Royalty
by Chris Brown
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Dec 18, 2015
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 82
  3. Negative: 20 out of 82
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  1. DemonRebuilt
    Jan 31, 2016
    4
    Royalty is like the B side to X, which wasn't that great in the first place. The majority of songs are extremely lacking lyrically and Breezy's vocals can't make up for it. The title song was a diamond in the rough.
  2. ben_zo77
    Jan 1, 2016
    4
    I was looking forward to seeing whether Chris Brown could put out his first quality release artistically, but this album is exceedingly mediocre. I'd personally call it below average. Breezy remains without a career-validating classic, which is frustrating considering his talent. It's remarkable how he manages to continually release bad albums in spite of his gift. Maybe he'll neverI was looking forward to seeing whether Chris Brown could put out his first quality release artistically, but this album is exceedingly mediocre. I'd personally call it below average. Breezy remains without a career-validating classic, which is frustrating considering his talent. It's remarkable how he manages to continually release bad albums in spite of his gift. Maybe he'll never release a quality record. ~ 4.4/10
    Best track: "Make Love"    … Expand
  3. Recon97
    Sep 29, 2017
    4
    SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE Nothing happens on this album! I nearly fell asleep listening to this! Its not... awful, but it has really down beat and boring production, Chris sounds like he needs sleep, and the lyrics are...bad... "Oh, man, you drugged me? That turns me on, come here!!" 4/10

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Complex
    Dec 23, 2015
    40
    Royalty is many things all at once though much of it is not particularly good.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Dec 21, 2015
    80
    The music carries a convincing bad-guy energy that’s all the more potent for its sweet, often luscious textures. Its recklessness travels in a clear direction.
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  3. AllMusic
    Dec 21, 2015
    50
    The majority of what follows is a qualitative step back from previous solo album X.
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