K. Michelle - "Rebellious Soul" (2013)

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Debut album released on August 13, 2013 by Atlantic Records. Collaborators include Tank, Priscilla Renea (a.k.a. Muni Long), Meek Mill, and Jack Splash. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. 

This album soooooo good! Definitely my fave album by far! The red hair she was sporting with reminds me when I was rocking with the red hair around that same time. Love all the songs! So raw, emotional, and relatable. The album title "Rebellious Soul" is just so fitting and I really connect with it. She's pretty much the Queen of Realness. The 90s had Mary J. Blige. The 2000s had Keyshia Cole. The 2010s had K. Michelle. 

I feel like more singles could have been released, instead, we're stuck with only two. I wish the bonus tracks were on Spotify. Love them too.

Fave tracks:

My Life
Can't Raise A Man
V.S.O.P.
When I Get A Man
Sometimes
Ride Out
Can't Hate On Her

                                                                        

"V.S.O.P."
#89 Hot 100
#27 R&B/Hip Hop

 

"Can't Raise A Man"
#94 Hot 100
#23 R&B/Hip Hop
#30 Adult R&B

[Ling-Ling]

I love this woman so much, she's the real deal. Easily the best R&B act to debut post-2010. If she had come out before R&B music and sales tanked, she could have been a star. There are a few filler-ish tracks to be found (nothing bad), but it's a great debut.

The run of "VSOP," "Pay My Bills," "Sometimes" and "Ride Out" is especially great (enough is not said about those vocals on "Sometimes"). I'm so glad I have the Best Buy version with the bonus tracks because "The Right One" is one of my favs on the album.