As someone from Africa, this is such a milstone for all of us, our music, our sound is being represented on a global stage by An African. Im glad she kept to her roots instead of going for a more commercialized typical sound, i just hope the world will be more open to hearing us

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

And from that perspective I can absolutely respect that. I appreciate your comment a lot because I didn’t even think of it that way. Thank you! 🙏🏿

@TeeKay12328

4 ай бұрын

It was a great reaction and the vibes were fun and authentic, I think overall the album was great and celebrates the diversity of the different sounds that come from us, thank you for being so open to other perspectives

This is her sound. You should listen to the lyrics now maybe you'll appreciate it more. She might experiment in other genres in the future.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I am definitely going to give it another spin and do another video soon. I don’t hate the album, but I think I just wanted more elements. At least a more robust vocal, you know?

@myathemango2936

4 ай бұрын

@@gooonicorn Yes! I agree, I wanted more vocally from her, hopefully she does more vocally when she goes on tour &/ or on her next project. Idk if you've heard of the song "Been Thinking" by her, but it was supposed to be on the album, but didn't make the cut. Thats how a lot of earlier fans like myself found out about her lol.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Girl!!! Been Thinking is my favorite song by Tyla. I don’t understand how that didn’t make the cut.

Well she is an Amapiano Queen that is her genre .She will give you variation on her next successful album .Let her enjoy her culture .Amapiano is taking the world by storm

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

You’re right. I’m sure on her next “successful album,” we’ll see her grow and expand. I’m still going to enjoy this one the more it grows on me though.

I think as an introduction to her and the popiano (amapiano-pop) genre she’s trying to push, it’s great. Since the genre isn’t really a thing, she’s trying to establish it and by pushing similar elements that make it easily identifiable, she’s made a smart choice there. I think that’s one of the reasons she’s not been too experimental as she can’t stray far so early. She also focuses on the chill side of amapiano which for South Africans is very calm and doesn’t necessarily need a climax but that back to back can be boring so I get that. More interesting production and vocal choices could have definitely be made, but I think the light airy sound is within her vocal capabilities and her signature. It’s not a bad album at all but it’s more of a foundation for something bigger she’s trying to establish for me. I like it but there’s that *thing* that could make it great. Thanks for the review lol. It’s a grower for some and I think circling back and listening to it in isolation and not back to back can make it seem less boring. 🫶

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate you offering your perspective with love and that will be the only kind I’m responding to from now on. 🫶🏾 Also, after relistening to the album it has grown on me quite a bit.

I love her sound, and I was surprised of how many of the songs she wrote herself! Oh yes Tyla is here to stay she’s the force behind her own machine, she is the machine! love that for her

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I do love a writer!

Breath me is a hit. I don’t mind her album. Beautiful girl and a beautiful album. Thanks for the honest review.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for appreciating my authenticity. 🫶🏾

I think a lot of people criticizing this album need to be honest and if they don’t appreciate things that are deeply cultural, they should leave it alone.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

as her fan, you should maybe encourage folks who don’t understand it to give it another try instead of just making wild generalizations about them. Thank you for the view though. Appreciating the album more I listen to it.

Love tyla she's giving

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Love her too. Can’t wait to see where she goes from here.

@vesco.f

4 ай бұрын

Ikkkk cuz ART my iiisshhh

Her music has a story u should listen to what she says and how she introduces herself

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I’m absolutely going to relisten to it. It’s kinda why I hate doing first day reactions because It’s hard to digest it all in one setting.

Not you don’t get ART and it being a hard skip baby that’s the next smash.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

To be fair, I was checked out by the time I got there 🤣. I’m giving her another spin now and I must say, it’s growing on me.

The intro is all South African if you know you know

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I didn’t know. A few people told me in the comments. I’m thankful that yall are educating me. 🙏🏿

The Caribbean 😂 is wild. She's SA. But I see where you were going

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I said “Motherland,” as well. I know she’s not Caribbean. Lol

First of all, this is album is amazing, im glad Tyla kept her sound, it's a debut album (mainly) to a new audience, look at it as an introduction, she can't be introducing herself by not being herself (sounding like the people you mentioned) Secondly if Tyla did include "variations " (sounds that you want to hear) a lot of yall would be criticizing her saying she sounds like everyone 🤷🏾‍♂️ Expecting her to do transitions like Beyonce did with renaissance is crazy because Bey was following her creative pattern, Tyla did too At the end of the day you have to give her credit because your intial reaction was not what you expected because you had your own expectations and ideas of how you wanted it to sounds, personally i LOVE the album its been on repeat since release ❤

Idk this album ate down.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I’m relistening to it now and it’s growing on me. 😩

I love this album and I love her vibe she’s creating her own sound and her own fanbase and I’m here for it. The last artist that had me this excited was SZA. I think she has the potential to build a loyal fanbase, as a new artist I think she’s doing well and better than other female new artists we’ve been introduced to over the last 5 years. I think the live performances for these songs could really give the album the elevation it needs if she gets a good band that can remix her music well enough it could be a game changer

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I agree that she’s creating a land of her own. I’m excited to see how she grows.

@pump1180

4 ай бұрын

@@gooonicornI think her live performances will be where she can really bring this album to life and give it that elevation it needs to turn these songs from radio bops to proper live stage performances to prove that she really did deserve that grammy

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Oh absolutely! She’s a phenomenal performer, so I can’t wait to see how she brings this album to life on stage.

Yes friend, I like Jump too 🔥

SHE ATE ! The Album is Fire

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Yum.

defo reccomend listening to her songs before water

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

I gotta get into the discography fr.

I love listening to different perspectives and opinions ❤. This album ate imo tho. Also made a video about her, you should check it out.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Thank you I'll definitely check it out!

Your review is one of the best reviews I’ve seen so far. You seem so unbiased & look at Tyla for her music instead of the entire brand. One thing I’ve noticed too is how something seems to be missing: It feels like she is relying on too much the work of the producer to make her songs fire. I personally feel like I need her music to be more maximalist, have range, harmony, layering of vocals etc And I think the problem is that she is a singer transitioning into an artist, whereas some artists today have such strong voice that you cannot deny that they were born for to make music & that was the vibes I got from track No.1 where Tems took over. After hearing that I had to go quickly listen to Tems again. Came back and found the rest of Tyla’s songs very repetitive & not true to the maximalist sound of dance amapiano at all. There is this thing where if an artist does not have strong vocals, they have to make up for it with looks, branding and dancing and I feel like Tyla should lean into that. A combination of her personal brand & the dancing performance on stage.

Just like How Pop , Rock and Hip Hop have similar pattern

Jambo is crazy 😭

❤

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

💞

If you dnt understand the type of music u should hv stopped listening to it bc u will nt understand it ,especially the intro whm she sang in our native ,Right tongue ,right there u should hv stopped listening, dnt try to americanise our genre to r nd b,Go listen to R nd B Bbbb###

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

How does one learn to appreciate different types of music if they simply “stop listening”? I will not stop listening. I will, however, continue learning and expanding my horizons. Thank you for informing me about the language and I truly didn’t understand. 🫶🏾

@thenjiwesibanyoni3707

4 ай бұрын

The intro is paying homage to her home country.. I personally enjoyed it maybe I'm being baise since I'm from South Africa too😅

The only reaction with negativity towards the album 😂 everyone Ive seen love it throughout. Maybe this is not for you or you just not the target group 😂😂

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

May. Be.

@2toosexE

4 ай бұрын

That's not true besides the reviews that were obviously paid reviews a lot of ppl felt the songs sounded the same and that it was boring. Why yall lie?

@mkmc94

Ай бұрын

@@2toosexE You know for people who don't know rap all sound the same.

@2toosexE

Ай бұрын

@@mkmc94 I'm sorry what is the point u r trying to make? No one said all rap sounds the same. I said all her songs sounds the same. Idiaat

AFRO-PIANO OR The AFRO BEAT / AMAPIANO Genre is supposed to be within the pattern

Shawty is def not going no where fasho

JAMBO😂

It is Not the same . Some of the song Interpolates but not all the way through . Hmm ! SHE HAS SPECIFIC EARS

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!! it’s the perfect album to listen to whil echilling and doing stuff around the house, or dancing to while you got a few friends over. Its a awesome album! NOT everything has to have a damn crazy mixes and americanised flare RnB with ratchet lyrics, and explicit lines every five seconds. thats what society today has become use to it’s getting tiring. SOMETIMES its nice to have peices of musical art today that you can play while parents are around or younger siblings and cousins that’s apprpoirate for everuone to enjoy. . SHE is from a different country and culture. NOT everyone has to try and apeal to the american audiance. The poeple who get it GET it the people who don’t, don’t. PLENTY of people love her music enough for her to go further in her career.

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

See, you’re making points, but all of the unnecessary American “ratchet” talk is showing your colors. I commended her on her use of sexual innuendo. I said loud and clear “bring that back!” I didn’t like the album on first listen. My little opinion is not going to make or break her, baby. Lol I truly hope she is the next girl up. Lastly, if you ever come back, come back correct. We’re here to have fun convos about music. Keep it fun. 🙏🏿🧡

This album still not better than Aaliyah’s rock the boat album

@gooonicorn

4 ай бұрын

Now why Aaliyah in it? 😂

So negative and sour. This is a great album and you just exposed your lack of understanding of genre and Amapiano music. Why are you even listening if you don't like Amapiano😵‍💫

@gooonicorn

2 ай бұрын

Because I can. And ima keep doing it.

Album is boring SAs supporting it cuz they are happy for representation but the album is a snooze fest.