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7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length studio release for the R&B singer who appeared on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta includes a guest appearance from Meek Mill.
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Can't Raise a Man
Can't raise a man... Listen... He got older, but never grew For his life, he can't tell the truth... How to love, he ain't got a clue Playin' games... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Aug 15, 2013
    80
    Rebellious Soul doesn't have quite the impact of Michelle's 2010 mixtape, What's the 901?--curiously, there's little fighting talk here to match the superb Hit 'Em in the Mouth--but it has enough to confirm the emergence of a vital voice.
  2. Aug 15, 2013
    80
    A compact, lyrically diverse debut, Rebellious Soul makes it plain that K. Michelle should be supported enough to reverse her albums-to-mixtapes ratio.
  3. Aug 15, 2013
    70
    K. Michelle’s aiming for the sweaty pathos of Mary J. Blige, and sometimes, as on “Sometimes” and “Damn,” she comes close. What she’s missing is restraint.
  4. 60
    Flop moments aside though, Rebellious Soul ticks the prerequisite boxes of classic r’n'b: confessional tales of love, loss and longing sung with passion and sincerity.
  5. Aug 15, 2013
    50
    The music doesn’t channel the rebellion alluded to the in the album’s title.
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  1. Sep 9, 2013
    8
    I listened to this album and was immediately impressed by K. Michelle's vocals. "Rebellious Soul" is a very honest and raw album. It has coolI listened to this album and was immediately impressed by K. Michelle's vocals. "Rebellious Soul" is a very honest and raw album. It has cool soul and r&b influences which complement K. Michelle's vocals really well. Musically I was most impressed with "Sometimes". It shows off her vocal chords the best and has that 70's classic heartbreak soul/r&b sound which I love. I think on the other tracks they didn't serve her vocals as good as the "Sometimes" track does. Either way, I loved the album, "Sometimes" just resonated with me the most. Collapse