Heaux Tales

Great album, didn't know much about this artist

There is a delightful quality in someone who can speak her truth frankly and openly. Sullivan mixes that candor with well-woven vocals and rhythm.

This was a good listen

LOVE the concept, feel ambivalent towards the execution. I didn’t really like most of the songs on this album (I’m not a huge fan of hip hop-pop) but I’m willing to relisten a few times and let them grow on me. The spoken word tracks were an excellent addition and enhanced the theme of the album. This album is rich in cultural and sociological critiques and will thematically hold up well.

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!! 100000% music made for me. added every song to my playlists halfway through the album. banger after banger.

The album has important themes. I really like the tale and song combo Edit Mar 17 2026: 3 --> 1. I don't like those vocals

Really liked the concept/framing device, interludes, vocals, and production. Will definitely be listening to again. Only song that put me off was the one about wanting to be rich but I will choose to take it as satire

3 days back to back of absolute bangers. Lost One was a top song in 2024 and I was not not okay

Банально, пошло и матерно

4 - really interesting look into woman's perspectives in the sexual culture. The production is incredible and combined with sullivan's voice, carries the album to a surprisingly entertaining run with no luls in its short run time. I very rarely have this complaint, but I wanted a bit of a longer project, I thought the conclusion with Girl Like Me wasn't really the end of the narrative she was giving with the tales she wove throughout, but maybe it was just meant to be a snapshot anyways. Not every track particularly struck my taste, but it is all well done

Trash values makes trash music.

Ok

More to like than I expected here. I’m not the target audience and I usually lean against horny music. But this led one track into another, no real duds, and when it was done I thought “Hey, nice!”

As a middle aged English guy let me be the first to say Gosh 😳 But also I quite liked this though it is obviously not aimed at me

5.5/10 Favorite Tracks: Pick Up Your Feeling, On It, Put It Down Least Favorite Tracks: Girl Like Me, Lost One, The Other Side

While not particularly sensitive to swearing in conversation, when done in music in such heavy density, it rubs like sandpaper. The music is solid. The arrangement matches. It seems like there was a contest to see how much trash language someone could fit into an album.

Never heads of this artist and this album blew me away. The insight and the honesty. Plain speaking. Bold. Just brilliant.

It's just more of the same pop R&B that's been constantly recycled for the last decade.

Middling R&B. Extra star for being mercifully short. Also, I really don’t need tracks of someone’s conversations or memory dumps unless they’re profound or funny or have SOMETHING to offer.

She has an ok voice but i just wasn't interested in the songs. The interludes were distracting.

No. I don't like this style of music, I don't like songs interspersed with talking, and I didn't like this even one little bit.

I don't hate it, still not my thing, I would say it's kinda basic tbh dare I say, boring... Again, they all kinda sound the same

Pretty ambivalent about this one. Totally fine. Not hugely memorable

Pretty cool, didn't love it but it was good fun.

Yeah, there's really not much I liked about this.

Eww no

Not sure 😁

Enjoyed the R&B vibes of this, wasn’t too in your face and had a classy sound to it. R&B isn’t usually my cup of tea but my wife enjoyed it so 7.5/10.

This wasn't bad, but it also didn't do all that much for me.

Not for me

Ok, look. I'm all for feminism and female empowerment. Women should be running the world and I fully believe that humanity would be so far ahead of where we are now if they were. But though I agree with the message of this album, I just can't get on with the delivery. This music isn't for me. It's not as bad as straight up hip hop but I just don't see the artistry in electronically created beats and the occasional real bass here and there. She does have a fantastic voice so I definitely give her credit for that. But this is still not something I would ever listen to again. At least it's super short. 2/5

Just…… awful!

ok

I'm not a lyrics guy so you could theoretically make a song that's catchy enough about assaulting my mother and I would be none the wiser. But when u put spoken word sections about being one of the worst people I've heard about in a minute it's hard to miss. This lady sucks dude. I understand hurt people hurt people but Jesus she just blows. At least it's honest but I really do not like her. Musically it's fine, maybe even good at times. I like r&b as much as the next guy, not my everyday listen type shit but I like summer walker. She's a good singer technically, even if she has a lower register than I find all that appealing, she can go on runs with the best of them. I was excited to see what more modern stuff this 1001 thing would give me but if it's like this I'll temper my expectations a bit next time

Nope. Too R&B for me.

Solid not for me.

Yessss

Er no.

det här är faktiskt helt okej. ett stort plus för längden. fattar inte varför man ska ha skits.

I love that song this women did about smashing windows that was on an earlier album but this album is f***ing awful. Hated every minute of it.

It's like a bad cover of the Solange album which I found to be great.

I’ve given prince low ratings for oversharing so for the sake of fairness, when I listen to an album I want to hear music not someone chatting about something or other. I like albums that I can listen to again and again, and these skits are just annoying. “To be honest.. money makes me cum”. Cheers Precious but who asked?

I like to think that I'm pretty attuned to modern pop culture. But I had never heard of this person or their music before. And honestly, I don't think I was missing out on much. This was fine, but very much middle-of-the-road R&B. Dunno how this album won a Grammy - maybe there was nothing else that year that was better.

A solid ep, unique topic but done well enough, Production was good and I picked up on a lot of Lauryn Hill inspiration throughout this which is always a good thing to me, though I don’t think I can see myself returning to much from this album over time. Favorite Tracks: Lost One, Price Tags, and Pick Up Your Feelings

Not really my thing. I didn’t care for the music, lyrical content, or vocal style. She did have a decent voice, it was just wasted on trashy content. 1/5

was not looking forward to this but surprisingly loved it!!

Really good. Would definitely listen again and interested in what else she has done!

What a treat! Haven't listened to many Jazmine Sullivan songs before, and I was impressed. Some good hip hop and rnb songs. And the gimmick with the people telling a story between the songs stayed fresh and entertaining. Best song: Pick Up Your Feeling

Interesting take on women and their power and sexual nature. Conceit was well done.

I liked it more than Aubz… also Anderson .paak

Not my typical genre but this was really good! I found out Mary already knows and loves Jazmine.

heaux tales meaux tales

A Philly girl! Love her

Pretty and poignant and groovin'

I loved this album when it came out and listened to it pretty much nonstop during winter / spring of 2021 when it felt we were just starting to see the light at the end of the COVID tunnel. It still hits. So many great jams. I could do without the narrative intermissions, but this is a pretty perfect album IMO.

I’m nothing if not an R&B girl

I really hate listening to skits. the songs are by and large incredible,though.

Honestly I didn’t pay very good attention while listening to this album but I think I liked it.

I discovered this album when Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as the #1 best album of the year. At the time, I tried to listen to it while sitting on the beach, relaxing with my fam. Ashamedly, I could not get through more than the first 3 or 4 songs of the album. It was a little too sexual for sitting next to your mom and dad. I think that memory has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth for this album. Coming back to it years later, I still don’t think this album is for me. I wish I could like it though. Jazmine Sullivan has a great voice.

2.5

It’s alright. Nothing mindblowing

Groovy

Well mixed, s woman frank about her sexuality, it is pretty interesting.

How about the Anderson .Paak feature?! That guy is so damn good and was a pleasant surprise to show up here. Price Tags was a banger and easily my favorite song here. Pick Up Your Feelings and Put It Down were really strong tracks too. Gotta say, this was a pleasant surprise. Obviously, Jazmine really shines through the album as a great artist with her vocals and songwriting. On top of some quality music that balances R&B and Hip-Hop very well, I appreciate the structure of this album where you had a woman telling a story followed by a song hitting on that theme. The structure reminded me somewhat of what Kendrick did with Section 80, which is one of my favorite rap albums ever. I really enjoy albums that try to tell a story and integrate music with skits or other ways that connect the songs together (in this case it was tales), and I thought it was a really well-produced album in that regard. Lastly, Heaux Tales is an A+ name. Strong 4 from me.

Pick Up Your Feelings is a great song. Love the layering -- really reminds me of some Anderson .Paak / NxWorries. Good clean soulful fun right here. Put It Down shines as well for its production and simple but catchy chorus. Ay we got a Chesapeake Bay shout-out on On It. This one features some of the funnier lyricism thus far as well over top of a slinky guitar instrumental for a laid back classic R&B ballad. I'm not usually one for interludes, but in this album they actually feel relevant and deliberate. Donna's Tale reminds me of the cussing pastor interludes on Freddie Gibbs x Madlib's "Situations." Speaking of Anderson .Paak, here he is on Price Tags. Love his solo work (he deserves a spot on this list), but he always shines on features. This is no exception. He flows smoothly over the beat -- feels like it was tailor made for him. Also love the crust Sullivan throws into her vocals here -- feels vaguely like a Mariah Carey or something. Transition from Rashida's Tale to Lost One is smooth. And I think its probably my favorite song on the album so far. Gonna go right back into this one. I have an up and down relationship with R&B, but this was a very solid album. 4 / 5

Not a bid R&B guy but she put some heart in the album and it kept me engaged. 3.5 stars.

Listened to this one twice. Great voice. Beats and production are solid. Interludes were fine at best. Even though this was 32 minutes it felt longer.. Anderson Paak was a good feature. High 3 here. Thought the second listen would get it to a 4, but it wasn't quite there for me. January 2021 puts this at the latest release so far!

Don't really like this style of rap, but can't lie this album had some good beats and pretty entertaining songs. Really liked that it was only 30 minutes long I am not sure if I could have done another 30 minutes of it. Lots of dick and pussy talk in it though which was a bit strange. Shout out to Anderson Paak for being a baller on that one song I always forget how good he is

Oh wow this might be the most recent entry to the list that I've seen. So far this just isn't my favorite style of music. R&B just doesn't really do it for me most of the time and this isn't any different. Anderson Paak song banged though.

I had never heard of this - which isn't surprising since I'm no expert in R&B, nor am I under any delusion that I'm the target audience for an album like this. Still, it's really good. It's like Missy Elliot and Lauren Hill had a baby. I like the concept with the little "vignettes" followed by a song. It gave it a real folksy, story-telling vibe - but remained very much R&B. It's badass.

Standard RnB

Thoughtful lyrics, lush production, coherent as a full album - a real work of art.

Bonus point for Anderson .Paak

Miss Sullivan is from Philly, so this is automatically good. Dudes who don't like this can't find the clit.

Charming, sounded great, made me blush just a little. We've done a lot of albums with little skits and interludes but I enjoyed how they structured the album.

great concept for a mostly good concept album

i feel like we've been getting assigned a lot of albums with interludes and skits lately? this was a complete unknown for me, and leans a liiiiitle bit too capitalist for my *personal* taste but i really enjoyed the brief reprieve from the rest of this list and getting to sit with some current r&b and production values. 3.5

I have heard a little bit of Jazmine Sullivan before but not a whole album. This really slipped by smoothly. A little disappointed there wasn't a track about heaux tales, mo' tails, and holidays in

Neaux thanks.

Honestly, pretty dope. Love the concept, love the execution in a medium I don't really enjoy. The songs all had a groove, they had a clear voice, and I can understand why it hits. Again, probably not coming back because it's not my jam, but I could see cruising to this.

Its ok. Every 2nd track being a spoken word aside took me out of the album. I would have preferred more tracks. Pick up your feelings and Price Tags were bangers. Just wanted more from it 2.75/5

Didn't connect with me very much. It's a good concept, but I didn't feel like the lyrics fleshed out women in a particularly nuanced or interesting way.

"THIS IS FUCKING FIRE" - Abraham Lincoln

I thought this was alright. My favorite tracks were Put It Down and Price Tags. I also listened to the bonus tracks from the deluxe edition. I didn't like them as much as the standard edition tracks, but I'm not considering the deluxe tracks in my rating.

trying to understand the acclaim for this album a little better, I pulled open Pitchfork's 8.6/10 Best New Music review, where the reviewer helpfully suggested: 'read "Heaux" as "ho"'. thanks, I hadn't considered that I like the production on "Price Tags" though

Engaging at times, too many interludes at others, an update to the Misseducation of Lauryn Hill, but I don't feel it had a unique doo wop(that thing) that is a highlight above the rest of the material. 6/10

I don’t get the hype.

an album packed with raw emotion, storytelling, and some truly phenomenal vocal performances. It’s a project that blends R&B, neo-soul, and spoken-word interludes to create an intimate and honest exploration of love, relationships, and self-worth. While it has moments of brilliance, there are also a few things that hold it back from being a truly outstanding album for me. Jazmine Sullivan’s Heaux Tales is defined by her stunning vocals—powerful, controlled, and deeply emotional. Tracks like Lost One and Pick Up Your Feelings highlight her effortless switch between vulnerability and powerhouse belting. Rich harmonies, layered textures, and gospel influences elevate the vocal production, making it a standout feature. The production is smooth and well-balanced, with a clean mix that perfectly places vocals and instruments. It shifts between minimalist moments, like the acoustic Girl Like Me, and fuller tracks like Price Tags. Rich, warm beats blend classic R&B with modern influences, creating a fresh yet familiar sound. Lyrically, while the themes of empowerment and self-discovery are strong, some of the messages feel a bit repetitive. The album sticks closely to its concept, which is great for cohesion, but it also means that by the end, it feels like you’ve already heard variations of the same ideas multiple times Heaux Tales is an emotionally rich album showcasing Jazmine Sullivan’s stunning vocals and sharp storytelling. Strong harmonies and production elevate it, but excessive interludes and some weaker tracks lessen its impact. While moments of brilliance shine, the album isn’t consistently engaging. Still, Sullivan’s voice makes it worth a listen. A solid 3.7/5 with flashes of greatness.

Empowering songs about female struggles with sex, relationships, self-esteem, and body image set to shades of Lauryn Hill, Destiny's Child, and other pop r&b vibes from the 90s and 00s brought into the modern day. Loved it. Compelling performances throughout. Also listened to the remaining deluxe tracks but didn't feel nearly as strongly about them as the standard EP version. Still good though.

What is the date range of this website lol This albums pretty cool though. I was drawing more outfit designs in my sketchbook while listening and looking at some deadlock things! I recently watched lookback and there was a scene with a ton of the sketchbook of the exact one I buy and was like omg... I do that... I felt bad about buying dupes of the same type of sketchbook for some reason but it made me feel less weird doing it. They've V good sketchbooks too!!! I need to get some. The person who is reading this look cute today, unless you're sweaty and nasty. If you are dms are open

I jokingly called this 'the divine masculine', but It seriously does sound like a woman's response to Mac Miller's 'The Divine Feminine'. Kicking off with a strong and convincing set of openers the album's narrative is immediate and unapologetic. As it continues, generally speaking, they tend to run together along the same pleasing note until the record's completion. The low points are few, and they aren't low. In fact they did almost too complete a job on this one trimming the fat of the record, it's very lean, and you as the listener believe that Sullivan has the ability to expand outside of the walls of it. The deluxe somewhat addresses this, it opens up some space and allows for some experimentation with different styles. There's this Goldilocks situation where the original needed more and the deluxe added a little too much. If you were a fan of the original the fluffy deluxe only adds, but I'm surprised one or two tracks couldn't fight their way onto the 32 minute runtime of the original. A very good R&B album, perhaps not a culturally important one, but only time will tell.

8/10 Insanely sweet, Black femininity and sensuality explored through multiple lenses, all while providing catchy and grooving R&B cuts with Trap, Soul, Pop, and Funk influences that remain consistently great throughout these 30 minutes. I know the reception had to be warranted to an extent, especially since I saw many publications and even my friend’s really loving the Deluxe expansion, but I didn’t think it would be a really well balanced piece of work, which makes sense since there’s only 8 full length tracks on here, but no moment is really wasted, even if you aren’t big on some songs, the quality is not far behind. https://imgur.com/a/eLOY4U0

An education in proper RnB. Or at least the closest there’s been since Houmous & Chutney’s 47th studio album, An Education In Proper RnB. 3.6

Very good

Bad, I mean really really bad. I'm guessing her agent snuck this on this list so it would get some listens on Spotify.

This album did certainly get some extra eyes on it due to it having been released during the peak of the me too movement by a female artist dealing with female issues , however it is genuinely good and at times thought provoking music. The comparison to Lauren hill at overblown as neither the rapping or signing is up to par but a fun listen in any case I am enjoying this hiatus from classic rock with the past few albums as well , nice to get some diversity

Short and snappy. I'm not a fan of contemporary r'n'b but this sounded fresh. I can see myself revisiting.

Good R&B soul sound to the songs, but no need for the “tales.” Drags this album right down to the gutter.

Estuvo bien, pero nada sobresaliente o memorable

It’s fine. But just that. Fine. Maybe I’m missing something. But it didn’t seem at all special to me.

Not really my cup of tea

Not for me

Absolutely absurd themes and lyrics, and the asides throughout the album truly take away from what is really good R&B. Super disappointed as there are some really good songs on here Best Song: Girl Like Me Rating: 5.0 /10 3 Stars

Heaux Tales is about an apt of a title about the experiences undergone romantically by Black women, both for good and for ill, and Jazmine Sullivan is the chronicler documenting these tales (whether by collaborators or by lifelong friends) while weaving in her own. Whether or not you feel prudish about the heart-on-sleeve exclamations from these women, the fact of the matter is that Heaux Tales is a necessary balm for those who have been predominantly unheard and it is time that we listen and take heed. Favorites: Bodies, Pick Up Your Feelings, Put It Down, Price Tags, Lost One.

I really didn't like this EP. The singing is good, and the music is relaxing in a lot of ways, but I just can't connect with the content or the group the content is for. The whole thing feels immature and juvenile and a bit depressing. I already knew cheating was bad as a teenager...

It was almost jarring to get such a current album and also nice to get something that is in a major musical blind spot for me. Awesome production and a really great voice. With the dialogue interludes it reminds me of a modern day version of The Chronic. "Put it Down" was a highlight and the Anderson.paak track "Price Tags."

I wanted to like this one more, I may try giving it another listen sometime later.

A standard vibe from a talented, empowered, female rapper. Powerful lyrics with a pronounced message, good flow. Not something I would listen to regularly but I can definitely see why it got recognized here.

One note, unfortunately.

When she actually sings, the music is okay. I don’t hate it. But I’m not a big fan of albums like this. I realize you want to be able to express yourself…but this goes a bit off the rails for me.

Never heard of her before. This album hit me in the right way at the right time.

Couldn't finish it

As I have said many times before, I can’t deal with the talking throughout. I also just don’t think this type of music fits to my ears well. I respect, but don’t love.

My dislike for this album is almost entirely due to the modern production/mix techniques. ...also it's boring. Immediately distracting as to how cut and paste it is - Jazmine has a unique voice but it's only one ingredient of many (all) that are so processed it's impossible for me to fall into the music. Which is again: boring. I respect and enjoy when someone puts a concept or theme album together, but the spoken parts throw me out of any flow... then again when the flow continues it's super compressed and such separation of parts that it almost makes me dizzy. Maybe this is an album to actively *not* listen to in headphones. TL;DR: I don't like it. :P 3/10 1 star.

What in the absolute fuck is this. It's some shit is what it is. Why is this on ANY list

респект женщинам, но рнб и интерлюдии про рнб чаще всего не захватывают меня. задумалась как нормально воспринимаются хорни альбомы из 20х вс. из прошлого века

Apparently this album “displays women's strength …talking about femininity and sexual empowerment” Jazmine Sullivan: “I'ma take all I can get That money keeps the pussy wet, They don't wanna see me drip like a faucet I can be a freak, throw it back, let you toss it” This garbage made me lose IQ points.

Price tags is pretty good

I want to love it. I feel the message, the perspectives, the dynamicism of it all. It just feels hit or miss on each track and the ambition seems greater than the work.

Terrible

I’m ending 2024 with a 1-star album. 2025 be good to me.

Well that was terrible. It started with fake "vinyl" pops, that completely makes me hate it. As I said in a previous review I do not need to be reminded of the crapness of vinyl as a material for music reproduction. Then there are the vapid lyrics especially in the "tales". So after Rashida's tale I couldn't take it anymore.

This album was interesting, but I struggle to figure out why it is on this list when so many better R&B albums from the 90s to present are ignored. I found her interludes where she was explaining feelings and thoughts were more compelling than the songs. In fact, the talking tracks stuck with me more than any of the songs did after the album was over. This is more of a 3.5, but since we can't do half stars, it's getting a 4

This is #day138 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... learning about feminism, sexuality, and other themes through plastic TikTok hip-hop? Fuck, no. I prefer another way. For example, I'd talk with my wife. Because there's no one more knowledgeable and interesting to listen to in this regard. I object to this being on the list. It's a 1 out of 5 from me. Looking forward to #day139.

2.5/10. I feel really bad for giving this album a low score. Feminism is awesome, and this album can be really empowering for other 17-year-old girls like me. However, unfortunately...I don't like the music. For me, personally, the music is more important than the lyrics. The lyrics could be inspirational, and they could also be about a freaking frog with leprosy finding a bag of Skittles aboard the Titanic; what matters most to me is the music. The music just doesn't cut it for me. Some tracks feature an annoying trap beat, while others feature lackluster R&B instrumentation. It bores me. I'd rather listen to Queen Latifah. Björk's Medulla shouldn't have been removed from the 1,001-album compilation to make room for this album. Sorry.

Whoa, this was all new to me and I really enjoyed this. Funny, smart, sexy r&b songs and interludes about desire - the climax, "The Other Side", was great.

Intriguing concept, and kind of made me laugh at times. Felt like a modern podcast discussion would be interrupted by some fresh grooves. Had some 90's vibes which I dug.

terrible

Not in my edition of the book! 2021. 4 stars. Quality R&B, sounds like Beyonce's sister. An ideal riposte to all those misogynistic rappers who refer to women as bitches and whores. Point deducted for liberal use of the n* word, which in going to date these tracks soooo badly in about 10 years time.

Not my favorite kind of music. Not bad I guess though

I hate this kind of r&b, where's the blues?

Não gosto. Canta muito mas não é meu tipo não. American style from realty show

This one was not for me on several levels. Musically, it was a bit dull. The concept might have been well intended, but the execution didn't deliver the assumed effect. Lyrics, even more, were not meant for me.

Insecure introduced me to Jazmine Sullivan. Her voice is fire!! Feels like the future of R&B

pretty good

Inte min kopp te. Känns rätt lamt. Lite väl mycket snack. Förstår att det är en del av albumet. Men musikaliskt, nja. Inte så bra.

Gillar Pick up your feelings, men i övrigt var det här ganska slätstruket, utan att vara dåligt. Hennes röst är bra men produktioner är lite väl avskalade och banala. Temat och snacket är också småtöntigt och pupertalt och bidrar inte med något positivt. Trea åt det svagare hållet.

Another odd choice

We should strive to be better. We ought to leave things better off than how we found them. Rise above, if you will. Instead of the review I was going to write, here's three albums you should be listening to instead : OK Goodbye - The Fox and The Bird. Incredible modern prog metal. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk. Excellent power pop, so fuckin fun. Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo IV. My single favourite album. "Welcome Home" alone is such a damn belter. Good luck out there. Don't listen to shite just because an app told you to.

Took a beat or two but I got it…Heaux. Interesting concept album but not for me and never was intended to be.

This album is really interesting as a spiritual successor to The Miseducation of Lauren Hill. The album feels very personal and genuine, and the confessional-style spoken pieces between the songs really add something, which I think is something I've only ever said before with Lauren Hill's album. The music is great, and it really seems like it gets better as the album goes on and you start to get more of a feel for her personality and her history in relationships 4/5

- Erinnert sehr an die early 2000er R&B Sachen, mit ein paar modernen Einlüssen ausm Hip-Hop - Finde so Reminiszenzen ja immer ganz cool und charmant - Die Themen auf dem Album, u.a. Feminismus etc. sind natürlich super und unterstützungswert, wirken aber auch oft ziemlich Platt - Insgesamt ist und bleibt das aber einfach nicht meine Musik, macht nix mit mir und empfinde es aus meiner subjektiven Wahrnehmung als absolutes Standardalbum in dem Genre Rating: 1,75-2/5

- Phew, anstrengend irgendwie

Heaux Tales is the first extended play (EP) by Jazmine Sullivan, originally released in 2021. This is some pretty solid rap/R&B. The subject matter largely revolves around sex and sexuality. I thought the interludes between tracks were interesting and definitely added a lot to the album. I'm not sure if this was on purpose but a lot of the lyrics seem really entitled? Talking about going after men for money because that's what they deserve/what their worth is. Maybe something is going over my head I don't know. On the flip side, some of the lyrics are pretty introspective and engaging. The switch between these two ideas is jarring at times. The album is also mixed super bright and loud so it was sometimes grating. She definitely has a great voice but a lot of these lyrics are a bit interesting.

O.K. R&B album but I don´t like all the dialogue-tracks.

This one caught me off guard. Really in depth and introspective. Good beats. Good lyrics. Best track - pick up your feelings

a fascinating album about feminine sexuality and empowerment as well as the struggle some women have with self esteem thinking that men see them as commodities rather than people.

Sound wise ok. Voice ok. Lyrics???

2-3

Meh, aside from “Lost One”

This is how you do interludes

Thought this was going to be a Cardi B or Meg thee Stallion rip off, turned out tocbe some very enjoyable R&B

This is a great short little bad bitch ep. Firmly in the camp of soul and RnB but with a very current flair. I think it captures a lot of the sentiment of the times where artists like Cardi B, Nikki Minaj, or Megan Thee Stallion are finding success reclaiming their sexuality and carving out a space for women in hip hop. I think this EP is excellent. It definitely feels more bare with the amount of skits but I think they add a lot narratively so I won't complain. The tracks we do get are very good. Put it down, price tags, and the other side are my favorite tracks. Content wise this album really seems like it could be looked at as a time piece. It has the type of comedy that made WAP the viral sensation but without departing from it's roots as an album about love and wanting to be loved. It's a touching piece that I think is very tastefully done. I'll be honest, I've never heard of this album or artist prior to today. Maybe because RnB and Soul aren't popular as much anymore or because they get overshadowed by their brother hip hop. I guess this goes to show how easy it is to miss a hit release when you aren't really paying attention. This album won the BET best album of the year. That alone puts it on this list.

I spaced out during the spoken diary tracks.

It's nice to get something so modern on here, and I like the theme of having women talk about their various "heaux tales" throughout the tracks. A rare example of spoken word interludes adding to the album; though I like the idea more than the actual content. Musically this sounds very modern. It's hyper produced and you can tell her voice is pitch balanced, ran through seven thousand filters, etc. That isn't to say she's a bad singer, when it comes through she really can sing pretty well and has a great range in terms of vocal tone (nearly tenor to soprano) it's just not exceptional. The content of the album is overtly sexual, as the title implies, and some of it is laughably vulgar (On It). I don't mind it, but the juxtaposition of what is essentially the narration of a porno clip with a soulful plea for someone to show her what it means to earn the right to participate in it is very funny to me. This isn't unique to her at all, lots of artists do this, but I do laugh every time. This is a pretty average modern rnb album I feel. There’s maybe one stand out track in “Put down your feelings” but this isn’t anything I haven’t heard done before.

This was barely not an EP and over too quickly. I found this enjoyable and after it's completion youtube began playing a Lauryn Hill playlist and it fit in just fine. Our first rap video looking chick.

Better than expected, but not for me.

Jazmine is great. Put It Down and Price Tags are my favorite tracks from this album.

Some of the music was okay, saving this from a 1. Not my jam.

I really liked this when it came out and put it on my list of favorite albums from 2021. Ah yes, I forgot how great “lost one” is.

I expected to want to turn this off two songs in, and... I didn't. So in that regard, it's a success, I suppose. There's a lot of trying to figure out life. Love, sex, and money, specifically. And I think the fixation on the money bit is what just rubs me the wrong way. Especially when sort of mixed up with love and sex, as in the immortal line "that money keeps that pussy wet". Yes, the song as a whole also has bits in there that look at things from a perspective of not having money. But the catchy, endlessly repeated bit is about that money keeping sexual organs in a state of arousal.

It's not for me. Good singing voice though.

It was ok, chill r&b vibes

My least favorite rating to give is a 2. 3's are fine. 4's and 5's, self explanatory. 1's usually at least make me think, or are interesting even if I didn't like them, or are just plain different. 2 is unremarkable. Neither good nor bad and certainly not interesting. 2 doesn't belong on a list of albums you must hear before you die. This album is a 2.

... there were a lot of songs about getting dick? I'm all for female empowerment but lyrics such as "that money keeps that pussy wet" was a bit too much 🥴 I loved the beats, a very nice vibe going on. She had a nice voice too. Not a fan of the skits/talking whatever you want to call them The Other Side was my favourite song, it had so much potential and then she'd lose me singing about getting her titties out and getting her booty done 🫠 Would have been a higher score tbh if the songs were instrumentals or had different lyrics. This album had a lot of potential to be poignant and beautiful - but then she'd ruin it by throwing in words that made it comical and unserious 3 ⭐️

кто это? и нахуя это здесь? максимально пресный рнб я вообще в ахуе что сюда отбирают из 10-х и 20-х

Not 1st listen- pretty sure when I got back into this project after dropping it for a year, I saw the most recent release was Heaux Tales, put it on for a lark and was left profoundly indifferent. I've had about two years to change my mind, and in the meantime listened to a lot of soul and R&B that may have informed Ms. Sullivan in the present day: Erykah Badu, Chaka Khan, D'Angelo, Beyonce, etcetera. What did we learn... - Never appreciated the gospel influences in this album until today - Sullivan's range is a wonder, in certain songs she sounds like 3 different ppl - I really enjoy the spooky riff in "Price Tags" feat. Anderson.Paak - The walk-on cameos from Paak and Ari Lennox made me consider that they'd be justified inclusions for this list on their own (having heard Malibu earlier this year, and Lennox's Shea Butter Baby literally today) - Despite the mountain of talent on display, I had a feeling of "is that it?" at the end. Which led me to Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales. - The title of the deluxe version is pretty accurate: there are definitely more tales. They're pretty good, but I believe the standouts were already on the standard version. - So we're back at the standard version. Over half of the "real" songs (4/7) are listed below as my personal highlights, and I don't mind the other 3, so case closed, right? Any other album (or extended play -_-) that I can shout out over half the tracks is a pearl. I can nitpick all I want about the interludes, which structured as they are is a bit academic for my tastes. As embarrassed as I am to admit, I gave Lauryn Hill's only album 3 stars at the beginning of this project, partly because of the interludes; but at least the way they were interspersed were more organic. But it all comes back to the music, and hoowee it's a doozy. Heaux Tales is perhaps another hasty modern entry, and will probably be removed the next time they come out with a book edition, but it IS a promising example of where R&B is going into the 2020s. Rounding up to a 4 HL: "Price Tags", "Lost One", "On It", "Girl Like Me" November 20, 2024

This felt pretty shallow and uninspired for something that claims to be political.

almost strikingly , ig Unambitious? obviously the structure of it leaves very little room for ambiguity, which i have to admit does make me fidget a little...i dont think theres anything ontalogically wrong with making art that is Not Subtle and Not Ambiguous but its not very compatible with my Art Sensors most of the time cuz i dont just wanna observe it from the outside i wanna find a way into working with it, which is harder to do when its tryna do all the work by itself. that being said this made more and more sense the more i got into it (and it also saves what are likely its most moving track for the back end)...the ambitions it does have to express Lived Experiences with various degrees of abstraction (once through direct narration once through music, generally speaking) does have a genuinely interesting kind of transparency. and obviously a lot of the sentiments here are very moving and cover a wide variety of tones that allow for actual nuance and complication in how those involved view themselves. and for all my waffling about wanting ambiguity or whatever, a lot of these are perspectives that Havent been expressed in direct unmissable ways thru art and music history. maybe not one of my super favorites but fs a beautiful record in many ways

I was surprised by how much I liked it.

Fav song: The Other Side Some really great production on this album and amazing features, especially from Anderson .Paak. I think the lyrical content is by far the weakest part of this album and at times it provides this almost bizarre juxtaposition of feelings when typical mumble rap lyrics about sex and money are shoehorned in between some actual poetic lines at times. Not to mention how surprisingly deep and heartfelt some of these instrumentals feel - especially 'The Other Side' - which is my favourite song from the album. The instrumental is sooooo good and some of the lyrics are really nice, but singing about buying a new bootie is the bungie rope that snaps me back out of the immersion.

3.5

When Heaux Tales started popping up on various "Best Of 2021" lists I gave it a listen. Liked it. Listened to it a handful of times and then forgot everything about it. Revisiting 3 years later, I get why I forgot about it.

Conceptual character studies disguised as R&B. I like the concepts and themes. I will probably forget the music itself rather quickly.

Oh you have to be joking. This is just bad in every single sense. Since this was added to the list after the initial release, I assume something else was removed to make room for whatever this is? Explicit content is only really worth listening to if there’s some kind of talent involved aswell, and there’s absolutely none to be found on this album. I absolutely hate this style of music, and I absolutely hate the vibe based non-singing.

Beaucoup aime cette prise de parole assumée, accompagnée d’une proposition musicale mature, sobre et ciselée

Could not find anything enjoyable in this.

On the right day this might be an OK album. This was not that day. Awful.

hooray for female emancipation! now women can be just as tedious and venal as men

Im not saying this is bad, because it’s not. But it’s one of those time and place albums. I felt really weird listening to this at work, even with headphones.

Some nice beats here and there, but overall it was very repeative and lazy lyrically. Not very creative with the lyrics and writing. Nothing was interesting about it. In fact fealt bland. I would called this babymama rap/rnb. The lyrics and choice of words was lazy and not interesting.

not going to listen to this one again. Not my favorite and did not seem to stand out to me.

I was unaware of this album prior to the 1001 Albums generator's recommendation. Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales is a bold and intimate declaration of women's agency, needs, and desires in the often-murky world of relationships in a patriarchal society. This is arresting R&B fronting a powerful female presence, a power alternately expressed in agency and vulnerability. The songs are interspersed by spoken soliloquies from different women adding to the power of the project overall. This deals with some frank stuff, but is an illuminating glimpse into how the frameworks of gender roles and relationships can be explored and troubled.

I didn't like how it kept switching back and forth between slow and fast-paced songs. However, I liked Price Tags. I also like Lost One.

Solid R&B effort that I enjoyed a little more than I expected, just because it’s typically not my go-to genre. Every song is well crafted and performed, and as a girl dad I’m all for boss-ass lady singers that empower women.

Wow, that was the longest 32 minutes and 21 seconds of my life. In the spirit of this thing listened to the entire album. Painful. I suppose this was added because of the female empowerment movement at the time. I respect that, but I did not need to listen to this noise to have respect for women and their importance.

I realize that I'm probably not the target audience for this album. I like the fairly stripped down instrumentals, she has a nice voice, but I'm not connecting with the lyrics that well and I could do without the spoken word interludes. I don't think it's bad, but I don't think it's one of the best albums of all time, though it does offer a different perspective than most of these albums have.

Heart and message is in the right place, but not that interesting to listen to. 2

not for me - either singing in constant trails or non-impressive rap

fine background music, but didnt really like it

Jazmine Sullivan was once regarded as a significant talent in the soul and R&B genres. Her debut album, "Fearless," released in 2008, received positive reviews, and her follow-up, "Love Me Back," also performed decently. However, I feel that she never fully realized her potential, and this latest album does not break that pattern; it feels mediocre as well. This album is full of songs that ride on flattened records. No surprise or originality anywhere, nowhere a song that makes me jump up. It is all too simple, too flat and unfortunately often sung too whiny for me. Those "Tales" also take the momentum out of the album, an album that already has little of it. Once again. an album that does not fulfill that great promise.

Heaux Tales I quite enjoyed the songs on this, for the most part they are pretty good examples of modern RnB, with some lovely stacked backing vocals and harmonies, like on Put it Down as well as some really nice instrumental/production touches and flourishes, like the guitar on Lost One, and the throbbing synth bass on Pick Up Your Feelings, a great track. I do also ike Anderson .Paak and H.E.R. so I enjoyed those appearances. Some tracks though feel a little harmonically flat, like On It, which never really gets past that generic r&b feel. I found the spoken word ‘tales’ quite interesting too. It would be easy to say it’s not made with me in mind, and clearly the world they are describing is so far from my lived experience, but I actually found it quite thought-provoking to be exposed to these ideas of womanhood/feminism/feminity/sex etc. Despite the upfrontness it didn’t seem particularly celebratory or particularly damning, or didn’t seem to shy away from the ups and downs in the attitudes to sex and relationships. Even if it is very sex focused and I initially thought it was rather reductive it did make me think about my reactions to it, which I liked. Musically it’s decent if rather slight, and thematically it’s pretty interesting, and overall I’m glad to have listened to it. Whether I’d listen again I’m not sure, but I’d definitely playlist Pick Up Your Feelings and Lost One. Due to it being slightly atypical for this list and for making me think more about my feelings towards it, I’ll go 3 💦💦💦 Playlist submission: Pick up Your Feelings

Not meant for me, nor enjoyed by me.

3/5

I understand the message, but outside of its meaningful lyrics, Heaux Tales is just quite boring. There are thousands of albums with the same sounding music and the same beat. I like some of the soul elements and there were some funky beats, but it's still boring and forgettable. I'd give it a 2.5 if I could, but 3 feels too generous.

Not my normal cup of tea, but actually quite enjoyed listening to this. Fantastic vocals and good flow to lyrics. Can't say I will be rushing to listen to more, but it was a pleasant change of genre.

This album has a super interesting concept, and while I didn't love all of the songs, they're pretty good overall.

For me this is kind of forgettable pop music. I'm sure she is a great singer and all, I just don't find it interesting.

Really great

She's tells us on the album she's best at sex. Assuming her second best talent is music, she still might be dreadful in bed.

Couldn't get into this one

I didn’t feel empowered. At all.

Does not offer much new. The dialogues are not interesting.

probably will give a woman pluspoint but this really wasn't good!!! and quite sad!!!!

Cheap and uninspired sampling tricks that were boring in 1995; this has been done a million times before and a million times better.

more cohesive than abbey road

This was amazing

It seems to have been a right album for the right time, but the time is not now and it's not for me.

An EP. 🤨 If you'll allow me to channel Walter from "The Big Lebowski" for a second.... THIS ISN'T 'NAM, DIMERY, THERE ARE RULES! Adding an EP to the list is, ugh, par for the course, I suppose - Dimery is so clown shoes. Anyway, on to the music itself - I'm very much not the target audience for this, so some of it didn't land. I do like the conceit of including interview snippets and then having songs expand on those themes. Can't help comparing it to Solange's "A Seat at the Table" for that reason, and "Heaux Tails" suffers somewhat in that comparison, but again, that's comparing an EP to an album, so 🤷 Fave track - "Put It Down". "On it" raised my eyebrows and caused a blush! 😳

3.5. Talented

Very raw and emotionally vulnerable, but the music itself didn’t excite me too much

I am not sure how this made the list of albums you need to listen to before you die. I could have quite easily enjoyed the rest of days without listening to this. Sorry

Nope, did not need to hear this. Also, hate the way they spelled 'ho' as 'heaux' - just terrible, like she's not even from Louisiana? Too many skits and I don't feel the whole empowerment thing behind the lyrics, on top of that wasn't even very impressed with the vocals.

Bodies // Put It Down // Price Tags // Lost One //

En ollutkaan julkaisuvuoden jälkeen kamalasti kuunnellut tätä. Hyvä r'n'b-platta seksistä ja parisuhteista nykypäivässä.

Interesting. "Concept" album but the concept is very muddy and wandering. Challenges points of view, but some points feel lost in thought and it feels like it's challenging thought without providing conclusions in some cases. Occassionally dives into the territory of venting frustration over one's own perception of other's perception of them which feels falsely provocative and lacking any real substance. Reviews largely praise the album for feminism-related traits and empowerment, and while that seems often true, there are also portions that present the use of sexual manipulation and monetary exploitations of partners as positive traits which really throws mud on that message. Perhaps those are meant to be tongue and cheek, but following a matching spoken word feature, it feels like it's intended at face value to a large extent. The portions where discussion felt like the motive seemed well structured though and, in the end, it's extremely rare that a musician can make good music while presenting a complete and nuanced discussion/case of a greater social issue. They're professional musicians, not professional philosophers. Overall, R&B isn't my genre but this was far more enjoyable than I would have assumed. Occasionally questionable subject matter aside, honest statements are never perfect, good album.

Didn’t like it. Only listened to 4 or 5 songs

Nee sorry, niet voor mij. En als ik lees dat het afgeleid is van de Miseducation of Lauren Hyll, dan snap ik wel waarom.

Pretty interesting r & b album. Little stories in between songs helped the album move along

smoooth rnb

can be a little sultry at times, but this has some depth to it. simple concept that’s executed quite well. a worthy addition to this list

This was nice. Not annoying. I really don’t love interludes on records. Had no idea this was such a popular thing. Anyway, this was nice. 3/5

I don't like too much contemporary R&B, but this is great. Soulful voice, honest, sensual songwriting, great minimalist production, and a really tightly built album.

Loved the overall sound, and the idea of women sitting round talking about sex, but some of the lyrics were a bit explicit for me, I'm such a prude! I saw how many writers were involved, and I'm surprised that it felt so cohesive. Very mellow but also quite rude.

Didn’t expect to like this at all; generally hip hop/R&B leaves me cold. I find explicit lyrics about shagging pretty tedious and in no way empowering for women. All that said, I really really enjoyed listening to it and will definitely do so again. Bizarre.

Good album. Kinda made me realize the sad truth people struggle with when their relationships are built around sex. I knew it was bad, but i didnt know it was that bad.

preferred the RnB elements over the hip hop parts but still nothing special

Brilliant. Perfection. Progressive but human, incredible RnB.

Too early to be calling this one an essential, let it bake a little longer. Will I listen to again: 0%

An interesting album. I've seen it described as a concept album, and I wouldn't argue with that. The interludes are there for a reason - sometimes interludes are to be endured, this is the artist having a bit of a giggle - but here they not only tie the album together, they provide a platform for the next song to jump from. Standout: Price Tags (with a certain Anderson .Paak in full flow)

Although the vocals and quality of the music was very good, hip hop is not a genre I can relate or connect to so I felt disengaged with the whole thing throughout. That said, it's worthy of a positive review and it would be unfair not to give it one just because of my personal view.

Surprised me Never heard of it somehow, quite decent 67/100

Bottom of the barrel gutter trash music with insipid faux deep low IQ hypocritical conversations between songs. Is the Michael Jackson wannabe on this Jazmine herself or someone else? You know what, I don't care. Total crap. 0 stars.

Right up my freakin alley. Pick Up Your Feelings has been on my playlist for awhile now and I'm glad I finally listened the rest of her album. The talking tracks or sketches take me out a bit, but the rest is quite enjoyable.

Mom can we have SZA? We have SZA at home

Not my thing

This is wack as hell and the lyrics made me physically cringe a few times. The only thing I liked about this album was it was a half hour long

Rap. I didn’t like this. I don’t like the short staccato form of rapping and the overt sexuality really turned me off, although I understand that’s a personal thing.

Ficou a lembrança da voz agradável, mas de nenhuma melodia.

That money keeps that pussy wet

R&B style statement album from 2021, it was alright

Wow this is bad. Generic crap. Sucks that whenever I see an album made after 2010 there’s a huge chance is going to be this shit. It’s like this music is made in a factory where the workers plug in a couple random things and poop out an album. Super overused backing beats, a style of singing that gets annoying 10 seconds in and then proceeds to not alter the rest of the album, disgusting description of sexual activities like a horny 14 year old wrote the lyrics and the list of mediocrity goes on. Then they input these messages about women being abused in between the songs that seem to only focus on sex, like what the fuck is that about? Sexualizing and demoralizing yourself, then immediately crying about being sexualized and demoralized? What a joke 1/10

Not absolutely horrible, but not worth listening to. Barely 2 stars.

It's okay, decent sound/grooves. Nothing special though...

Not my thing

Not my thing.

Sorry, I'm not into this. It has an interesting and innovative structure at least.

I don’t usually go for this type of R&B, and I’ve hated some R&B I’ve had in the past. But I do like this modern take on it. Some good Lauryn Hill vibes here.

Not bad but not special. Brings nothing new to the table so why bother at all.

Who? What? Yeah nah, this album has no business being on this list.

Crecida en el gospel, Jazmine Sullivan educó su voz para convertirse en una de las autoras de R&B más creativas y versátiles de las últimas décadas. En esta colección de auténticos cuentos cantados, destaca "Lost One", una balada desnuda sobre el desamparo del desamor. También "Pick Up Your Feelings", la voz de una mujer empoderada en el momento de la ruptura. Pero lo que hace especial este disco son las seis historias de mujeres (Antoinette, Aris, Donna, Rashida, Precious y Amanda) que hablan sin tapujos de temas como el deseo sexual, el materialismo, el rechazo, los cánones de belleza corporal o las dinámicas de poder. Y qué decir de la deshinibida "On It", líricamente explícita en el reclamo de satisfacción sexual. Cierra el disco la colaboración con H.E.R. "Girl Like Me", con la ruptura y el desamor de nuevo como asunto central de la canción.

I do appreciate the woman empowerment theme of this album. I also like the concept of a song relating to some spoken word track immediately preceding it. What is disappointing to me is the actual music. It sounds dated, over produced, too many effects and layers of vocal track. I really wanted to like this album but overall I do not. I’m not sure how this landed on the list. In this genre of female artists give me a Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, or even Sza album over this any day.

Pretty good, strong female empowerment message and nice rapped/sung vocals which remind of Lauren Hill.

The newest addition yet, question isn’t really why it was added but what did this replace?

Enjoyed it. Good use of interludes, songs were cool Standout songs: Price tags Lost ones

This was a surprise gem. Judging a book by its cover I was not looking forward to it. Now that I’ve listened it’s unlikely I will ever listen to it again. But I’m really glad I listened to it. She has a powerful message and a powerful delivery. I love the device of different peoples tales tying in between songs. Really a great record to give a listen to (even if it’s the only time you end up listening to it).

The Other Side and Girls Like Me were nice listening but overall pretty self deprecating lyrics, especially the short little “chats” sprinkled in as tracks.

I liked the way the songs develop themes from the spoken word interludes. I thought the content was interesting, but I don’t like the way her voice is processed, and the generic R&B backing. I preferred when she was singing with guitar accompaniment, reminded me of Tracy Chapman.

Not exactly my thing but good for what it is

Mehh

At least it was short.

This was an okay album. Fine for background, I got bored when trying to intensive listen. Not much to say

Very cool

Not really my thing, but she has a wonderful voice.

Very personal and fresh.

Not horrible, but just not my thing.

Never heard this before. Disappointed in the censoring Youtube Music put throughout this album. I'm not the target audience, but the music and singing isn't compelling to me. I like the approach of having spoken word from various "real" individuals prior to each song. This gives a 'reality' to the lyrics. Unfortunately the lyrical message often falls into celebrating stupid cliche'd behavior. "Take this water and hydrate, bitch"

Strong three

It’s nota bad album, but gonna have to go with a 2 for me personally mainly because of the genre and not really hearing anything that would raise it above similar albums.

This has to be a user suggested album as it's from 2021. I cannot fathom someone having listening to a new album everyday for 3 years and still being musically uneducated enough to suggest this pile of hot garbage.

more WHite men angry about women of color making art about whatever the fuck they want

Hm I have no idea who this person is but she's got a rockin body! This just came out 3 yrs ago. I mean it was okay. I didn't hate it. I'll give it 3 stars.

Favorite Track: The Other Side

I love a good sex-positive rnb rant. 4.

Pretty good

I had never heard of Jazmine Sullivan which isn't surprising since it's very recent and modern pop music, which is a world I am very not plugged in to. This was honestly great, really enjoyed it all the way through.

Overraskende bra

Eugh, so first not my genre, second I am a dude, so a lot of this doesn’t necessarily connect in the same way as if I were a woman. That said I can appreciate the idea behind this album. Do I like the execution…not really? There are a few instrumentals I really liked! But then, a lot of the songs were a little too, blah, they didn’t sound different from other R&B I’ve heard and the parts that were different were generally about people I don’t really want to root for or hope they get what they want. If Lost One is inspired by Rashida’s Tale, well I don’t like Rashida based on her tale! Same with Precious! It falls into a trap that concept albums sometimes do which is, why do I care about this person’s story if the person kind of sucks. I dunno. Theres enough good and okay on here to prevent it from being a 1, but I think of so many albums from the past 10 years that are better AND more influential that deserve to be on this list

More my wife's thing than mine, but it wasn't totally unpleasant

Not my style but it's ok.

I had never heard of her. I thought this was excellent. Her songs are extremely forthright and honest.

Pretty good hip hop, short and sweet. Coop beats and lyrics. 3.0

This is a second go around at this album. Just not for me.

I like that this album is filled with themes of female empowerment, but the way it went about it is just for not for me. Musically, it sounds very outdated and uninspired. He songwriting direction did not impress me either. +1 star for the message +1 star for 'The other side' - the only song I really liked +0,5 star for the singer 2.5 stars

From memory this is the latest album in the book! This belongs in the category of excellent albums here that simply aren’t to my taste. ‘Kiwanuka’, ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’, ‘Evermore’, ‘The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby’. As a gay man I’m not listening to ‘On It’ again… 9/10.

Not something I enjoy

This was interesting. Didn't hate it, but wasn't a fan.

Did not enjoy

actually pretty enjoyable and has some interesting ideas, but its really nothing special i think its fine for a first listen but id never come back to it

By mistake I ended up listening to it twice so at first I found it long and repetitive but it’s a cool album on second though

This isnt always the best-produced album, but the vocals and lyrics more than make up for that slight shortcoming. Very much a representation of 2021, black women will eventually save us all. 4/5

Heaux Tales is a nice R&B surprise. It is quite short, containing 14 tracks of which 6 are spoken word interludes.

Complicated feelings - it was one of the better r&b albums I've heard in terms of having something to say and a unique sound. That said I wasn't entirely gripped by it. Despite being adamant it had a message, it sure was vague about what it was. I will go 3* as there's merit, but I didn't think "wow I'll listen again" and it didn't feel 1001-worthy

Trash. Shouldn't be included in an influential albums list.

When I think of the 1001 albums to hear before you die, it’s baffling how this one ends up on the list next to giants like Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles. Sure, the theme of female empowerment is significant, especially given today’s social climate, but shouldn’t we be celebrating albums with timeless music and profound, thought-provoking lyrics? This album feels bogged down by surface-level clichés and talking points, lacking the depth that truly great albums possess.

I had no knowledge of Jazmine before she popped up as my pick for the day. On paper it shouldn't work for me. A young, black, American female delivering a concept album about sexuality, relationships ... and the power that sex has in making and breaking things. It's quite power ful stuff. Is it for me? A lot of the contemporary stuff doesn't come close to getting through my flabby, middle aged ears. But I thought this was great. I loved the story telling. I loved the honesty of it all. The production is mostly free of grating autotune, Jazmine can sing, the bass is round. I've listened to it a number of times. It's lacking some hooks, but as a complete body of work I think it's fabulous. The Deluxe version is great too.

Yeah I'm skipping this album, there's nothing empowering or artistically valuable about women embracing the degrading words that show up in the lyrics of many of these songs. One reviewer very astutely pointed out that it's incredibly hypocritical for women to object to being objectified and caricatured as sex objects and then to embrace presenting themselves this way. All this practice does is feed the cycle. I dislike modern hip hop's blandness and repetitive tempo progression anyway so I don't see what this album has to offer.

Another album that gets a bump for the messaging, but… **Yawn** The music itself is so generic. One song just blended into the next - and not in a good way. Listened multiple times and can’t hum a lick of it.

Rating: 6/10 Pretty decent, really enjoyed her combination of singing and rapping but a few songs were quite underwhelming.

I love the concept of this album and really applaud the theme and honesty you can feel here. Reminds me a bit of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. I saw others say similar in their reviews! I really like the confessional spoken word tracks between the songs as well as the confessional nature of some of the songs themselves. The music however did not grab me very much for the most part. While I am not sure I completely disagree with other reviewers that this may not stand the test of time, I think it's still worth an open minded listen.