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Give or Take Image
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72

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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for R&B artist Giveon features production from Boi-1da, Cardo Got Wings, Rogét Chahayed, Don Mills, Oz, Allen Ritter, Jahaan Sweet, and Sevn Thomas.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
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  1. 80
    Adding to the growing list of albums with a deeply personal approach released this year, this might be the most heartfelt and longing. The matured viewpoint of a growing artist is worth the due diligence alone.
  2. Jul 5, 2022
    80
    It’s confident yet vulnerable even in its most blissed-out moments, making his songs hit harder and imbuing his voice with even more soul.
  3. Jul 5, 2022
    80
    Despite the involvement of roughly two dozen production partners, the set is cohesive, almost to a fault, and most stimulating when it's slightly vaporous yet bristly, with a foundation in low-end thrum.
  4. Jul 5, 2022
    60
    The Giveon of Take Time experimented with melody and challenged himself vocally; Give or Take stunts that growth in favor of secluding himself in his comfort zone.
  5. Jul 26, 2022
    60
    Give Or Take presents Giveon as an undeniable talent who isn’t inclined to go deeper than his comfort zone for now; he coasts quite sweetly, between heartache and humblebrag.
  6. Aug 11, 2022
    50
    An indistinct retread of his past work that falters further under self importance and desire for ambition that falls flat.
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