can'tneverdidnothin'
by Nikka Costa
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: May 24, 2005
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14

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  1. Matt
    Jun 9, 2005
    3
    Really lost her mastery of funk/pop on this one. There are a couple moments that give me hope that she'll get it back. But buy any songs you like on iTunes.
  2. PaulH
    Jul 20, 2005
    3
    She's been hanging out with Lenny too much now her music has gotten as bad as his always was. ladies and gentlemen this has all been done before and a heck of a lot better then this.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    80
    It's the kind of splashy, impassioned, infectious record that could make Nikka Costa a star -- maybe not on the level of Prince or Madonna, maybe more like Lenny Kravitz, but a star nonetheless.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    25
    Full of screeching, hollering, and contrived "yo' mama" jive talk. [27 May 2005, p.141]
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Understated pop funk that breeds cheap thrills but not enough songs.
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