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Generally favorable reviews- based on 755 Ratings
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Positive: 496 out of 755
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Mixed: 102 out of 755
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Negative: 157 out of 755
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Oct 27, 2013
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Nov 21, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012Moving away from Talk That Talk, Unapologetic is a lot of effort by Rihanna. All the songs have it's story and flow very well when you are listening this album. The album goes in the awesome GGGB, Rated R, Loud collection!
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012I love this album. It's really different from what she's done before. As usual, this album contains an outstanding variety. This album also continues the trend started in previous albums, since the quality of the music has yet again augmented from her previous release.
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Nov 19, 2012An album wonderful, with different rhythms and genres, for all tastes, rihanna risked, innovated and was perfect! with deep lyrics and vocally evolved, I deserved my note 10 to this wonderful singer Rihanna!
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Nov 19, 2012I have to admit that at first listen of this album, I wasn't too impressed but after I went through my day and I realized that I was playing the songs in my head, I had to go back and listen again. Now, the entire album is repeat. Give it another try. Trust me, all of the songs will get to you.
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Nov 19, 2012I don't know what everyone else is hearing but I hear some pretty decent music. I don't really like Rihanna and I can honestly say that she's proven to me that she can make decent music. I don't understand why people are stooping so low by giving her a 0, it isn't that bad. I was going to give her an 8 but now I'm just going to giver her a 10 for that foolishness.
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012The reason people are rating this album poorly is because they want songs like "We Found love" or "Only Girl In The World". That's what they expect from Rihanna. This was unexpected and although I love her club bangers, I'm enjoying her refreshing ballads right now. Do your thang baby gurl.
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Nov 19, 2012Love LOve LOVE this album. I can jam, cry, dance, and vibe to this album. Repeat until her next one come out which hopefully is next year lol. Only Rihrih can do an album each year and still have the world sucked in.
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Nov 19, 2012Its just an perfect album. every song on the album is a hit. it shows Rihannas vocal talent in ballades like "What Now" or "Stay" (which are both one of the best Rihanna Songs). Her last big Album was "Rated R and i think "Unapologetic" as well as it. I think the best Tracks on the Album are "What Now" and "Whats Love Without Tragedy"
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012Rihanna is very sure of herself and seeks deeper songs to express this, we see a dramatic change to his previous album Talk That Talk where she is electric and hyper-active. In this album we can see that Rihanna is returning to its origins as the first albums. This album is phenomenal and we call Rater R 2.0
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012One of the best albums of the singer from Barbados. Diamonds is mature and shows us a new Rihanna. Another song from the album is extraordinary stay showing this maturity. Rihanna did a mature and cohesive album and deserves to be in the spotlight of pop music.
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Nov 22, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 21, 2012I'm surprised the reviews aren't better. This is her best album by far. "Diamonds" is already a #1 smash and "Jump" and "Right Now" are future #1's.
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Nov 21, 2012Although not a perfect album, i appreciate her going away from the typical candy-pop that most other artists make, We all can predict what a Britney and Katy Perry album will sound like. This is unexpected and I love it! "Jump" "Nobody's Business" "Numb" including her new number single "Diamonds" are the albums stand outs.
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Nov 24, 2012This album is probably one of her best. It has a wide range of genres in it. You have the slow, beautiful ballad "Stay" which really highlights Rihanna's vocals. Then you have the heavy dance track "Right Now" which has a dark twist to it. Standout tracks would have to be "Stay" and "Phresh out the Runway". Phresh is Rihanna at her best and shows how bad ass she is. Love the album
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Nov 27, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 27, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 29, 2012
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Jun 5, 2013
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Mar 2, 2013Amazing. Simply amazing. It has songs for every taste -pop, r&b, dubstep etc. The album cover looks great and I can't find a song that is bad. Well done, rih! #navy.
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Mar 5, 2013I think this is one of her best album. 100% better than Talk That Talk. This is album is very emotiona and different. This album is my drug, except some song, it super!
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Apr 10, 2013"Unapologetic" is an album very sentimental and we can not deny. Rihanna spent over 6 months in the production of this new album with great producers and songwriters. And the songs that stand out are: "Diamonds" "Stay" "Pour It Up" and others. So that is one of the best albums of Rihanna's career, but the RATED R is the best of all.
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Apr 26, 2013
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Jun 22, 2013The emotional starkness with 'Stay' combining with the vitality of 'Right Now' and 'Diamonds' makes the phenomenal album of Unapologetic. Give this album a chance, and you will not regret it.
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Jul 5, 2013
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Jun 12, 2014wonderful...one of her best albums...queen of pop music, love all songs,every lyric,everything!I pop,r&b,reggae,all together this album is amazing!!! love it
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Nov 12, 2013Rihanna had a total up do upon this album, you see the vulnerability and emotion throughout the songs, She expresses situations she's experienced some of her other albums some what lacked. her voice and live voice have immensley improved. Great Album.
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Dec 5, 2013One of the best albums by Rihanna, if you go back to her first album in 2005, you will see how Rihanna has evolved!! This album is just as good as Loud. This album may be rushed but it doesn't defeat the fact that she releases good music. Very diverse!!
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Jan 4, 2014
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Jan 29, 2015Liricamente e vocalmente é um álbum impressionante, deixando de lado as batidas eletrônicas do Talk That Talk e caindo dentro do R&B que consegue expor uma Rihanna novamente pessoal e livre de sua fase rebelde e sem remorsos com seu passado. Realmente é um álbum que teve seu destaque e hoje pode ser considerado um dos melhores da Bad Gal
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Sep 22, 2014
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Aug 25, 2014YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee HUNTY.
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Jan 29, 2016RAINHA DO POP PIOR ALBUM DELA POREM ESTAMOS AKI PRA AUMENTAR A NOTA NE NOM -q ..........................................................................................................................................................
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Dec 10, 2015an amazing piece of art like all her albums,love herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Jan 28, 2016album de hits
perfeito do inicio ao fim como sempre
rihanna n decepciona os fans
amei adorei? achei tudo?
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Sep 14, 2018Perfect! This album definitely outdid all of my expectations. Rihanna is fantastic.
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Apr 27, 2016This is a MASTERPIECE. Everything about this album is right. Rihanna's vocals have grown so much and it shows. She always manages to outdo herself....
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Feb 5, 2016I love the vocal performances in this album. From Diamonds to Stay,Right Now and What Now to the elements of hip hop in Phresh out the Runway or Pour it up. It's just so perfect.
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Feb 12, 2016Simplesmente perfeito, recheado de hits que só a Rihanna consegue ter. Um álbum que foi feito após uma grande perda em sua vida, mas mesmo assim foi um álbum muito bem feito. Parabéns Rihanna por sempre fazer o melhor!
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Nov 10, 2017DESERVES A HIGHER RATING
Beats that go hard AF. Emotional deep lyrics. This album has everything. DUBSTEP. EDM. RnB. Electric New Wave. Beautiful Piano Ballad Stay and the instant classic that is Diamonds. Club bangers such as Numb, Pour It Up and Jump. Personal slow songs like Lovers Song and Love Without Tragedy. It has a song for every mood. Really enjoyed this album. Solid 8.5/10 -
May 29, 2020An album that was mistreated by critics because of the artist's personal life rather than the music. Great and diverse body of work which perfectly blends multiple genres
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Sep 8, 2019Unapologetic was the album that made me love her this much to call myself Rihanna navy.
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Apr 26, 2020This album is a good job by Rihanna and her team, much of the mixed and negative reviews are for collaborating with Chris Brown on it, as they only focus on that is the forgotten vocal and versatility of Rihanna in her seventh album.
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Aug 24, 2022
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Sep 21, 2020Um hinário, tem músicas que a gente grita HINOOOOOOOOO, tem pra todos os gostos
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Nov 22, 2020She sent us one of the best track on her career: loveee song. Still don't know why this music didn't get a videoclipe. ;/. The tour? My favorite. So well constructed.
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Apr 20, 2021I don't know how people think it's okay to hate on this album? This album is mixed but still a great album.
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Sep 3, 2021An immediate sensation, filled with endless hits and fantastic music, birthing new styles and setting new trends as always. With stunning sweet ballads and catchy hip hop songs. The album is without a doubt infectious.
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Aug 24, 2022Bold, catchy, and self assured Unapologetic is Rihanna's most open and vulnerable album. She lays her heart bear for all to see. She doesn't care what we think, she's simply allowing herself to be known. There's something so beautiful in certain she is in herself. she sings about how she's lived and lost and how she's not afraid to do it again, but you best believe it'll be on her terms.
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Nov 19, 2012
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Sep 12, 2013Definitely one of her best, if not the best. The mix of sounds does not affect the cohesion at all. She seems to have found her niche with this. Well done.
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Nov 20, 2012If you are a Rihanna's fan, this album works perfectly for you, she keeps her style and the lyrics are mixed, some very deep and some just to relax and dance. I think is amazing!!!
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Nov 26, 2012
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Feb 26, 2013I still don't get why there's a lot of people who hates this album. It is nearly perfect. Yes, it isn't filled of commercial and pop songs, but it is confidential, it has tons of amazing lyrics and it is portraying an amazing era. Definitely not Rihanna's best, but very good though.
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Nov 28, 2012It's a very personal album,more than 'Rated R'! Shows a Other Side of Rihanna "The Robyn Side".But The Tracklist is so disorganized and this made a confusion in my head.It's hard for understand the message of the album.
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Mar 6, 2013Rihanna has been back to the Rated R time in a totally different way. Rated R had more electronic songs, and this one is full with R&B, Hip-Hop and ballad songs, totally different from the Rihanna original style. but anyway it was good.
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Apr 7, 2013That album uses good songs, good positions in the Billboard Hot 100. "Pour It Up" needs to break into the Top 10. So, when do you think the next song will release? What month?
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May 12, 2013This totally slays all over Talk That Talk. This album is really great! Pour It Up, Stay, Diamonds and Nobody's Buisness Numb and Jump are the best tracks on the album. Great album!
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Aug 14, 2020Uno de los mejores trabajos de Rihanna, lo malo es que siento que su enorme potencial no fue bien aprovechado en cuanto a sencillos, varias canciones tenían madera suficiente para ser éxitos y se quedaron simplemente en el abismo.
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Aug 12, 2018
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Jan 11, 2020Eu sinceramente não sei qual o problema dos usuários do metacritic com Rihanna, todas as avaliações dela nesse site são baixas, até nesse álbum transcendental que é o unapologetic. O álbum não tem UMA música ruim, é IMPACTANTE em todas elas.
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Mar 2, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 21, 2012Her best album since Rated R with different rhythms , great lyrics and vocal. She keeps surprising us with wonderful worksand showing to the world who Rihanna really is and what she really feels.
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Oct 26, 2013
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Nov 19, 2012
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Dec 11, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012After one listen of the latest album however, we can firmly put
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Jan 21, 2019Another solid Rihanna album, compared to her more recent albums this isn't as good, but there's enough here to make it a decent record. Diamonds was a great lead single, and the singles that followed were also very good.
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Dec 20, 2012Not going to lie i was nervous about how this album would turn out. But after listening to it, it is a really wonderful and good album. One of my favorite songs on the album is Diamonds.
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Aug 15, 2013Definitely not the best RiRi album, but not the worst either. Maybe it's just I'm so used to Rihanna's voice. But she definitely released the wrong songs. She should have released "What Now" and "Lost In Paradise".
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Nov 1, 2013Well, there is no surprise...good job as always!
I love affectional voice of Rihanna, every song on this album is authentic, regardless of genre ("Lost in paradise" electronic, house "Pour it up", "Numb"- hh, rave. She is so trueteller! I love Rihanna! -
Nov 18, 2013This album is great! it has variety for different crowds, ''something for everyone''.
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Mar 19, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 13, 2014The songs on this album were very diverse, and not the same generic sound after another, more singles could have been formed. This showed how her vocals have changed and evolved.
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Dec 18, 2014Phresh Out the Runway 40/100
Diamonds 100/100
Numb 100/100
Pour It Up 100/100
Loveeeeeee Song 85/100
Jump 100/100
Right Now 100/100
What Now 30/100
Stay 100/100
Nobody's Business 100/100
Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary 60/100
Get It Over With 5/100
No Love Allowed 100/100
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May 25, 20161. Phresh Out the Runway 60/100
2. Diamonds 65/100
3. Numb 100/100
4. Pour It Up 95/100
5. Loveeeeeee Song 65/100
6. Jump 100/100
7. Right Now 95/100
8. What Now 30/100
9. Stay 90/100
10. Nobody's Business 85/100
11. Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary 65/100
12. Get It Over With 10/100
13. No Love Allowed 100/100
14. Lost in Paradise 100/100
15. Half of Me 65/100
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Sep 10, 2015This review contains spoilers.
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Aug 20, 2019
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May 27, 2020
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May 8, 2021Omg why are people hating on this album it's amazing! It's a hip hop, dance and R&B album. My favorites are Phresh Out The Runway, Diamonds, Loveeeeeee Song, Stay and No Love Allowed.
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Nov 19, 2012
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Jan 6, 2013
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Nov 27, 2012
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Nov 30, 2012Rihanna has made a good album, but, in my opinion she could make it better then another albums like 'Loud'. She try to do 'Unapologetic' during one month, and the world liked it, if Rihanna started to produce 'Unapologetic' three months ago, could be a biggest success by a big singer. (I don't speak in English, I just try, understand me please)
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Nov 19, 2012This is a great album, from the ballads to the pumping dance music. Definitely some amazing production and vocal delivery. Don't understand why people are hating on her production choices, she's been making gritty dance music, included dubstep, since 2009 (Mad House anyone?). While the Chris Brown track does feel a little forced (yay for controversy and hype) , the song is still good.
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Dec 8, 2012
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Dec 10, 2017
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Oct 16, 2013
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Aug 30, 2013
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Apr 23, 2015Album Highlights = Diamonds, Stay, Jump, Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary, and No Love Allowed
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Awards & Rankings
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Nov 28, 2012The now-24-year-old's voice may be simple, but it's distinctive--and as defiant as her album titles.
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Nov 26, 2012Even when Unapologetic fails, it often does so in interesting ways.
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Nov 26, 2012Sonically, the first half of Unapologetic picks up on the syrupy Southern hip-hop minimalism popular last summer, while much of the latter half is a grab bag of unwieldy balladry.