I'm SHOCKED 😳 Normani "Dopamine" Album Reaction & Review
Added 2024-06-14 19:08:09 +0000 UTC
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James Blake is one of the best artists/writers/producers out. I love his gradual transition into r&b and hip-hop. His style blends right in.
Brooke
2024-07-29 21:06:02 +0000 UTCI think they made candy paint and 1:59 the sings to build them up more cause all the other songs fire
Lawuan Landry
2024-07-06 19:23:27 +0000 UTCThey did it like that for a reason so you can remember the song that’s why it’s so repetitive like that it’s sticks but her songs are full length. Not 2 mins long songs like most artist.
Lawuan Landry
2024-07-06 19:22:38 +0000 UTCThe harmonizing in the back that you loved on insomnia was Brandy
Tina Durant
2024-06-28 21:01:02 +0000 UTCyessss!!!!! as a loyal harmonizer this was always one of my complaints. hated when they would use the same verse twice but just have a different girl singing it.
malaki
2024-06-19 00:35:23 +0000 UTCAs a person who listen to Fifth Harmony to Normani now. It might be a creature of habit thing. 5H had did this same thing Normani doing on this album. Strong, yet repetitive courses for replay value, while the versus just got you by. While the album isn't bad it feels like she played it safe. Overall, I defiantly think she could get some strong singles out of this album.
Tati
2024-06-18 05:08:26 +0000 UTCI love how she updated Candy Paint on the album! Normani came to stay IKTR
Eliii🖤
2024-06-18 00:57:50 +0000 UTCShe’s more focused on the chorus than the verses and just trying to make a catchy song. But overall her song just give chorus, chorus, chorus. No verse or bridge beginning or nothing. I’ll give it a 8/10 though cuz I really expected to be disappointed to point where I get mad😭 but I can see that she’s trying and I wasn’t disappointed I actually liked the album
Aniyah
2024-06-17 22:05:10 +0000 UTCDee let me find out you are alway going on “vacation” but you are actually an undercover artist going on tours and not telling us lol. When you dropping that album?😂😂😂😂I love you Bea Arthur voice. But seriously get better .
Sir Magnus
2024-06-16 17:26:33 +0000 UTCAlso, assuming you aren't talking about the Grammys, SZA's album won Album of the Year at both the BET Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards. It also won R&B Album of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards AND Top R&B Album at the Billboard Music Awards. There is no instance where Victoria Monet's album won over SZA's. Don't lie on my good sis 😂
BNH
2024-06-16 16:21:36 +0000 UTCKalen that's not true-- SZA's SOS won Best Progressive R&B Album while Victoria's JAGUAR II won Best R&B Album. There are two separate R&B album categories at the Grammys. Victoria did not win over SZA.
BNH
2024-06-16 16:14:36 +0000 UTCThankss 💕
Dee Shanell
2024-06-16 15:38:37 +0000 UTCThankss babe! But agreed, hopefully she comes with better lyrics next album lol
Dee Shanell
2024-06-16 15:37:49 +0000 UTCTantrums was everything!!! That song is going on a daily rotation for me. I’ve always loved James Blake so I’m so glad that song lived up to my expectations
Grant Evans
2024-06-15 18:41:01 +0000 UTCHey Dee, I think Brandy isn't listed as a feature since she doesn't have a verse, she is just doing the background vocals on Insomnia. Like on Genius when it says Brandy's name, it has her name in italics and the lyrics she is singing in italics as well (it is mostly in the parts with parentheses around it). Just like on Doja Planet Her album, Bryson Tiller does the intro and the background vocals on "Been Like This", but he's not listed as a feature on the song.
Trey
2024-06-15 17:13:44 +0000 UTCVictoria Monét is so good. she got rnb album of the year over sza and i was angry until i heard that album i have most of the album still on rotation because it was that good its called jaguar
Kalen Harley
2024-06-15 17:12:33 +0000 UTCHearing “Apparently there’s a lot of old material in here” within the first minute took me all the way out 💀
Michael Merriweather
2024-06-15 16:54:04 +0000 UTCI knew Dee was gonna feel, “too busy living my life, I ain’t even see your message” lmao she’s gagged 😩🔥✨
Antoniotheceo
2024-06-15 13:36:48 +0000 UTCThe songs are definitely catchy and a give a nice listen, but I think the subject matter could’ve been a bit more interesting, btw love ur videos Dee 💕
sieb
2024-06-15 12:25:46 +0000 UTCthis album, no. "Still" i think im gunna give a chance, but i feel like it would be forgettable. Maybe "tantrums" but i feel like James Blake his verse felt a bit irrelevant to the song personally. Yup also get well soon dee <3
....
2024-06-15 12:15:50 +0000 UTChi, is your playlist public? i feel like i seem to share a similar music taste, i'd like to check it out!
hvcn zo
2024-06-15 11:12:23 +0000 UTCyou betta be on vacation and i love this blondeeee
Dari Queen
2024-06-15 10:30:21 +0000 UTCI think the verses were too short compared to the chorus w pre and post!
Khalil Marki
2024-06-15 05:00:37 +0000 UTCI like the album, but i really wished there were more up beat songs and FUCKING MUSIC VIDEOS, but other that i liked it.
Kalen Harley
2024-06-15 03:36:58 +0000 UTCShook! Lol
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:22:55 +0000 UTCThis makes a lot of sense, those lyrics were too real lol definitely on brand for Brandy (I'm not too familiar with Victoria)
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:22:25 +0000 UTCOh ok, period lol I was like I hope she aint fake bragging like rappers do 😂
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:20:08 +0000 UTCLmao this voice gotta go! 😂 but yeah I agree 100%, that subject matter gets very boring after a while. Especially coming from an R&B artist...they're known to be vulnerable and sing about life struggles, relationships, insecurities, etc. (like SZA for example) so Normani being so surface level was really surprising. Def hope she steps it up next album
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:19:14 +0000 UTCThanks so much! 💕
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:15:20 +0000 UTCFacts! Like girl grow up 😂 glad you enjoyed the review!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:15:07 +0000 UTC😂 glad you enjoyed!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:14:10 +0000 UTCBig Boy would've been a great single
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:13:46 +0000 UTCIt's so good! Love his voice
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:13:10 +0000 UTCYeahh the writing on some of the songs were basic forsure lol but I still thought the songs were enjoyable
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:12:46 +0000 UTCPeriod lmao
Dee Shanell
2024-06-15 03:10:44 +0000 UTCYESSSS NORMANI ATE WIT THIS ONE
FNJameer Fitz
2024-06-15 02:29:18 +0000 UTCi knew you were gonna be gagged, was hoping you’d listen to this😭
Zach
2024-06-15 02:02:20 +0000 UTCI loved that song on first listen.
Glory Onyeugbo
2024-06-15 01:42:14 +0000 UTC5/13 is a lot for not liking the album but I agree
Kalen Harley
2024-06-15 01:24:46 +0000 UTCTrue, I noticed the vocals straight away when I heard the album version, I loved the new harmonies.
José Moreira
2024-06-15 01:00:36 +0000 UTCIn Insomnia, Brandy was the one that did most of the harmonising in the background you said you liked. Normani also did some harmonies but it was Brandy for the most. Also it was written by both Brandy and Victoria Monet :)
José Moreira
2024-06-15 00:46:22 +0000 UTCNormani actually does have platinum hits. Love lies is almost 6x platinum and DWAS is almost 5
Jr. Owen
2024-06-14 22:33:02 +0000 UTCHonestly I love your "gone" voice! Lol. So with Normani I'm kinda bored, mostly because I'm kinda tired of the "sex" selling. Everyone has the same image, rapping about it, singing about it, bad bitch, look at me. It's just 😴😴 to me. I like the songs sonically but yeah very repetitive. I need more variety
Naomi
2024-06-14 22:32:44 +0000 UTCI got 7 out of 13 songs downloaded. She gagged me a bit
Jaden J
2024-06-14 22:32:29 +0000 UTCYou look so good, and I love that blonde on you!
Hello Badbye
2024-06-14 22:27:19 +0000 UTCI’m a huge fan of Normani been a fan since her audition on xfactor. I agree with what you said !!! I hope the sophomore album she brings it with the choruses and cut that I’m a baddie and can take your man type of stuff cuz nobody really want to hear that. Thanks for your review. I love your reviews.
Alyssa Cunningham
2024-06-14 22:03:00 +0000 UTCLove James Blake… my favorite from this album. A good album overall, I love watching Dee react to albums I would never seek out myself haha
Rudy Seferin
2024-06-14 21:56:23 +0000 UTCInsomnia should've been one of the singles imo; definitely my favorite on the album along with Big Boy
Tiki
2024-06-14 21:52:18 +0000 UTCTantrums is my fave song on the album btw i Loooove James Blake🥹🤌🏾
Meli
2024-06-14 21:46:42 +0000 UTCMy thoughts watching this video: Girl you sound crazy 😂😂😂
Daviiii
2024-06-14 21:36:56 +0000 UTCHer album is great but I feel like for her to have writers on some of these songs…..those pens weren’t working like that. Idk.
Teej
2024-06-14 21:29:25 +0000 UTCStill talkin ish while ya voice shot, this is why ily 😂
Eli
2024-06-14 21:26:29 +0000 UTCHmm gonna give it another shot lol thanks for letting me know
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 21:22:36 +0000 UTCNo lol I don't like grading systems. Me describing what I like and don't like gives yall a much better understanding of my feelings than a random grade would
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 21:22:15 +0000 UTCNew and nostalgic is a great description. Tommy def showed out with this project!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 21:20:45 +0000 UTC😂 that's a lot lowkey!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 21:19:56 +0000 UTCYeahh they're all super short. Which is why it was also super distracting that the bulk of the songs were chorus material. Sis literally dedicated like 10 seconds to the verses and the rest were just repeating choruses 😂
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 21:19:38 +0000 UTCyes!! i felt like the writing was so uninspired
Malachi W
2024-06-14 21:19:27 +0000 UTCi hope she releases a cool music video cause shes a great dancer😭i liked her dancing more than her music so hoping for that. i liked half of these songs tho
Ren
2024-06-14 21:07:34 +0000 UTCSide note: She added extra ad-libs and other vocals to Candy Paint in the album version. Just wanted to point it out
Tae D
2024-06-14 21:06:30 +0000 UTCHey Dee, loved your reaction. At the end of your Album reviews, can you give a grade? Like A+, F, C-, etc. I think it could give us an understanding of your overall listening experience.
imnobody2001
2024-06-14 20:47:15 +0000 UTCwhile I understood people being against wild side being included bc it’s old, when i listened to the album i felt like it matched the vibe. tbh it’s my top 3 with all yours and tantrums. besides those 2 wild wide is better than the other songs in my opinion. but overall I liked the album.
Charmaine
2024-06-14 20:42:56 +0000 UTCBrandy was doing background vocals
zaza
2024-06-14 20:17:02 +0000 UTCHope you feel better Dee 🙏🏻. Really enjoyed this. Smooth, sensual R&B that feels both new and nostalgic. Tommy Brown really did his thing producing 9/13 of the songs on this album. I was familiar with his work on Ariana Grande's positions album where he produced all 19 songs, he also did Thank U Next and 7 Rings. Anyways Dopamine was worth the wait 🔥🔥
BNH
2024-06-14 20:13:59 +0000 UTCI didn’t like it😭😭 only downloaded like 5 songs
Cesar R🇩🇴
2024-06-14 20:09:10 +0000 UTCDamn… your voice is gone. hope you feel better.
Mazin
2024-06-14 20:07:56 +0000 UTCThe album is decent i like four songs in total but i agree it’s a lot of repetition and the songs are all 2-3min short so it lacks depth lyrically and sonically in my opinion. We waited so long for this…🤷🏾♀️its aight
Meli
2024-06-14 20:06:09 +0000 UTCWhen I reacted to the album for my channel I also noted that the choruses helped elevate certain songs. For me, Distance is one of them. I felt like the versus dragged but that chorus (particularly the last one) just does it for me. Always interesting to see how music taste varies (like you loving Tantrums, cause I don’t give a single damn about that song lol). Insomnia is a favorite for me. P.s. when you reacted to Candy Paint I mentioned that I was expecting more and it was on the generic side, but that song grew on me heavy. I was singing that shit all day yesterday lmaooo 😂
Tyree
2024-06-14 20:01:19 +0000 UTCstill is amazing also brandy was the background vocals only on insomnia
Relo
2024-06-14 19:56:38 +0000 UTCAhh ok, makes sense. Thanks for clarifying!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:54:44 +0000 UTCThanks! But yeah I feel you, it was def too repetitive at times
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:54:12 +0000 UTCBrandy was on the background harmonies
RENISNOTOK
2024-06-14 19:53:20 +0000 UTCThanks, I hope so too! I sound like a smoker lol but yeah I'm excited for the possible visuals!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:53:07 +0000 UTC😂
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:52:47 +0000 UTCYeahhh some of these choruses might start getting on my nerves after a while lol too much of even a good thing can be an issue
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:52:28 +0000 UTCGood
hamzela
2024-06-14 19:51:03 +0000 UTCRight! Went ham on the hooks and gave whatever effort was left to the verses lol
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:50:58 +0000 UTCLove yall tooo 🤗❤️
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:48:33 +0000 UTCI agree with you my only thing I disliked was the repetitiveness. She could have used more bridges and break downs to help them not be so repetitive, and I also agree with the single choices being crazy 😭 but overall I loved the sound she leaned into here
Justin
2024-06-14 19:42:21 +0000 UTCHope you feel better Dee … ❤️🩹🤒 … I like some of the songs (maybe 2) 🫠… but imma give it some time maybe it’ll grow on me, it just sounds a bit too repetitive with some songs, I felt like was listening to the same thing but I like the chords on some songs …
Joshua Lewis
2024-06-14 19:40:36 +0000 UTCHope you get your voice back soon! Expected a bit more but have a few I can vibe out too. Hopefully we get visuals soon 🤞🏾
Macaih 429
2024-06-14 19:38:43 +0000 UTCListen to it on the way to work. I loved it.
Destiny
2024-06-14 19:32:18 +0000 UTCI be feeling like I could write her songs. They be so simple
LaLa💙
2024-06-14 19:31:46 +0000 UTCI like Normani but all the songs sound the same to me 😭 They’re not bad though.
gracie
2024-06-14 19:29:04 +0000 UTCLiked the album, I agree with the repetitiveness , I felt like if she added something to the last chorus’s it wouldn’t elevated some of the songs. The chorus would be nice on the first listen but by the 4th listen I wished she added some new vocals or stm
Shelby Beckford
2024-06-14 19:26:55 +0000 UTC“Now this you’re on point with” - Phaedra Parks. I thought we was finna get some nasty ass pop sounds. So I’m pleasantly surprised it’s a decent balance of pop/rnb. I will say this album does seem like it’s made specifically for TikTok
M B
2024-06-14 19:26:17 +0000 UTCNahh you aren’t trippin. She was going ham with the chorus’ and hooks, but she did make it catchy and sound good despite how repetitive it was. I honestly think it wouldn’t be as bad if there was a music video to go with some of them 🤷🏽♂️
LaVonte G
2024-06-14 19:25:54 +0000 UTC🤣 we still love you girl
Deccah K
2024-06-14 19:24:43 +0000 UTCNo problem, thanks for being here :)
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:24:14 +0000 UTCDamn lol
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:23:48 +0000 UTCThankss, hope you enjoy!
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:23:42 +0000 UTCYes, yelling my head off lmao
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:23:13 +0000 UTCThanks so much! I'm thankful for yall also so I always gotta come through for the gang over here 🤟🏾 lol
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:22:50 +0000 UTCThanks, really appreciate that! 🙏🏾
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:21:27 +0000 UTCThis album is surprisingly good writing
Bilal Chennouf
2024-06-14 19:20:59 +0000 UTCChill out Rebecca 😂
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:20:36 +0000 UTCI look a mess lmao but thanksss 🤗 lol
Dee Shanell
2024-06-14 19:20:20 +0000 UTChope you feel better soon! Thank you for still filming!
rllypetty
2024-06-14 19:19:41 +0000 UTClove norman i but this album put me to sleep
willimitch237@gmail.com
2024-06-14 19:13:08 +0000 UTCYou look amazing Dee😻😻 can’t wait to watch this video!!!
Jose
2024-06-14 19:12:49 +0000 UTCDee you been out partying or sum? 😭😭 Lemon ginger tea with honey will help soothe it.
gracie
2024-06-14 19:12:47 +0000 UTCI’m really thankful that you’re taking the time out of your vacation, to still feed us with your reactions. Hope you have a great vacation 🥹
Gian Luca
2024-06-14 19:12:14 +0000 UTCYou got this up quick af, that's why you're the only reactor I watch fr🔥hella consistent
Kenzie
2024-06-14 19:11:40 +0000 UTCSide note I’ve never heard your voice scratchy before HAHA love it , I listened to this album last night and honestly loved almost every single track I was very pleasantly shocked and surprised. Banger after banger IMO, curious to see how you like it
Justin
2024-06-14 19:11:11 +0000 UTC5 seconds in and girl I was not expecting that LMAOO, you still cute girl it’s okay. Ty for still working for us☺️ but damn😅😂
Deccah K
2024-06-14 19:10:54 +0000 UTCu look so pretty omg
Ashka
2024-06-14 19:10:02 +0000 UTC
