Album Review: Teyana Taylor - The Album

Teyana Taylor has come a long way!

On The Album, Teyana impresses me with vocal performances that are jaw-dropping. She also finds ways to talk about love, lust, family, and everything in-between in unique/powerful ways. If The Album doesn’t put chills down your spine throughout, you must not have a soul.

Two years ago, I thought Teyana Taylor dropped a near-flawless album in K.T.S.E. On it, Kanye West helped bring out a version of the New York singer that was spontaneous, carefree, and adultish. On The Album, I feel like Teyana isn’t all that unique. Don’t get me wrong, she puts up vocal performances that are beyond impressive, but at the same time, on too many songs, she clearly tries to emulate Kehlani, Jhene, and Summer Walker’s styles. Teyana is at her best when she capitalizes off of old school and/or quirky vibes. I also think she is at her best when she is simply having fun on a song. To sum it up, I prefer to hear more songs like “We Got Love,” “Boomin,” “Friends,” and “Made It” from Teyana in the future.

Even though I was slightly critical of Teyana Taylor in the previous paragraph, know this: There isn’t a bad song on The Album. Teyana clearly knows how to make complete/satisfying hip-hop/R&B records.