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Love vs Money
Universal acclaim
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 39 votes
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Album Info
Label: Def Jam
Release Date: 10 March 2009
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): R&B
Summary
The second album for the producer/singer was produced with Chrstopher "Tricky" Stewart and features guest appearances by Kanye West, Mariah Carey, and Lil Jon.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
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All Music Guide
Ultimately, Love vs Money is Love/Hate's equal, stuffed with hooks, ceaselessly absorptive productions, and clever and often funny wordplay.
Read Full Review >Tiny Mix Tapes
Love vs. Money exists, much like its creator, [is] stuck somewhere between timely and timeless, kind of like a dream, the infectious, can’t-get-out-of-your-head variety.
Read Full Review >Vibe
The craft is meticulous, and the sound so epic, and at times, operatic, with production from Tricky Stewart (The-Dream’s silent partner in his corporation of hits), that moments on this album comprise some of the best pop music of the decade.
Read Full Review >Delusions of Adequacy
Now, with Love vs. Money, Nash has been able to not only add a worthy addition but if this isn’t the best album the genre has seen and heard in the past year, I don’t know what is.
Read Full Review >Prefix Magazine
Except for the intense, melodramatic middle mentioned above, every other track on this album could be a successful single.
Read Full Review >Observer Music Monthly
Terius "The Dream" Nash is the song-writer behind Rihanna's Umbrella and other more intriguing than average R&B hits. His second album continues the theme, with assistance from Kanye West.
Read Full Review >Slant Magazine
Instead of begging to be repeated, the rest of the album's songs are best savored as a whole--a weird assessment of an R&B album, which usually sink or swim on their ability to capture you right away.
Read Full Review >Billboard
The-Dream has definitely bypassed the sophomore slump with "Love Vs. Money." The songwriter-cum-singer pushes the envelope production-wise (incorporating more of his Prince influences, among others) as well as lyrically.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe
Unlike his spotty debut, this is a seamless, brilliantly produced affair featuring his unmatched contemporary pop technique and songwriting craftsmanship.
Read Full Review >cokemachineglow
Not the first single (“Rockin’ That Shit”) or the second (“My Love”) but hopefully the third, the title track of Love vs. Money is the sole moment where The-Dream’s artistry is actualized through, how else, an epiphany of self-loathing and regret.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
Cliche love songs, too many similar beats and melodies, and a lack of energy all pull the album down, and when the album is composed in a way that should be fully appreciated in its entirety, the lack of variety affect the album’s success even more.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
That alpha-jerk machismo is mitigated somewhat by the intoxicating future-soul sonics on songs like 'Right Side of My Brain.' But The-Dream's vision of romance mostly plays like a nightmare.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 39 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Boo gave it a9:
Excellent CD. I love to listen to it. Not better than Love/Hate but a fun CD nonetheless.
Tom D gave it a10:
Simply Great!
Tim W. gave it a5:
Wow, we have another mediocre and bland addition to the R&B scene. There's nothing original here. Step 1: Take some heavy synth-based backbeats. Step 2: Add some cliché lyrical concepts. Step 3: Throw in some vocals that have been run through all sorts of ridiculous production tricks. Step 4: Add some cameos by pop musicians we've heard way too much in the past decade. Step 5: Release album. These songs aren't particularly catchy or memorable. I'm disappointed.
Brad J gave it a10:
This sophomore album is of the chain his first one was a classic hands down this one is awesome he is all I listen to.HOOKS OF AN ANGEL.
Patch M gave it a10:
The-Dream's best album.
Max V gave it a9:
Phenomenal album, must admit i'm usually not the one to write a review, but i have since, this album is a must for r&b lovers both new and old.
Annice N gave it a10:
This album is the sh*t!!!! Love it, Love it, Love it! I am not a big R&B fan, but this is one of the best I have heard in a long time. I hope C. Milian's album is just as hot.
