Jamila WoodsBest Jamila Woods Albums Ranked
8.6
Avg Score
16
Opinions
3
Albums
9
Reviewers
Summary from 16 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Jamila Woods's catalog across 3 albums from 16 opinions, with an overall average of 8.6/10. The top-rated Jamila Woods album is LEGACY! LEGACY! (2019) with a 8.9/10 average from 8 ratings, followed by Water Made Us and HEAVN. The discography on Wavelength spans 2017 to 2023. ZORA ranks as the highest-rated Jamila Woods song on Wavelength with a 8.4/10 average.
LEGACY! LEGACY!
“With her debut album, ‘HEAVN’, Jamila Woods arrived with a tidal force. Her blend of contemporary soul and R&B straddled contemplation and endurance, struggle and healing. On ‘LEGACY! LEGACY!’, her second album, Woods has created a project that looks to the past to fight for the future. The title and the track names are a celebration of the Chicago musician’s heroes; an ode to historical black ar”
LEGACY! LEGACY!
“LEGACY! LEGACY! is a series of sleek homages to the various artistic and emotional lineages that Jamila Woods embodies; a neat conceit which holds the album together without dominating it. Often, these references can be quite loose, and these make for the best tracks. On ‘FRIDA’, the Chicago RnB singer takes the bridge that connected Frida Kahlo’s house to Diego Rivera’s and flips it into an elega”
LEGACY! LEGACY!
“The Chicago artist celebrates her history—and herself—on her excellent sophomore record”
LEGACY! LEGACY!
“The Chicago artist marries political commentary with deep introspection, resulting in a richly composed R&B album about the echoes of the past and the promise of the future.”
HEAVN
“With the assistance of fellow Chicagoans Chance the Rapper, Saba, and Kweku Collins, R&B artist Jamila Woods makes vital, resonant protest music that sounds like a children’s playground.”
Water Made Us
“The Chicago R&B poet and singer doesn’t just write about losing or finding love: Her tender and curious new album is all about the transformative potential of the journey.”
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