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\"LITF.Music-Album\"<\/a>John Legend cuts a unique figure in modern R&B: a slightly out-of-step, button-down alternative to his heavy-breathing contemporaries. He emerged as a member of the then-waning neo-soul movement, but he was co-signed by Kanye West. West also produced Legend\u2019s major labor debut single, \u201cUsed To Love U\u201d and much of his album. But his big breakthrough was the piano-driven ballad \u201cOrdinary People.\u201d Then, just as his image seemed ready to be set in stone with his seemingly winkingly titled second record, Once Again<\/i>, he took a series of savvy left turns. He sidestepped his position on your auntie\u2019s gramophone by adding some dance-pop and reggae into the mix of his third record. He collaborated with dubstep group Magnetic Man and electro-dance rockers MSTRKRFT and did a full record of protest soul songs with The Roots. So if nothing else, Legend has been keeping his fans on their toes. And that\u2019s the stage that\u2019s set for his latest album, Love in the Future<\/i> (GOOD Music\/Columbia Records).
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It may seem like an overstatement to say that Love In The Future<\/i> takes all the best lessons from every facet of Legend\u2019s career, but dang it if the record doesn\u2019t tick off every box. Piano crooning? Check. Hip-hop influenced production? Check. Are there weird dark electronic tracks? Why not? Throwback joints? Bien s\u00fbr! Musically it\u2019s a record that takes chances without coming off overworked or schizophrenic. And it\u2019s quite a feat considering that the influence of Zapp sits alongside of Kanye\u2019s industrial-leaning styling. It\u2019s the type of record that would have been high near impossible to imagine after his first two albums, but makes perfect sense now.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a record that has Legend not being afraid to use the raw vocal approach that he took with his collaboration with The Roots. Another nice touch throughout the course of the record, which loosely follows a relationship through first courtship to full blown love, is that Legend isn\u2019t afraid to be playful as well sincere. Romantic and silly are sharing the same pew, but don\u2019t seem like awkward bedfellows. Hell, even Rick Ross, while not necessary, seems to fit into the album perfectly. If Love in the Future<\/i> is the map that points the way, the future is going to be a great journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John Legend cuts a unique figure in modern R&B: a slightly out-of-step, button-down alternative to his heavy-breathing contemporaries. He emerged as a member of the then-waning neo-soul movement, but he was co-signed by Kanye West. West also produced Legend\u2019s major labor debut single, \u201cUsed To Love U\u201d and much of his album. 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