Everything Is 4
by Jason Derulo
User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 66
  3. Negative: 34 out of 66
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  1. wstennyson
    Jun 15, 2015
    10
    "Everything Is 4" has everything to be one of the albums of the year. Jason left the "gum songs" that made "Talk Dirty" and "Wiggle" to take us to the 80s with songs synthpop like "Want To Want Me" and "Chayenne"
  2. GuilhermeMeirel
    Jun 3, 2015
    10
    The 25-year-old already has already built an enviable string of hits, but usually through the sexual innuendo of "Talk Dirty" and "Wiggle" or gimmicks like the massive sample in "Whatcha Say" and trying to sing his own name as often as possible. He was a star who was trying a little too hard.

    On his fourth album "Everything Is 4" (Warner Bros.), though, Derulo has hit his stride, easing    The 25-year-old already has already built an enviable string of hits, but usually through the sexual innuendo of "Talk Dirty" and "Wiggle" or gimmicks like the massive sample in "Whatcha Say" and trying to sing his own name as often as possible. He was a star who was trying a little too hard.

    On his fourth album "Everything Is 4" (Warner Bros.), though, Derulo has hit his stride, easing back on all the sexy talk while still piling on the pop hooks.

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    Derulo has also expanded his musical palette on "Everything Is 4," especially brushing off his Michael Jackson-inspired falsetto on the unstoppable "Love Me Down" and its "Off the Wall"-inspired funk guitar. The likable "Want to Want Me" is a breezy summertime jam that leans more pop than R&B, an earworm that embeds immediately. On "X2CU," Derulo cozies up to "Delirious"-era Prince, while he cleverly coins a new kind of date, the "I just want my ex to see you" kind.

    Derulo's artistic growth has also helped him land some impressive new collaborators. On "Broke," where he decides that Biggie was right about "Mo' money, mo' problems," Derulo lands Stevie Wonder to sing background vocals and play harmonica, while Keith Urban delivers some acoustic blues guitar riffs. On "Try Me," he teams with Jennifer Lopez for a cool mix of an old-school pop duet and of-the-moment, Latin-tinged production, while "Painkiller," his duet with Meghan Trainor, is another winner.

    But it's the slow-burning ballad "Trade Hearts," where he lets newcomer Julia Michaels shine, where Derulo truly shows off his new skills, offering restraint and a surprising depth of emotion.

    "Everything Is 4" is a grand new start to the next, even bigger phase of Derulo's career, one where he can just let his music speak for itself.    … Expand
  3. Guriqsilva
    Jun 5, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's so amazing and naturally !
    Derulo can make your "Talk Dirty" with a lot of style, maybe it's her record most luxurious. Never underestimate someone who can make your better, like Derulo's do.    … Expand

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Pitchfork
    Jun 10, 2015
    66
    For all its blatantly ill-conceived moments, there's something charming about the sheer audacity of Derulo's often bizarre choices. Even when it falls flat, there is character here.
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  2. Billboard.com
    Jun 8, 2015
    60
    On Everything Is 4, some songs give him newfound definition, but then others distract from it.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Jun 2, 2015
    80
    Occasionally, the more ambitious nature of Everything Is 4 reveals some of Derulo's weaknesses, like his insistence on indulging straight R&B (which feels basic compared to the unique mode of genre-bending he usually works in), but stretching musically also leads to arguably the most exciting moment here, the funk rave-up of album-closer "X2CU."
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