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- Summary: Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Lil' Kim, Mama Wallace (Biggie's mother), Snoop Dogg, Styles P, and Jamal Woolard are some of the guests on the Faith Evans album that integrate some of the late rapper's material from previously released tracks into the 25-track release.
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- Record Label: Rhino
- Genre(s): R&B, Contemporary R&B, Gangsta Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap
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Jun 5, 2017Altogether a worthwhile concept that once deserved to see the light of day, excessive filler and intermissions dull the shine of a release should have been actualized while the public demand for Frank White vocals was greater.
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May 22, 2017With vocals smoother than a vat of cocoa butter, Evans moves from poignant duet (Legacy, One in the Same) to Juicy-style sexathon (A Little Romance) alongside him, although--naturally--it lacks a certain improvisation and cohesion.
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Jun 20, 2017The danger though is that The King & I turns into a new version of the "Duets" album, simply rebranded as a Faith Evans album featuring snippets of her late husband. This is exacerbated on the second half of the album by one rap all-star cameo after another.
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May 23, 2017The King & I is simultaneously too stingy and too indiscriminate with its star attraction, denying fans new verses yet projecting his hologram raps over every song until the reflexive thrill of hearing one of rap’s greatest voices is extinguished.
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May 22, 2017He [Biggie] was never boring, unlike this compilation of tired productions and mawkish interludes.
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Q MagazineMay 22, 2017The inimitable genius of B.I.G.--the mordant wit, the complex lyricism--is painfully diluted here. [Jul 2017, p.107]
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MojoMay 23, 2017Her syrupy soul often fails to mesh with B.I.G.'s taut flows. [Jul 2017, p.96]
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