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Generally favorable reviews- based on 118 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 97 out of 118
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Mixed: 8 out of 118
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Negative: 13 out of 118
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Dec 19, 2017This is probably the worst album they have ever made. I have no plans on listening to any if the sings on this album ever again. Thoroughly disappointed. They went too pop. That's not what core fans want.
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Dec 20, 2017What a beautiful way to end 2017. Great music here while also pushing the envelope. It's weird but still normal. The production is insanely good which is always expect from Skateboard P. I would definitely consider this a top rap/alt-rap/funk/rock album. Every song is exciting and brings something new to the album and keeps the listener from being bored.
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Dec 19, 2017A very low album for N.E.R.D. standards. This is not their style. Also if you look at the singers accompanying the album, they have missed a great potential. Because there is no iconic song on the list.
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Dec 19, 2017N.E.R.D. is one of my favorite groups. I've been listening to their albums since the 90s. But I did not like this album. It does not fit them. Even Kendrick can't save this album for me, but I wouldn't call it a bad album in anyway.
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Dec 15, 2017
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Dec 16, 2017one of the best albums of 2017. critics will miss this late surprise album in their lists! everything pharell williams touches becomes a sheer gem. so many hits.
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Dec 18, 2017
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Dec 17, 2017A mish mash, nothing new, nothing that mister "great taste for **** hasn't played or showed already....someone heard post-punk here ??? - give me a break....this is a piece that nobody will ever play at any party, not in the car while being stuck in rush hour...nothing....this is just another display of mister **** kaka.
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Dec 16, 2017
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Dec 28, 2017Cool, diverse, upbeat, cheerful, danceable, like a Mark Ronson turned hiphop.
Best tracks:
Lemon (feat. Rihanna)
1000 (feat. Future)
Lightning Fire Magic Prayer
Kites (feat. Kendrick Lamar and M.I.A.) -
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Awards & Rankings
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The WireFeb 23, 2018Not everything is great--in particular “Lifting You” with Ed Sheeran is about as limp as you’d expect--but even the clumsier moments feel relevant and contemporary. [Feb 2018, p.51]
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Jan 10, 2018The trio’s meandering avant-rap is somehow more encumbered by its lack of ideas than its lack of editorial savvy.
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Jan 4, 2018Once a groove machine that favored the warmth of live instruments, N.E.R.D has roughed up its sound to match these themes; No_One Ever Really Dies is full of heaving beats and harsh digital textures that catch the day’s chaotic spirit in the same way that Williams’ and Hugo’s flashy production work as the Neptunes reflected the prosperity of the post-bling era.