Redemption
| Jay Rock
Redemption
Redemption is the third studio album by American rapper Jay Rock. It was released through Top Dawg Entertainmentand Interscope Records on June 15, 2018. It succeeds Jay Rock's second album 90059 (2015), released three years prior. The album features production from a variety of record producers, including executive producer and Top Dawg Entertainment label-head Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, Sounwave, Hit-Boy, Mike Will Made It and Boi-1da; as well as further production contributions from Jake One, Teddy Walton, Cardo and Vinylz, among others. The album features TDE label-mates Kendrick Lamar and SZA, as well as Future, J. Cole and Jeremih.- WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
A collection of rap songs that highlight his struggle and journey.
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HipHopDX
Quietly Unlocks A Career Milestone.
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AV/MUSIC
Jay fixates on a specific sort of paranoid despair.
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XXL
The album breezes by without many frills.
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The Quietus
Jay Rock elevates the level of his artistry while creating resonating tunes.
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Los Angeles Times
He’s also got a distinctive, no nonsense style: lyrically direct without sacrificing a certain poeticism, willing to look directly at a topic and offer steely-eyed comment.
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Pretty Much Amazing
The best I can say about Redemption is that at least Jay Rock hasn’t completely lost his mind like Ab-Soul.
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SPIN
Redemption Extends TDE’s Hot Streak.
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exclaim
Life-affirming beats throughout.
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hnhh
Jay Rock shrugs off the delays that plagued his early career and settles into another quietly amazing album.
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CoS
Exploring Rock’s ascent from street dealer and gang member to successful rapper.
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Soul In Stereo
Change is good. And change has given Jay Rock his best album.
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High Snobiety
‘Redemption’ Is Mesmerizing But Doesn’t Reinvent The Wheel.
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The Musical Hype
After nearly a three-year hiatus, West Coast rapper Jay Rock returns with an enjoyable, well-rounded third studio album, ‘Redemption.’
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Brooklyn Vegan
It deserves many more listens, but it’s clear already that it’s a triumph.
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HipHopHeads
While it might not go down in history as a classic, Redemption’s a Top Dawg-caliber album that’s definitely worth a listen.
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RhymeHipHop
He will be labeled as one of the greatest lyricists of this generation of rappers.
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theweeklyspoon
Jay Rock’s Redemption proves he is no longer the underdog of TDE
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UPROXX
Jay Rock Achieves His ‘Redemption’ And Reinvention On A Soulful And Introspective New Album.
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VULTURE
Solid effort without any obviously bad songs.
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RollingStone
Jay Rock Reflect on Tribulations.
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DJBOOTH
Jay Rock is still rapping his ass off.
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Above Average Hip Hop
REDEMPTION is one of my favorite albums thus far in 2018.
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steemit
IT'S HOT AS HELL.
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Defiant Legends
Redemption is a fitting name for this album.
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Dozens of Donuts
Redemption embraces that ideology, stripping originality in favor of dated Gangster Rap tropes that lack substance and sheen.
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Jungle Beats
Roller coaster of hits and misses.
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Newsday
Rock has a way of making these kinds of personal stories sound especially real.
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