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After three albums for Def Jam and one for Motown, all of which went Top Ten R&B, Chrisette Michelle Payne went independent. She set up a label, Rich Hipster, and kicked it off in 2014 with The Lyricists' Opus. Sporting a tongue-twisting and somewhat baffling title for a 25-minute EP, it came across as an exhaustion of stray not-great ideas plus a gem in "Super Chris." The very different Milestone, her first album in three years, is surprising in that it sounds inspired more by commercial radio than any of her prior releases. It's dominated by songs that can be classified as trap-soul, with skeletal tracks that serve up booming bass and metallic percussion as the primary components. However, the production work lacks depth, detail, and distinction compared to the best that preceded them by several years. To Payne's credit, she sounds like she's having a ball as she displays the combative attitude to match, bragging about her beach house, asserting her social media prowess, and tossing out the n-word, but it wouldn't be surprising to find out that she was following through on a dare. Unsurprisingly, the songs that do connect -- "Soulmate," "Make Me Fall" -- are the most heartfelt.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Doug Ellison, Producer - Derwin Armstrong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Ellison, ComposerLyricist - Turell Sims, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Ellison, ComposerLyricist - Meet Sims, FeaturedArtist - Amazin Music Group, Producer - Turrel Simsl, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Doug Ellison, Producer - Derwin Armstrong, ComposerLyricist - Douglas Ellison, ComposerLyricist - Blickie Blaze, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Lee On The Beat/ We The Best, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - William Leonard Roberts II, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Chrisette Michele, MainArtist - Mali Music, FeaturedArtist - Kortney Pollard, ComposerLyricist - Chrisette Payne, ComposerLyricist - Four Kings Productions Inc, Producer
℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
Album review
After three albums for Def Jam and one for Motown, all of which went Top Ten R&B, Chrisette Michelle Payne went independent. She set up a label, Rich Hipster, and kicked it off in 2014 with The Lyricists' Opus. Sporting a tongue-twisting and somewhat baffling title for a 25-minute EP, it came across as an exhaustion of stray not-great ideas plus a gem in "Super Chris." The very different Milestone, her first album in three years, is surprising in that it sounds inspired more by commercial radio than any of her prior releases. It's dominated by songs that can be classified as trap-soul, with skeletal tracks that serve up booming bass and metallic percussion as the primary components. However, the production work lacks depth, detail, and distinction compared to the best that preceded them by several years. To Payne's credit, she sounds like she's having a ball as she displays the combative attitude to match, bragging about her beach house, asserting her social media prowess, and tossing out the n-word, but it wouldn't be surprising to find out that she was following through on a dare. Unsurprisingly, the songs that do connect -- "Soulmate," "Make Me Fall" -- are the most heartfelt.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:17
- Main artists: Chrisette Michele
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chrisette Michele, LLC
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster ℗ 2016 Chrisette Michele LLC/Rich Hipster
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