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The WireJun 2, 2017A fascinatingly fractured yet whole album, it is the sound of a man not only investigating but celebrating the full cultural spectrum of his existence. [Apr 2017, p.51]
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Feb 27, 2017The rapper, producer and crooner pulls all the stops on The Chief, resulting in a first impression that is a memorable one.
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Feb 22, 2017Surprisingly, Jidenna makes it work, commanding the listener's attention from start to finish.
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Feb 21, 2017While The Chief sets him up for a more focused sophomore effort, Jidenna’s genre-hopping album is merely a sliver of his versatility as an entertainer.
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Oct 6, 2017Jidenna is good enough as a singer that if he did it full time I'd respect his hustle, but I like his wordplay, breath control, punchlines and swagger as a rapper enough that he'd be just fine only rapping. That he chooses to do both and do them both well shows he won't be defined by you, me, or anyone else.
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Feb 21, 2017A csometimes fascinating collection of alternate-universe hip-hop and pop from a sui generis character.
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Feb 21, 2017The grim truths and fantastical tales are almost equally vivid.
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Feb 21, 2017The exclusion of US hit Classic Man (which soundtracks a key scene in the Oscar-nominated Moonlight) leaves the album lacking a truly memorable moment, but the Afrobeat-inspired A Little Bit More and the carefree, soca-style Some Kind of Way showcase a versatile, genre-bending talent.
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Feb 22, 2017In his efforts to break out of one-hit-wonder-dom and demonstrate a wide range on his debut album The Chief, Jidenna sometimes comes off as shapeless.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 23
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Mixed: 3 out of 23
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Negative: 3 out of 23
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Mar 3, 2017
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Mar 2, 2017This album was much more than I expected. It's so deep and real all at the same time. It's EVERYTHING!!! The composition of the album is so inspiring.
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Feb 22, 2017