What’s Good Y'all!!! I did not realize this was the R&B album I was missing all 2024 until Muni Long released ‘Revenge.’ WOW what a beautiful body of work! As you can already see I loved this album, but let’s get into why. Sometimes it seems like artists just pop outta nowhere right? Whole time, ‘they not new to this they true to this’, we just ain’t been put on to greatness yet. While ‘Hrs & Hrs’ has made Muni Long ( pronounced Money Long) more of a mainstream name, her musical journey began in 2009 with Capitol Records. ‘Jukebox’ , her debut studio album, met with positive reception, did not do well on the charts. So you know when life doesn’t go exactly how you plan you gotta pivot. So Muni did just that, writing some of today’s biggest hits such as, "Promise This" for Cheryl, "California King Bed" for Rihanna, "Worth It" for Fifth Harmony, "Love So Soft" for Kelly Clarkson, "Imagine" for Ariana Grande, "Who Says" for Selena Gomez & the Scene, and the global hit "Timber" for Pitbull.
Now it wouldn’t be until 2018 that Muni would step out on faith again and independently release her second studio album ‘Coloured.’ In 2021, the single release of ‘Hrs & Hrs’ reached commercial success, peaking within the Top 20 of the Billboard HOT 100 chart. While ‘Hrs & Hrs’ may have gotten on y'all nerves lol it led to a recording contract with Def Jam Records and a Grammy.
The anticipation for the follow up of her third album, ‘Public Displays of Affection’, has been something I have been waiting for for a while now. ‘Made For Me’, the first single from the album, was met with the same success as ‘Hrs & Hrs’, seemingly dubbing Muni as the queen of Valentine’s Day.
I wish I could talk about all 14 songs because I love the entire album and its another flawless project. I’ll do my best to discuss my favs and what stood out most lol.
‘Superpowers’ features Muni’s signature ‘YeeHee’ lol and it is such a beautiful opener for the album, it instantly grabs you. ‘30s’ is such a realistic bop ok! Within the song Muni talks about the fear of being alone and never getting married in her 30’s. I’m married now, but before I turned 35 this song was so real for me. ‘Revenge’ is my favorite song on the album. No matter how bad someone is, have you ever just taken the high road? Well, I know it can be hard but that’s what this song is about.
While ‘Reverse’ is an Interlude, it's so dope because it transitions into the other half of the album. ‘Bessie’ and ‘Played Yourself’ are all fun dance vibes. I was really expecting to see a feature on ‘Played Yourself’ but it's Muni the whole track! It was a different sound from Muni that makes you do a double take on your phone lol, like am I still listening to Muni?
You know, I honestly never saw GloRilla as a feature girlie for real but she is, SHE IS a feature girlie for sure!!!!! The more opportunities that comes Glo’s way the better she gets and I just love what she added to ‘Leave My Baby Tonight’
Last but certainly not least, ‘Things I Never Said’ stood out a lot because it was also a different style from Muni and it gave lowkey Erykah Badu vibes.
Is anyone fully tapped into Muni Long? Because sis trynna remind y'all that R&B is not dead, your favs were just hiding the real talent. Her resume speaks for itself prior to getting her official big break. I can’t wait to see what imprints she leaves on the game and thus far ‘Revenge’ is a great addition! Please make sure y'all check out the album links are below, and follow Muni Long for updates on new music or tours:
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