★★★★★
Available on: Warner Bros LP Maybe it's because it's 2013 and this is how the game goes now, but in no other year could an r'n'b singer openly go on a reality TV show to get a record deal and not only come out unscathed, but succeed. After dramatic stints on VH1?s Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, K. Michelle signed to Atlantic and released her debut album Rebellious Soul to largely unexpected success. Commercially, it's sweet vindication...
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2013-09-02
★★★★★
In one of K. Michelle's earliest songs, "Fakin' It", the R&B singer bragged about her ability to pump up male egos: "I be frontin', makin' him think he's somethin' / Knowin' I be lyin' when I'm up, up on 'em covers." She loves this guy, so she pretends she loves the sex, but the only thing giving her pleasure is the knowledge that she can play him easily--"I'm so good, I should become an actress...
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2013-08-15
★★★★★
In one of K. Michelle's earliest songs, "Fakin' It", the R&B singer bragged about her ability to pump up male egos: "I be frontin', makin' him think he's somethin' / Knowin' I be lyin' when I'm up, up on 'em covers." She loves this guy, so she pretends she loves the sex, but the only thing giving her pleasure is the knowledge that she can play him easily -- "I'm so good, I should become an actress...
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2013-09-04
★★★★★
Trepidation and celebration ... K Michelle Buy it from Buy the CDDownload as MP3K MichelleRebellious SoulAtlantic2013 "All my life I've been struggling and stressing - that's why I come up in this bitch with aggression," sings K Michelle on the opening track of Rebellious Soul...
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2013-08-09
★★★★★
Available on: Rhythm & Streets mixtape Back in 2010, K. Michelle looked a likely candidate to be the next R&B breakout star: a passionate-voiced R. Kelly protégée who took the raw confessionalism of prime Mary J. Blige and ramped up the brittle, elbow-throwing aggression to thrilling levels. Her What's The 901...
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2012-07-19