The Chief
by Jidenna
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Feb 17, 2017
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
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  1. Gniewkowest
    Feb 22, 2017
    10
    This album is very unique to other albums, the way Jidenna raps is different from the way Kendrick, Kanye or even Jay-Z would rap. Jidenna always dresses classy and he raps classy as well. Well done Jidenna.
  2. bentheking
    Mar 2, 2017
    7
    This album was much more than I expected. It's so deep and real all at the same time. It's EVERYTHING!!! The composition of the album is so inspiring.
  3. EdwinDaBoss
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    This is the frontier of hip hop, so get with it: Stupid haters stay in your lane. If there is an antidote to Donald Trump this is it: The topic of Jidenna's experience as the bi-cultural son of an immigrant from Nigeria is melded with a musical heritage ranging from West African High Life to Calypso to the most current Hip Hop to 60's pop. This album is comparable to appearance of BobThis is the frontier of hip hop, so get with it: Stupid haters stay in your lane. If there is an antidote to Donald Trump this is it: The topic of Jidenna's experience as the bi-cultural son of an immigrant from Nigeria is melded with a musical heritage ranging from West African High Life to Calypso to the most current Hip Hop to 60's pop. This album is comparable to appearance of Bob Marley's Natty Dread in 1975 or. even better, the genre-encompassing, society-shaking anthems of Brazil's Milton Nascimento and the Clube de Esquina of the early 70s. Raise your consciousness!!!!!!… Expand

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. RapReviews.com
    Oct 6, 2017
    70
    Jidenna is good enough as a singer that if he did it full time I'd respect his hustle, but I like his wordplay, breath control, punchlines and swagger as a rapper enough that he'd be just fine only rapping. That he chooses to do both and do them both well shows he won't be defined by you, me, or anyone else.
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  2. The Wire
    Jun 2, 2017
    80
    A fascinatingly fractured yet whole album, it is the sound of a man not only investigating but celebrating the full cultural spectrum of his existence. [Apr 2017, p.51]
  3. XXL
    Feb 27, 2017
    80
    The rapper, producer and crooner pulls all the stops on The Chief, resulting in a first impression that is a memorable one.
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