Does anyone miss her hip-hop songs? I really do, but it's interesting to see how Namie redirected her sound almost seamlessly starting with maybe Uncontrolled? It was definitely apparent Namie's sound had changed with FEEL and was solidified with _genic. I'm sure she'll continue with this predominantly pop sound on her next album (as her singles indicate). I'm wondering how people are liking this change, and if anyone even noticed? I honestly wasn't even conscious of the fact that she'd brought the hip-hop sound to a minimum and then did away with it. I'm glad she can evolve so successfully as a pop act!
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