Confessional R&B

Username: welcome2thejam

Album: blue water road: Great pop & b album, consistent the whole way through. Honestly underrated it a teensy bit in my 2022 AOTY rankings

little story: 8 Calling me a hell of an author, meaning they clearly read the Ratrick fanfic I wrote last month

any given sunday (ft. Blxst): 9

shooter interlude: 7 The way my brain was frazzling trying to figure out the timeline of the second verse before reading what the song is actually about

wish i never: 9 Killer beat, fantastic transition into the next track too

up at night (ft. Justin Bieber): 9 Can almost forgive Justin for whatever the hell that was in Men's Ultimate. Key word "almost"

get me started (ft. SYD): 8 Wish somebody could tell me "you don't gotta do too much" I'm just kinda lazy tbh

more than i should (ft. Jessie Reyez): 8 The Weeknd's not the only one who can drop adultery bops in this month's pophead rates

altar: 11 If you catch me serenely floating in the air on invisible waves then don't disturb me, I'm just listening to altar, off of Kehlani's 2022 album blue water road

melt: 10 If you catch me eyes closed, slowly phasing in and out of reality then don't disturb me, I'm just listening to melt, off of Kehlani's 2022 album blue water road

tangerine: 6 Not feeling the beat in comparison to the rest of this record

everything: 9 Yeah babyyyyy give me those warm lush strings

wondering/wandering (ft. Ambré & Thundercat): 7

Album: Still Over It: The sparser tracks had a bit of an uphill battle, but overall I think it's super effective in being the bitter breakup album. Summer had a clear tone of worn down and fed up that shone through and gave it emotional weight

Bitter (Narration By Cardi B): 7 Wish I had Cardi B to pump me up and talk shit about my enemies too

Ex For A Reason (ft. JT): 9 Bright, bouncy track

No Love (ft. SZA & Cardi B): 10 Is this the trojan horse to get a SZA/another Cardi rate win

Throw It Away: 9 Laidback vibes & some sweet sounding harmonies

Reciprocate: 6

You Don't Know Me: 9 Does a good job of making here sound so worn down

Circus: 7 False advertising, this sounds nothing like the theme of a dozen clowns getting out of a tiny car

Insane: 5 Can't place why but the intro hit my ears in all the wrong ways

Constant Bullshit: 9 Even a hint of strings got my ears perking up

Switch A N Out: 6 Nintendo Switch Direct Transition Noise

Unloyal (ft. Ari Lennox): 10 Oh wow, this really unfurls into a gorgeous song

Closure: 7

Toxic (ft. Lil Durk): 7 Kinda interested in Lil Durk saying he flips houses. Give that man a slot on HGTV

Dat Right There (with The Neptunes): 8 Don't even need the credit to know Pharrell's in it

Screwin (ft. Omarion): 7 Regret to say I am too tired at the moment to appreciate this five minute sex jam

Broken Promises: 5

Session 33: 7

4th Baby Mama: 9 Incredible opening line, she takes her first shot with a rocket launcher

Album: Heaux Tales: Been putting this album off way too long, hot damn that was good. Kinda like the project more without the Mo Tales DLC expansion, but all the songs here are good at worst. Strong sound, strong voice, strong storytelling

Bodies (Intro): 8 Jazmine about to defeat introphobia? Certainly wouldn't be surprised

Pick Up Your Feelings: 9 The first harmony knocked me to the floor right at the get-go

Put It Down: 10 Ladies, if I call you up just to say "Ding dong" and then hang up, you better get that trench coat ready

On It (ft. Ari Lennox): 9 Gotta down a whole gallon of water after that one

Price Tags (ft. Anderson .Paak): 8

Lost One: 10 Frank Ocean ass instrumental (complimentary)

The Other Side: 10 Calling up every jukebox musical writer to tell them an incredible "I Want" song is just sitting there for the taking

Girl Like Me (ft. H.E.R.): 8 Really good pairing

Tragic: 8 Extra point for a superb bridge

Hurt Me So Good: 8 These harmonies are just unfair

Roster: 8

BPW: 7 I didn't know I was listening to a BPW holder!

Selfish: 6

Album: age/sex/location: A warm, comfortable album  overall. Nothing crazy, just quality stuff that ups the mood

POF: 9 Misread the title and thought I was gonna get a song about computer documents

Hoodie: 7

Waste My Time: 10 Fun as hell, also "sock it to me" is such an inherently fun phrase I'm up for adding it anywhere

Pressure: 8 The combo of warm and relaxing and extra raunchy got me in a tailspin

Mean Mug: 6 🎷🎷🎷

Boy Bye (ft. Lucky Daye): 10 The true way to a woman's heart: call her ass out on her sandals not fitting

Stop By: 8 Hit me with that perfect "Deh-beh-doo-beh-doo-beh-doo-beh-doo-by"

Outside: 10 Got just the right amount of funky

Leak It (ft. Chlöe): 6 Suspicious pause after "I'll make you drown," just saying if I die in the water you know who to investigate first

Blocking You: 8

Queen Space (ft. Summer Walker): 8

Tatted: 8 Lovely

Gummy: 9 Could down this nonstop like Flintstone gummies tbh

No Settling: 6 Promising but ended up just going in and out

Bitter: 10 Coming straight out of the 60s pop soul rate and already unleashing crazy notes at the first verse

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