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Lemonade by Beyonce
What makes Lemonade a classic rather than simply an important album is that it works on every level and all at once. As a confessional portrait of a marriage in crisis it's riveting. As a celebration of Black female strength and resilience it's genuinely moving. As a piece of sonic architecture it's endlessly rich and surprising. And as a piece of pop craftsmanship — the hooks, the production, the sheer physical pleasure of the music — it delivers everything you could ask of an album while asking far more of the listener than pop music typically does.
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