I gave this album another listen after several MB members mentioning it. When I first listened to it, I thought it was bland, but that's mostly because R&B is not my genre; it's one of the few genres I don't listen to. A few tracks are a bit poppy for my taste, but they redeem themselves later on in the track as Monae makes sure to change the direction of the track at least once each song. This may be a key album in introducing me to the genre, I mean about a year and a half ago I didn't like hip hop in any way shape or form, but I came around and some of my favourite overall artists are hip hop or rap artists.