Vibe (6-7/98, p.182) - "...This Washington, D.C. native always sings with a voice that is clear, strong, and assured. Combining round-the-way girl sass with an artist's sensibility..."85.52744
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Q (10/00, p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Mya demonstrates enough sass to suggest a sunny future..."Uncut (10/00, p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Her debut is a crafted, coffee-rich affair blending soul and swing....It's a grower which oozes class..."Vibe (4/00, pp.173-4) - "...the starlet has decided to show off her range...as if she and her top-notch producers attempted to wipe out the competition by transforming Mya into each of her rivals in turn....a grand tour through the ever-changing moods of female adolescence..."The Source (5/00, p.231) - "...Reaching out to hip-hop heads....Mya proves she can hold her own in this competitive game of young female musicians....She's well on her way [to] the class of elite divas..."30.86172
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Q (11/01, p.132) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Like the film, this soundtrack does exactly what it likes, in an OTT torrent of showtune campness..."Uncut (8/01, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Impossibly romantic...It's a giddy, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink brew..."3.682672
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Q (11/01, p.132) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Like the film, this soundtrack does exactly what it likes, in an OTT torrent of showtune campness..."Uncut (8/01, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Impossibly romantic...It's a giddy, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink brew..."3.623386
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Q (10/00, p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Mya demonstrates enough sass to suggest a sunny future..."Uncut (10/00, p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Her debut is a crafted, coffee-rich affair blending soul and swing....It's a grower which oozes class..."Vibe (4/00, pp.173-4) - "...the starlet has decided to show off her range...as if she and her top-notch producers attempted to wipe out the competition by transforming Mya into each of her rivals in turn....a grand tour through the ever-changing moods of female adolescence..."The Source (5/00, p.231) - "...Reaching out to hip-hop heads....Mya proves she can hold her own in this competitive game of young female musicians....She's well on her way [to] the class of elite divas..."1.210296
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Rolling Stone (8/17/00, p.113) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...He's still thinking beyond the basic dancehall rhythms and textures....a breezy but severely eclectic record..."Rolling Stone (8/17/00, p.113) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...He's still thinking beyond the basic dancehall rhythms and textures....a breezy but severely eclectic record..."Spin (8/00, pp.145-7) - 7 out of 10 - "...A dancehall D'Angelo....[The Album] whips like his astounding live revue through ragga and roots, hip-hop and R&B, soca and gospel....compensating with toothy charm and Sammy Davis versatility..."Spin (8/00, pp.145-7) - 7 out of 10 - "...A dancehall D'Angelo....[The Album] whips like his astounding live revue through ragga and roots, hip-hop and R&B, soca and gospel....compensating with toothy charm and Sammy Davis versatility..."CMJ (7/10/00, p.3) - "...Over a dancehall foundation, the rapid-fire toaster and singer has woven a gorgeous tapestry of reggae harmonies, Latin rhythms, classical music, and period-piece pop....His collaborations produces some sparkling results..."CMJ (7/10/00, p.3) - "...Over a dancehall foundation, the rapid-fire toaster and singer has woven a gorgeous tapestry of reggae harmonies, Latin rhythms, classical music, and period-piece pop....His collaborations produces some sparkling results..."Vibe (6/00, p.220) - "...Has something for every head, Yankee or yardie: bulldozing rhyme-spitting over dancehall beats, explosive deejaying...over hip hop tracks, and even salsa....it's an attempt to win dancehall's long struggle for a share of urban America's airwaves..."Vibe (6/00, p.220) - "...Has something for every head, Yankee or yardie: bulldozing rhyme-spitting over dancehall beats, explosive deejaying...over hip hop tracks, and even salsa....it's an attempt to win dancehall's long struggle for a share of urban America's airwaves..."The Source (6/00, p.228) - "...Dancehall in substance....his reputation remains intact because he challenges his creativity on his own terms and without sacrificing his dancehall roots."The Source (6/00, p.228) - "...Dancehall in substance....his reputation remains intact because he challenges his creativity on his own terms and without sacrificing his dancehall roots."Mojo (Publisher) (8/02, p.78) - Included in Mojo's 50 Greatest Reggae Albums.Mojo (Publisher) (8/02, p.78) - Included in Mojo's 50 Greatest Reggae Albums.NME (Magazine) (7/22/00, p.30) - 7 out of 10 - "...The watershed in his prolific career....diasporic dancehall reggae, spruced up and polished around the edges..."NME (Magazine) (7/22/00, p.30) - 7 out of 10 - "...The watershed in his prolific career....diasporic dancehall reggae, spruced up and polished around the edges..."0.9767499
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Muzik (8/99, p.101) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "One of the better soundtracks so far this year....highlights are almost exclusively from the Kelly contributions..."The Source (5/99, p.226) - "...K-Ci and JoJo slam the title track....LIFE is also love..."0.955789
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Entertainment Weekly (1/22-1/29/99, p.104) - "...Silkk charges with a manic immediacy; and his experiments--like a South-meets-East Coast collaboration with Jay-Z and a call-and-response old school duet with Mia X--show he's not limited to the No Limit sound." - Rating: B0.955789
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Entertainment Weekly (4/24/98, pp.76-77) - "...With an ear to the streets and an eye on the rap-heavy pop charts, Beatty helped assemble an all-star hip-hop companion album--and a credible one at that. The best tracks tap into the anti-gangsta positivity that's slowly flowering again in hip hip-hop..."- Rating: B0.955789
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Q (11/01, p.132) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Like the film, this soundtrack does exactly what it likes, in an OTT torrent of showtune campness..."Uncut (8/01, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Impossibly romantic...It's a giddy, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink brew..."0.9348282
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Spin (p.104) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Bun B has a flair for Southern-fried folksiness and lyrics that are as poignantly evocative as they are salaciously entertaining."The Wire (p.66) - "IL TRILL blends sorrow, contemplation and grim determination to keep on keeping on. The beats are tighter, the rhymes sharper and the subject matter more relevant..."Vibe (p.70) - "[W]hat makes the album tick is an emotional complexity: Like an old sage, Bun B gracefully vacillates between raw fury and weathered wisdom."Q (Magazine) (p.140) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he atmosphere is often weighted with menace....'That's Gangsta' buzzes with defiant menace."Blender (Magazine) (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He has] the kind of rich, stentorian rumble that would sound at home in the pulpit or at a Senate podium...Bun B crafts complex, vibrant, often surprising rhymes..."0.9348282
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Spin (p.104) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Bun B has a flair for Southern-fried folksiness and lyrics that are as poignantly evocative as they are salaciously entertaining."The Wire (p.66) - "IL TRILL blends sorrow, contemplation and grim determination to keep on keeping on. The beats are tighter, the rhymes sharper and the subject matter more relevant..."Vibe (p.70) - "[W]hat makes the album tick is an emotional complexity: Like an old sage, Bun B gracefully vacillates between raw fury and weathered wisdom."Q (Magazine) (p.140) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he atmosphere is often weighted with menace....'That's Gangsta' buzzes with defiant menace."Blender (Magazine) (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He has] the kind of rich, stentorian rumble that would sound at home in the pulpit or at a Senate podium...Bun B crafts complex, vibrant, often surprising rhymes..."0.9348282
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"Mr. Torreton's glowering emperor, one of the most compelling Napoleons ever imagined for the screen, exerts a magnetic, if slightly repellent spell."New York Times "[A]n elegant, sophisticated mystery..."Los Angeles Times8.943188
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