This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show.
The Reality Show album was released in 2015 by RCA/Sony after Jazmine Sullivan had taken a hiatus for 3 years after the Love Me Back album was released. Jazmine Sullivan decided to strike back in the music industry with a follow-up album to Love Me Back. (The average span between albums these days is 3 years. Do we really call it a hiatus?)
Reality Show is just as diverse as her debut album as the sound and production stuck well into its R&B roots. Reailty Show is an appropriate album for today’s musical climate since life today is filled with so much drama. Jazmine Sullivan never fails to amaze her audiences with her songwriting skills of hers. She stays up to date by singing about new topics and with a fresh production sound. Reality Show is a diverse album that stuck well into its R&B roots.
Brand New starts off with a smooth piano jazz sound that is next accompanied by beats from the modern trap music sound. Piano jazz meets trap music and drill beats on the song Brand New. Her storytelling skills use vivid imagery on this song of hers.
RCA/Sony dropped the ball on this song by not promoting it as a single. The song itself had potential to become a single due to its modern sound. The wonderful part about the song Brand New is that the sound and production stuck well into its R&B roots.
It is proven that love don’t last forever on the song Forever Don't Last. The song Forever Don't Last showcases Jazmine Sullivan reflecting on her emotions on the demise of her relationship. However most of this song showcases the demise of her relationship and is also showcases Jazmine Sullivan reflecting on her emotions.
Chuck Harmony produced this song and was responsible for the arrangements. Chuck Harmony had done a wonderful job on the musical arrangements for the song Forever Don't Last. This one of her best songs for this album.
Mascara is a satirical song about the gold digger lifestyle. Jazmine takes jabs and pokes fun at people who are gold diggers and leeches who mooch off other people at their own expense. Gold diggers are people who mooch off other people at their expense with nothing in return. Mascara is a perfect song that fits this album appropriately.
At first Jazmine Jazmine takes jabs and pokes fun at people who are gold diggers. At the end, she laughs about the whole thing while at the same time she shows her natural self. This is the turning point of the song and moment where she takes it all off.
What’s so funny and ironic is that people don't understand she is being satirical. She's not promoting the gold digger lifestyle as many of you people out there think she is. That is where many of her fans are mislead. IF fans paid attention closely to the lyrics, then they would understand the humor and concept of this song written by her. Some people are hating on the subject matter as she spoke about materialism with class and style.
Dumb was the lead single that featured Meek Mill. Dumb isn’t exactly one of her best songs nor is it one of her worst songs. The song is average at best.
Silver Lining is a song Jazmine Sullivan had written and produced herself. The song is an original organic R&B song. Silver Lining is a song that should have been another single used to promote the Reality Show album.
I rate this album, Reality Show, 4/5****!
No comments:
Post a Comment