All I can say is it’s a throwback R&B record with smooth, clean, crystal clear production. I don’t even know where to begin with this partnership between Anderson. I don’t know what hasn’t been said about it since it came out.
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I don’t know how to talk about this record without hyperbole. This is dope beats, dope rhymes… what more could y’all want. Each track will be well crafted, with impeccable lyrical delivery & beats that knock. The thing is, what you get with Skyzoo is consistency. Prolific & brilliant, there aren’t many pens in the world that can match Sky’s & the layered entendres that populate the whole of “All the Brilliant Things” require listen upon listen. If what you want from your Rap music is very good rapping & very good beats, it’s difficult to overlook Skyzoo. The way that Charles manipulates & interpolates the original tracks is creative & adventurous, & I haven’t even mentioned the beautiful way she uses her voice. On this Verve Remixed project, each song is originally performed by another great woman in jazz & soul, but Charles takes them in incredibly diverse directions. Melanie Charles as a musician & producer is at times incredibly challenging for me. Melanie Charles “Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women” In fact, one of my favorite things about this record is the humor with which they tackle the subject matter, even the stuff that really might make you sad if you think about it too hard.
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It’s a sobering record sometimes, full of upbeat, sunshine-y pop tunes that often as not are about heart-break Not in a depressing oh-my-gosh-it’s-all-terrible-and-I-wanna-die way, but in a more subtle “I wouldn’t mind disappearing for a while, a Temporary Goodbye” kinda way. I love things that can contain a multitude of emotions in a single space & “Get Some” does that better than most records. These are the records that I think most helped me through the longest of the days.