ms. Lauryn Hill. I really liked how some of the tracks blended in some reggae influence, which is what I love so much about Ms. Lauryn Hill. Overall, not bad.
Meh
Forgot how legitimately great this is.
I never heard of her before, and I honestly don't regret it. It's just another hip-hop act that doesn't stand out. It's not really bad, but nothing I would like to listen to again.
Favorite Track: Anyways U Want It
never heard of this lady but pretty good album.
Never heard of her, fits right in with eve and missy
I hadn't heard of this before but it's pretty fun. Not sure it's really an album you MUST hear before you die, but it's enjoyable hip-hop. She's got good flow. The beats and lyrics are solid but not remarkable either really in my opinion.
Doesn't stand out to me among many others of a similar ilk. 2.5 for the personality at the start, but too much insipid, generic R&B
It’s ok, not one of my favorites but it wasn’t that bad. It’s alright.
Poptastic and easy listen
Nice groove - contagious vibes… for the first 10 songs… after that, a little repetitive. Anyways, I’m grabbing a couple of songs for my soul/r&b playlist.
There were times she had an Amy Winehouse sound.
Pleasantly surprised, sounded modern
Pretty decent, positive, hip-hop and R&B.
Yep, fine by me. Didn't really stand out from the crowd.
I actually kind of like this, which is weird. Like Lauryn Hill singing over Beyoncé beats. I dunno, weird.
Mercury Prize winners actually have a pretty decent artistic pedigree, to be fair, but this isn't for me.
July 23, 2024 HL: "Now U Want My Love", "All I Ever" (yes, the Kenny G-ass track), "It Takes More", "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee", maybe "Afraid 2 Fly" Contains some filler in the middle, but overall an enjoyable discovery in 2000s pop. Ms. Dynamite's name, and the bop opener "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee", contradicted the solemnity of the later part of the album. 3.5
A little Lauryn Hill, a little old school Beyoncé, a little Amy Winehouse. Not a ton of tracks stood out to me but consistently good overall. The beat on “Krazy Krush” is awesome. “Danger” and “Ramp” (which I guess are bonus tracks) had a nice tough reggae flow which was a fun change of pace.
Lauren Hill an influence much?
Generic Brit R&B
This was alright. Better than I was anticipating, but nothing on here that surpasses a 3/5 rating.
It was better than expected, but not something that I would ever listen to again.
Great flow and mix of Jamaican musical influences
2.5/5. Meh. Not bad, but also a little boring. Seeing how the artist is from England, I was surprised how this did not sound like other brit rap I've heard.
Not a bad listen, decent vibe.
Like many of the other post-2000 albums on this list, I was left wondering what makes this a must-hear album. It was fine, just not my thing.
Enjoyable all the way through but nothing super stood out to me.
I was surprised that she is British, but apart from that this seemed par for the course.
I dont love r&b but I think this is good. few bops in there
Fun! Matches the era vibe
Extremely unremarkable early 2000s music.
Interesting. In particularly like her voice. But something is missing from this album as whole to make it really work.
Quite good
Very 2000s. Kinda nice.
Probably about as good as 2002 R and B gets.
This is a genre mashup of rap, R&B, hip-hop and a little jazz - given these are my least favorite genres, this is very well done but no more than a three for me!
I quite liked this - more British in influence and feel (I like the Reggae vibe). Quite listenable...
It was pretty solid
Decent. Not my thing.
Here’s an artist I’d never heard of. Decent enough, but underwhelming. Solid r and b but nothing that blew me away.
It’s good, but pretty homogenous. By track four or five I was bored. Sounds a lot like the fugees, which isn’t always a good thing
I didn’t think it was gonna be to my taste, but I quite liked some of it, especially her takedown of gangster, rap culture on the song a little more.
Sounds like Mary J. Blige sometimes. Some random sounds in this album. No idea what she was saying but it wasn’t awful sounding.
First part of the album was surprisingly catchy, but the latter half was quite forgettable
Longer than necessary
Ganz cool, aber zu soulig und wenig eigener Charakter für mehr Sterne.
3.25
Competently done, here and there intriguing, but never quite achieving full breakthrough status or exit velocity. What no doubt sounded fresh some time ago has gotten a bit stale.
Whatever, c’est correct, j’ai pas envie d’écrire un roman à chaque review
Again it had good songs but as an album it wasn’t that original. Songs were still cool.
Better than expected. Soft 3
Pues me ha gustado mucho!!!
feels like a lot of fake deep lyrics and there's only like 2 good songs the rest just feel like they drone on and are very boring 2.75
Natural High - 3 Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - 4 Anyway You Want It - 3 Put Him Out - 4 Brother - 3 It Takes More - 3.5 Sick'n'Tired - 3 Afraid 2 Fly - 3 Watch Over Them - 3.5 Seed Will Grow - 3.5 Krazy Krush - 3.5 Now U Want My Love - 3 Gotta Let U Know - 2.5 All I Ever - 2.5 A Lil Deeper - 3/4 A 3.5, if I could.
06/18/24 S Tier—————————5 Put Him Out A Tier—————————4 Dy-Na-Mi-Tee Brother B Tier—————————3 It Takes More Anyway U Want It Kraft Krush Now You Want My Love All I Ever C Tier—————————2 Sick n Tired Seed Will Grow A Lil Deeper Afraid 2 Fly Gotta Let U Know Natural High D Tier—————————1 Watch Over Them
Okay
I really liked it a t first. Sounded like if Amy Winehouse was a rapper. But then the later songs got really nasal, not like her clear voice at the start.
Liked it more than I expected. Some catchy tunes, inflections, musical portions.
Some pretty good, some just okay.
3.5
Nothing here blew me away, but I was never annoyed while listening — a feat that seems to get harder to achieve as the days go by. I liked the early-2000s R&B feel, but I probably won’t seek out more of Ms. Dynamite’s music.
Simpatico, ma non c'è ancora nulla che mi colpisca particolarmente
Best song: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee Vibes: dark, inspiring, confident, Lauryn Hill Themes: Racial issues, poverty and violence
RnB hip hop
More than a Dy-Na-Mi-Tee novelty hit, this record is a mix of UK hip hop, soul, and dancehall with socially conscious lyrics. Like a lot of late 90s/early 00s albums this is 15 to 20 minutes too long, but it exceeded my expectations. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee Date listened: 05/05/24
I was quite surprised to receive this album on the generator. I'd somehow never heard of Ms Dynamite before and I'm from London, England where she came up. Even though hip hop/rnb really aren't my genres at all, I actually found this quite a pleasant listen. Not mind blowingly good and not something I'm likely to revisit often but still pleasant. But I'm still surprised to see it here as one of 1001 essential albums you have to hear before you die. It wasn't a lasting success and Ms Dynamite herself only released one other album before fading into obscurity and the biggest single on the album only went #2 on the UK hip hop charts at the time. After doing some further researching apparently this album was only in the 2005 version of the book and was removed from all subsequent versions. I guess the author tried to get some at-the-time new acts in hoping they'd go on to bigger and better things, and while that worked out for some ("Kings of Leon", "The Killers", etc.), unfortunately she's just Ms. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee.
Generic early 2000s chavala que se flipa salidita del barrio pero te bon ritmito R&B. Ta bien 3,6
Creative production on many songs. I appreciate the messaging, but it didn't need to be the first in-your-face track. Couldn't help feeling tired at points.
British R&B/ Rap. I usually don’t listen to rap but this isn’t too foul, I actually like some of it.
Dece
i dont know why but early 2000s pop RnB makes me feel uncomfortable in a way i cant explain, maybe i got trapped in a cell phone in 2004 and never recovered. perfectly fine album but as other reviews pointed out I'm not sure the cultural impact of this to land it a spot in the 1001 albums list.
Ms. Dynamite has a great voice and a smooth flow. The reggae beats sound really cool on all of the songs. I just wish this went a little bit harder: bigger beats, more powerful emotions in the lyrics, stronger feature artists.
My first point of comparison here is Lauryn Hill, mostly through the attempt to blend various genres. I think it's a little less successful here. There's some G-funk influence ("Sick N Tired"), some bling-era production, and the latter parts of the album seem to turn to ragga? It also seems to come from my least favorite era of rap, when they tried to throw every single song they recorded onto a CD. This thing could use some serious fat trimming, because I wasn't minding it at the beginning, but 17 songs is a lot to just be not minding it. Call it a 2.5, I guess. Favorite track: "It Takes More"
Never heard of her. Seems like she was a bit of a flash in the pan. Kind of a Lauryn Hill vibe. Would love if more tracks had the slight reggae sound that some of them had. A strong 3+
Not my preferred style but this is well executed with a smoothness as well as a bite where called for. 3 stars
This is why I am following. 1001 albums. To find something new. I didn’t love nor hate it. Just reminded me of a lot of other artists I like.
5/10 At its worst, it's ordinary background R&B, and at its best, it made me nod my head a bit. Again, 1001 albums is way more albums than I thought. 4-3-2024
Eh
More authenticity and merit than you'll find on any Beyonce or Taylor Swift album. While this isn't my preferred genre for listening, I can respect the strong messages and badass rebellious spirit projected through these songs. She's breaking the mold and railing against the trauma of her past to show other women of colour how much strength and perseverance they have within. I respect the hell out of that.
Whatever. I guess it’s competent enough.
British rap- I enjoyed your vocals, but the overall composition didn't hit it for me.
Reminds me of early high school r and b. Some cool beats in here but nothing stand out that warrants a place on this list tbh.
Some cool songs, I suppose, especially the more political songs. Dragged on way too long, though.
This was fine. I liked the Caribbean/reggae sort of influence on some of the tracks. I think it was solid, not boring, just not my thing.
Decent album, first artist I hadn't heard of at all from the generator. When I heard "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" I thought I might be in for a banger of an album. But it turned out to be the best song on the album. Very of it's era, both in it's production/performance and lyrical themes. There are occasionally pretty original arrangements and Ms.Dynamite is a very good singer, I can understand why it resonated at the time it was released but can also understand why it isn't viewed as a classic album all these years.
I had never heard of Ms. Dynamite (-Tee) prior to listening to this album. This is some early 2000's neo-soul that now doesn't sound dated, but does have the sort of "been there" type of sound. Still, I don't know if I should knock her for other artists doing it better. If that were true, then most of the early rock albums I have heard on this project should not be in the book. I have no idea of the historical significance of this album, as I only know I am a sucker for some neo-soul and this sounds like a grungier version of Ashanti, which I can appreciate. I would never have been exposed to this album had I not taken part in this project, though of course I probably won't listen to this album again. Tough to figure out how to review an album from an artist I had never heard of before, though while I enjoyed it, I would not listen to it again. Maybe this is the album you should hear before you die, then you should die immediately after listening to it.
I dont feel qualified to speak on exactly what this album is trying to do or how its trying to situate itself in the culture. 2002 was about a decade away from me ever listening to hip hop on purpose or with a critical ear. The bling era i believe it was called, i quite frankly despised. Predictably I really only have a few touchstones into hip hop, the first being Wu Tang and its spinoffs, and the second being Kendrick 2012 onward. So again, I almost feel bad passing judgement since I was not a part of this world. That being said: excellent production. Maybe even too clean. But cant fault it because it never lacked energy or bite because of it. I think the standout attribute of this artist and project is the 'jack of all trades' aspect. The rhymes, the flow... but also the r&b vocals. What drew me in ultimately was the latter, though the former was not weak, I just found myself more sucked into the world created in the more r&b styled tracks. My one gripe that may again be unwarranted is exemplifoed by the albums title. Im not saying one way or the other that 'ignorant' rap or 'conscious rap' is superior. What I will say is that if an artist is really willing to show their whole selves, there will be some of both. I know that is a double edged comment 1, because the ignorant or at best party minded stuff does not get the scrutiny that overtly ambitious rap does, and 2, because that is doubly true for women artists in hip hop. That notwithstanding, there are a few too many 'preachy' song concepts on the first half of the record. I found those parts to feel a bit too posturing, whereas the vulnerability regarding giving up on a relationship when it isnt working in the songs Gotta Let You Know and All I Ever spoke more to me. If thw point of the albums concept was for Ms. Dynamite to prove to someone, critics, the culture...that they are above the industries regressiveness, or bragadocio...I personally am not convinced spending half your album scolding everyone else is the right way to prove your point. It is just a little too direct. I guess what I really mean is that there is a kind of talking down to the audience that I feel in these lyrics. Often she owns her feelings and thoughts, but a ot of it is "you fix you" which one one hand, good advice to avoid toxic relationships, on the other hand "who asked you?" sort of a sentiment. Anyhow, they seem young on here, I think much of that tone will wear off with more maturity. There is a phase in a persons life where this kind of strictness of being is essential. So I wont knock it too hard, because I thought there was plenty of great moments of groove and energy here.
The sound reminds me of Lauryn Hill. Looks like this album was released about 4 years after Miseducation.
Feels like another "Oh, the person who made this list is British" entry. Nothing bad, bit also an album that I'd never seen heard of. Solid, but unexceptional.
Remembered this fondly but besides the big hits, not sure this stood the test of time in terms of being groundbreaking or world rocking in any way.
Smooth, nice beats. Mix of r&b, reggae and hip hop. There were a few songs I enjoyed and a bunch that kind of just played. The album is a bit long and there is some variety but the majority are pretty similar which makes a front to back listen less than ideal. 6/10
sounded good, but I don't remember much of anything about it.
Not bad.
Second track borrows a choral melody from Pass the Dutchie. It’s cute, if a little long. There’s some good stuff on this record. Definitely a touch of TLC/Destiny’s Child. Can’t say there is anything innovative or particularly unique here. It’s cute. It’s fine. It’s nice for what it is. Don’t dislike it, but probably won’t ever hear much of this again.
Musically, this is fine, with some decent arrangements and solid vocals from Ms. Dynamite. Very much of its time. I question its inclusion on this list, as there are better albums from better artists working in a similar vein. Fave Songs: Afraid 2 Fly, Sick 'n' Tired, Now U Want My Love, Seed Will Grow
Ok
natural high- its ok. i mean i fundamentally disagree with the lyrics but thats me. dynamitee- boring. 5 anyway u want it- boring. type shit that would play in a disney channel movie to be h put him out- dont care. 3 or 4 brother- whatever. 4 it takes more- ok. 5 sick n tired- dont care. 4 afraid 2 fly- dont care. 3 watch over them- ok bro i made it half way through the album im too tired
this was pretty good, very well made, catchy, nice mix of genres. didn't need to be so long though
“A Little Deeper” won the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the United Kingdom or Ireland, and most Mercury Prize winners (at least until 2010) are on the 1001. While the list might have general British bias, the Mercury Prize-winners are at least some of the more worthy. And since some of those prizewinners didn’t make much impact in the States, it's a good glimpse of what was popular in England in the 90s and 00s. Ms. Dynamite is talented, and her work is refreshing, but it seems its acclaim may have been more due to its novelty than its brilliance. She won in the award’s 11th year, and was the first hip hop act recognized. Her writing and rapping have great flow and are great at defying genre norms, especially when it comes to subject matter. And the beats are approachable and include lots of vibrant instrumentation. But it's all more good than great. The first half of the album was stronger, and it would have benefitted from a trimmer 40 minutes instead of pushing past an hour. Maybe it was just a weak year for British music though. Other nominees included The Coral and Doves, both of which I was underwhelmed by. I actually would have picked The Streets “Original Pirate Material,” though at least instead we’re still to get their follow up “A Grand Don’t Come For Free.”
It's alright, solid music. I probably won't come back to the full album, but I may.
Perfectly fine R&B, although nothing mind-blowing.
Another that I am glad to have heard, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
What a throwback today’s album is! I’ve not heard Ms Dynamite’s name for a very long time. I wasn’t exactly a fan of her at the time, but I had family and friends that liked her music so I’m a bit familiar via osmosis. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, It Takes More Favourites: It Takes More I don’t think I picked this up at the time, but I like how odd some of this instrumentation is. It Takes More uses a sample from Chitarra Romana - a song from the 50s - but modernises things so well. Overall, I’ve said this many time before but third genre tends to not click much for me (aside from some anomalies). I felt that this album was decent, but I can appreciate how a lot of people would love this.
Definitely sounds like hip hop from the early 2000s. Dated, but charming. Overall an ok album.
Never heard of Ms. Dynamite. Opens with a hip-hop/reggae fusion interlude on which she denounces all hard drugs. Despite being less than a minute is a pretty solid track. Hand over into the apparent album single based on listens: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee. More traditional, soulful vocals over a dusty hip-hop beat with slight dub influences from the guitar. Production is very nice. Really dig this track for a mood setter. Laid back, yet confident. Anyway U Want It is kind of a throwaway in my eyes. Pretty unremarkable R&B with some of Ms. Dynamites thinnest vocals thus far. Put Him Out is okay. Beat feels appropriate for the era in pop music with the Santana like guitar underlining the vocal chorus in an otherwise hip-hop song. Reminds me in tone of Amy Winehouse, though this came first. I like the beat and message on It Takes More. I could imagine MF DOOM rapping over this. Solid track. Watch Over Them is a really powerful a capella track. Backed up to Seed Will Grow - a groovy hip-reggae fusion that brings in the familiar crust of a Marley vocal. Now U Want My Love is a late album standout for me. Confident vocal strut with some soulful organ backing the hip-hop drum and bass. Very splashy. I also really like All I Ever. Instrumental vacillates between moody guitar plucking and languid beachy sections. Might be my favorite song on here tbh. This was a pleasant surprise of an album. Really nice production, beat selection, and varied throughout. I will say that this ran a bit long for my taste, but I enjoyed more than I didn't. Solid 3.5 in my book. Rounding down because there wasn't enough to separate it for me.
Nice flow, solid beats. Loved the guitar in the beginning. As extensive as my knowledge of female British rappers goes, this is squarely my second favorite album by that demographic. Danger is a bit of a switch to a bit more speed, flow, and the rappers switch to a more pronounced African accent which sounds pretty cool. Definitely a standout song for me. This has been a pretty solid album, not exactly blowing me away, but I'm bopping along. I'd say this is close to the 3.5 range, but I am going to round down because I think it is a clear step down from Little Simz's GREY Area.
Obligitory British rappers always sound funny to me. Her singing voice changed completely after that interlude though. But whoever that guy was on the last song brought back my claim. I liked this album it had some cool unique beats and she is a very good singer. I liked the reggae/rap combo. The first half was much better than the second half, it was starting to get a bit old.
2.5/5
Someone in here was extremely inspired by Lauryn Hill. That said, this is highly listenable. I'd go 3.5 on this if I could.
Ms Dynamite is one of the stranger cases in UK music history - came out of the traps at a gallop, showered with awards, yet effectively out of the game as a productive musician within three years. A pity, on this evidence. This is emphatically not the kind of music I enjoy but this album has some genuine highlights - 'Krazy Krush' and female empowerment banger 'Push Him Out' amongst them. There's also a smattering of social conscience on display too - the line about how many Africans died for the diamonds studding a wristwatch cut through. Awarding it three stars feels unfair, because so much that is good in this genre fails to land because of my personal taste. A potential five, if you like this kind of thing.
Interesante descubrimiento. Muy buena oz y unas canciones bien producidas y grabadas.
Not bad but got pretty repetitive the second half. Interesting how little it seems the US and UK have diverged in this genre.
I liked the positive female empowerment message of this album. The music itself was just ok.
Basic, early 2000s British RnB. It's not a bad album, but it certainly doesn't belong on 1001 albums you must hear.
J’ai trouvé cet album correct, sans plus. Ne m’a pas semblé si innovateur
Dope rb
This was a fascinating listen but sounded a bit dated
This was a delightful surprise. Somehow reggae and hip hop at the same time. Lyrically personal, like reading someone's diary. Nice listen.
There were some good samples and beats on this LP. I felt that the lyrics could've done with some more sustenance but at the end of the day this felt very much like London's answer to a Lauryn Hill. Probably not the right take to have made but it gave the same vibe. Nothing much and probably not worth going out of your way to listen to.
She’s just a bootleg Lauryn Hill. But it’s pretty good!
B- Natural High (Interlude) 3 Dy-Na-Mi-Tee 4 Anyway U Want It 3 Put Him Out 3 Brother 3 It Takes More (Bloodshy Main Mix) 3 Sick 'N' Tired 3 Afraid 2 Fly 3 Watch Over Them 3 Seed Will Grow 3 Krazy Krush 3 Now U Want My Love 3 Gotta Let U Know 3 All I Ever 3 A Little Deeper / Get Up, Stand Up 3 This was way better than I expected.
Solid album! Again, surprised she wasn't on my radar back in 02.
Normally this would not be my kind of music, however I was pleasantly surprised. The explicit parts weren't to explicit and the beat was rhythmic and easy to listen to. I only saved 3 songs for listening to later, but that was more than planned. Definitely worth listening to.
Not for me, but not bad.
Admittedly a lot better than I expected. Just not really my thing!
I was quite excited to listen to this album as I really liked Ms Dynamite-ee-ee, but the rest of the album didn’t make a dent.
It Takes More and Danger really stand out for me. Sober straight look at things with nice beats and slight off expectations lyrics and musical accompaniments
Starts strong, but inevitably runs out of steam due to it's CD-era album record length - it's almost an hour long, and just over mid-way, it gets quite tedious. Still, for the time, it's a powerful alternative to the gung-ho misogyny and violence of contemporary male fronted hip hop acts. But it doesn't make it an excellent record I'd like to get frequently back to.
Musikalisch nichts besonderes, aber sehr wichtige und gute Lyrics. Das Album hat definitiv seine Daseinsberechtigung!
Pretty catchy tunes. Great voice.
Enjoyable modern hip hop soul and pop (reminiscent of Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliot, but nowhere near as strong or sweet a voice) with more singing than rapping, however I'm not actually sure her voice is all that good. It seems a bit monotone and slightly nasally to my ears by the time the hour of music was up. I'll listen a second time to see if it grates on me as per the first listen.
Correct dans le genre r&b, rap c’est comme si ca cherchait tellment son style quelle setait perdu en chemin, 3
Hip hop. Soul.
The album is fine. But there’s so many early 2000s r&b albums that sound exactly the same or better. Not sure why this is on the list.
It's alright
Pretty nice little album, cool blast from the past with the Dynamite song. The rest of the record was quite harmless, nice to listen to in the background. Not something I would look into again.
The list maker seems to enjoy forgettable U.K. rap. Nothing offensive here, but this didn't make my life more complete either.
Some interesting lyrics from a female socially conscious perspective (like Put Him Out or Brother), but also a lot of filler. And production is entirely generic from a 2023 pov.
It was interesting to listen to this album. It's slightly different from the standard R&B and hip-hop from the 2000s, even being forgettable.
- I like her flow and lyricism - didn’t love all the beats
Surprising number of good tracks beyond the one everyone knows
1st 2.5
kind of okay. i rather listen to lauren hill tbh. 6.3/10
Didn’t feel super special to me for an early 2000’s hip hop album. Never heard of Ms. Dynamite before. Fav song: Brother
Niet zoveel over te zeggen. Best ok.
Nice
Groovy y con los 2000s metido adentro del corazón
This album may have officially proven that this list has a UK bias. To have this album make the list when there have been significantly greater rap albums made in the 90s and 00s is kind of silly. I feel like someone should’ve cross checked this guys list to see if it was legitimate. All in all this album is fine. It’s a female British rapper who does a decent job sounding like lauryn hill with some deeper songs and some catchier ones. It’s nothing amazing but it’s fine for what it is. 6.0/10
6/10
Another decent album. Nostalgic in a certain way, very 2000s.
Helt okkkkk
I enjoyed this. Never heard of her before. Some of her vocals reminded me a lot of Amy Winehouse, & this album preceded Amy’s debut release by a year.
Singles: ----------------------------- It Takes More, #7 UK Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, #5 UK Put Him Out, #19 UK Not something I'd listen too often, but it is good. 3/5
Some smooth, some not so much.
Not as bad as expected
Better than the average r’n’b / digital soul of the era. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee was a minor hit in Sweden at the time and it still holds up. A mix between digital and analogue makes the production still sound ok. Nothing overwhelmingly interesting though.
Not my cup of Tea.
Another artist I hadn't heard of or listened, so I didn't know what to expect. Sort of a hip hop/rap, modern R & B , soul sound that was pleasant enough and easy to digest. Normally, this is a genre I tend to avoid, but I liked most of it and didn't annoy me like a lot of hip hop does. Nothing special, can't say this is essential enough to hear before you die, but I'm glad I did.
Early 00s female r&b/rap album, it was fine
A good eclectic album of R&B and hip-hop.
Some bops, and lots of bloat. Overall decent but not memorable.
Middle of the road, the bloat probably does it in a bit.
never heard of this before, but it's good. didn't blow my mind, but I'm a fan.
Immediately struck me as sounding a lot like P!nk in the Mizundastood era. Unfortunately there's nothing nearly as catchy as those from the P!nk album. Still the songs are pretty smooth pop R&B with a bit of reggae thrown in on occasion. Interesting to listen to.
not my thing but I can appreciate it
English R&B, yet has strong American influences. The first part of the album is quite good, definitely drops off and runs out of ideas slightly towards the end.
Ég finn hvergi leið til að hlusta á alla plötuna online. En það sem ég hef fundið er ágætt.
Krazy Krush has such a dope retro arcade game type beat
3.6 - This one reads like a lesser version of "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." Still good, though. Standouts: "Brother", "Krazy Krush"
its like the other hip hop song i got a couple days ago, i can see why people like it and i enjoy it a decent amount of its not that much for me
This may have been a landmark album somewhere outside the US. It sounds like something of its era. Lot of interesting positive perspectives. I'll call it serviceable.
Buena voz de estilo soul, bastante desconocida. Música para escuchar relajadamente. No destaca en particular por nada.
Pretty down the line R&Besque music. Didn't hate it but didn't love it. Like always, too long and would have been better by cutting 15-20 minutes.
Dy-Na-My-Tee is a good fun track but seems different to the rest of the tracks. Seed Will Grow caught my attention as well. Still enjoyable enough but not quite to my taste.
Hmmmm - can't help but compare "A Little Deeper" unfavorably to "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", but then most of my affection for the latter is based off pure nostalgia for the time period so I don't know that that's really fair. Fave tracks - well, "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" and "It Takes More" I heard a bunch on the radio, so they remind me of some of my first nondescript office jobs, I guess. Not really the same thing as being taken back to your first love! 😆
I didn’t like this at the time but I was wrong, it’s good
Strikes me as perfectly fine 90's / early 00's R&B. I really liked "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" but nothing else really stuck out.
90s accessible-ish R&B. Not a whole lot of interest for me, it's fine for what it is.
Never heard of this artist. I love hip hop, and usually love British rap, but this one didn't do much for me. Granted, it's musically sound (pardon the pun), but it just lacked punch. Not all of it lacked punch though, as there were a few standouts. But unfortunately it just made me wish for albums from other rappers. Not sure what is so noteworthy about this project. I can't say it's bad but yeah, just alright. Favorite tracks: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, A Lil Deeper. Album art: For the original British cover, she's sitting like a tough guy on a chair on some industrial trash island. The US release has a different cover, with her squatting in a little thing on a wall, a dumbwaiter? I don't know. I think I prefer the US version for the framing, but neither is all that great. 3/5
Decent
I had not heard of the artist or heard any of her music, and I think this is a solid album. She blends together very nicely a few styles and approaches, and her vocals are fantastic. Her songs have a richness and complexity to them that draws me in. Very good stuff here.
Album 145 of 1001 Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : Sick 'n' Tired I need to stop with these snap judgements I make immediately after seeing what my album of the day is. I mean...UK Hip Hop. Was fully prepared to be disappointed but was so wrong. While this still isn't a preferred genre, this was a fine listen.
This album wasn't what I expected. I thought it was going to be more hip hop forward but it was much more rooted in R&B and soul with a healthy amount of Reggae/dancehall Afro-Carribean influences. What struck me the most about this album was its strong feminist messages, especially telling women that they have worth outside of a relationship. It was refreshing to hear especially during the early 2000s. The lyrics were also socially conscious focusing on race and poverty. The album was ultimately too long though it was really good in parts.
Didn’t really blow me away but found it farely pleasant she’s a great singer and good rapper
21st August 2023 Listened during the day! Whoop! Went in to Stroud mat and saw Tess, then home and chill. Had Dusty for a crying hour. Liked this more than I thought, there’s the one classic then she adds weight by discussing women’s sexual rights and racism in history.
I was not familiar with this artist or any of the songs. The album was good overall. I would listen to it again.
Never heard of this before. She is new to me. Standouts: It Takes More, Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Put Him Out. Good. 3/5
A generous 3, nothing bad but nothing particularly exciting
Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex I hadn't heard this album before, it was alright.
Its fine, there are better artist out there and this album is a bit bi-polar in places where she goes gangster and then tries to be soulful, it's not bad, but its very British and I can see it not appealing to a wider audience, its a 3 because if I ever wanted to listen to this style but more rap then lil simz exists but if I want more mellow then Alicia Keys exists
Ach ja, deze dame luistert wel aardig weg. Beatje eronder, hier en daar een krachtterm, maar we hebben wel erger gehoord.
Standaard zeroes zangeres-pop. Nauwelijks uitschieters, maar het luistert aardig weg. Een uur is wel meer dan genoeg.
Decent but too many of these bland RnB albums.
Decent album and a nice throw back with that one hit of hers but other than that, not sure why this is on here
I always kind of dread R&B albums from the 90s through late 00s, it seems like every single one is padded out and stretched to over an hour. Just a personal complaint. Overall this album is fine, it's not really my cup of tea and I didn't feel like there were any significant standouts. It makes sense to include it on this list since it won the Mercury Prize, but now that I can say I've heard this before I die, I don't think I'll return to listen again.
Good!
Overall has a nice early 2000s vibe, but some songs are a bit forgettable (especially around the middle of the album) Favourite tracks: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Anyway U Want It, All I Ever
Actually I liked it! Event though rap is not my favorite style
File under : The good hip hop
BOG STANDARD R&B.
Upon first glance, one could sense a little bit of a hip-hop/R&B hybrid from a Brit that could either hit or miss and it is largely a hit-laden affair, made up of empowerment anthems, humblebrag posturing, reprimands of those who want to promote sex and violence as opposed to safety from and acknowledgement of illnesses and so on. All in all, it's not hard to see why this made an impact in Ms. Dynamite's home country (winning the Mercury Prize) whilst barely making a dent in the States (themes that hardly relate to the marketplace) yet it doesn't diminish the album's quality over twenty years on. Favorites: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Anyway U Want It, Put Him Out, Brother, It Takes More, Sick 'n' Tired, Krazy Krush, Gotta Let U Know, A Little Deeper, Danger.
6/10. Had some high points, always fun to hear albums that are critical of their genre, and the lows in between the high points didn't drag
It’s alright. But it could have been better.
where the hell did she disappear to? she was the biggest thing since SHACKs birth when she was around. I was going to give credit for winning the mercury music prize but then i saw that the fucking Klaxxons won it so it's clearly a piss take prize if those spastics won it. anyway, this album was way better than i expected from an early 2000s urban artist. you expect some sort of 'Boots with the fuuurrrrrr' bullshit but there was more to this.
2.5
Already feels a little dated. Dynamite Te Hee is a top tune though
не люблю рнб + не люблю когда занижают, но есть лёгкая ностальгия по нулевым = слушать всё равно больше не буду
Generic British 2000s R&B, in the best and worst way possible at the same time.
Nope, dit is niet mijn ding. Sowieso het genre niet maar de plaat is ook te saai om mij echt te grijpen of het ook maar een beetje interessant te maken. Sick n Tired is een goed voorbeeld. Gewoon een saai nummer. Hele tijd zelfde beat. Zij zingt een beetje verveeld. Zij loopt er blijkbaar zelf niet warm voor. Waarom ik dan wel? 4,5/10
and why is this on the list?
This feels like pretty forgettable neo-soul. Not that it's bad per se. Just feels like I've heard this same music a million times and I don't even listen to r&b often.
Ok but not great
Sure. Why not? It's music.
Felt derivative. Nothing special. Can think of many better female hiphop artists. Congrats UK, you made one.
4/10 Well, it did win the Mercury for 2003, so that does put it forward for inclusion, I suppose. It is more interesting as it is so insipid and boring - it is hard to fathom how the music press regarded it so highly. Fell flat within a year and Miss Dynamite disappeared once the Zeitgeist had rolled on without her. Certainly not a timeless piece of music
This is pretty stinky of 2000s R&B but it is well produced and has a little swag. Not the most embarrassing pick from this era.
Well that was boring
лучше бы Джорджу Смит или хотя бы Рианну вместо нее поставили какой-то проходной альбом
#965. Why is there a greater than zero amount of British rap albums on this list? The entire genre of British rap should be eradicated from the history of mankind. The shit is all just so bad. 2/5: stupid
4/10 Was pretty good but not that memorable for me
Another also ran that does little to grab your attention but not really bad.
This was some relatively harmless and tolerable knock-off Beyoncé/Rihanna type R&B . . . until the Britrapping started. Then it became harmful and intolerable.
Ms. Dynamite (she’s Jamaican/Scottish) is a good stage name for this English rap singer. Are we still substituting “U” for you and “2” for too? Seems like that ship sailed years ago. I see that Ms. Dynamite was the musical guest on SNL way back when, although I don’t remember her. This album was fine for a rap album. I did not care for the long silence before the last track.
I have never heard of Ms. Dynamite. Has anyone? OK, apparently she was on SNL, so that's my bad. This feels very like 90s US R&B, even though it's 00s British "ragga". Case in point: the "U" for "you" and "2" for "to". (I wish 3LW were on here. Or Usher.) Anyway, good for what it is, but again, not my preferred genre (due to being boring AF). Slur count = 8. Highlights: 'Put Him Out' (a classic "girl, dump him" track)
A good example of how critics are sometimes bad at understanding what will leave a lasting impact. The beats and production are not bad, but she’s not that strong of an rapper and she’s an unbelievably preachy and on-the-nose lyricist.
1.93
No standouts, but not unpleasant
I don't quite understand what this brings to the table. Surely there must have been more interesting early 2000s women hip-hop albums. This just feels like generic light hip-hop you'd hear on the radio back in the day that you instantly forget about afterwards. And still the same to this day.
Some pretty generic 2000s RnB. It was off to a good start with Dy-Na-Mi-Te but then it just started to fade. Although I also thought “Krazy Krush” was ok (glad the trend of using K instead of C faded, god that was cringe). Was going to go for a weak 3 since it wasn’t bad, just pretty generic. However, the runtime is way too long which pushes it down to strong 2 territory. I honestly don’t know what makes this special compared to all the other 2000s RnB out there.
Generisk og kjedelig.
Jente-hiphop med runde kanter og oppbyggelige tekster. Ufarlig og uinteressant. Må vel forsvinne ut av lista snart? Fint nok til å forsvare en toer, men glemt i morgen.
This isnt bad. It made me miss the early 2000s style of production. My only other observation is that its crazy that this album, 2 Amy Winehouse albums, and other "R&B" albums made in or similar in style made the list but there is no Mary J. Blige albums.
Didn't really blow me away or anything. It wasn't terrible, but I was also kinda ready to be done with it before the last song.
It was fine for what it was, I’m just not a fan of R&B. Rating: 1.9
I'm pretty sure that while I'm on my deathbed I won't be saying, "I'm happy I heard that Ms. Dynamite album!"
good one. 2.7/5
A mixture of R&B singing, conscious rap, and some "men-ain't-shit' style pop; there's a little something here for everybody. I'd listen to a few cuts again, but this isn't really my jam.
Det här pisset tog väl en massa priser från the streets? Mer eller mindre olyssningsbart. Körde med ljudsystemet och helsike vilken usel ljudproduktion. .
Även om jag inte hört det förut fick jag lite nostalgiska känslor till tiden man lyssnade på radiokanalen the voice of hiphop and rnb. Inte alls min smak längre dock. Ligger väl i gränslandet mellan 2 och 3.