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Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings
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1st Born SecondYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings
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SuneRApr 22, 2003Really good... he has a fantastic voice.
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[Anonymous]May 26, 2005This is one of the best albums of all time. Sometimes, For You, and Love Poems.. are a few of my favorites. I have been listening to this album for years. Each time thatI hear it, I fall in love with it all over again. I cannot wait until his next project is released.
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hab76richNov 11, 2001buy this album!
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VamseeC.Dec 16, 2001Maybe he stretches himself, but his pipes can handle it. Check out his contribution to Guru's Jazzmatazz.
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Jul 1, 2019One of the most underrated albums from the neo-soul movement. 18 years later and it’s still just as beautiful.
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If it isn't quite the debut that new soul touchstones like D'Angelo's Brown Sugar and Erykah Badu's Baduizm were, it's certainly far more ambitious...
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The overreaching inevitably hurts the disc's consistency in spots, but it's easy to admire Bilal's ambition, and when it works, it works well. He can't quite do it all, but he does what he can as well as anyone out there, making 1st Born Second sound like the first highlight in a compelling career.
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Sharing with Marvin Gaye and D'Angelo the ability to sing in forceful anger while seducing you with sweet talk, this 22-year-old Philadelphia singer positions himself to become the next great soul man.