Better 2013 Album

Chrisette Michele

It was going to be hard for Chrisette, who is one of my favourite R&B artists going around these days, to continue her run of three very good albums, and unfortunately, I think the run has partially ended here with this being her worst album yet. I don't like R&B that is one paced-like a Frank Ocean for example-too many of these songs are, and the ones that do build up like 'Snow' are scarce. The best part of the album is the title track to 'Supa', and it would be even better without 2 Chainz on 'Charades' who provides a forgettable verse. As was the case on her previous album, the skits are unnecessary. Lyrically, it's basically a continuation of old, with 'conscious/women power love songs'. A solid album, but I don't think it lives up to her previous projects, and except for maybe 'Snow' and maybe 'Visual Love' to a lesser extent, nothing touches her best songs from previous projects. Best Tracks: Let Me Win, Snow, Visual Love, You Mean That Much to Me