As you can read in the Breakfast Club post, I am a woman of my word. I purchased the album. Here's my opinion.

Album Art & Album Cover: A-
The poster (album booklet folds into one) inside is beautiful; I don't care for the fact she is naked on the picture behind the CD, but to each of it's own. She's beautiful af so she can do that. The album cover probably her best album cover in her career.
Material: B+
The material on the album features a limited budget (think along the lines of Tamar: Love & War, Brandy: Two Eleven, & Monica: New Life and pretty much every new R&B album due to the lack of Interest of the GP), but she actually pulls it off. I think the standard edition should have ended on the RIP song the way the deluxe Target edition did. I loved the intro. Very strong way to open an album after not releasing since 2008. I think she has a few stand outs like RIP, Runaway, and more. You will have at least 5 tracks if you truly listen and understand where she is coming from. If I may though, she needed to keep The Woman You Love on there even if it was a deluxe edition purchase.
Vocals: B-
Some may say the ever so popular line, "Ashanti can't sing." However, since watching her sing The Woman You Love live on GMA back in 2012 or 2013 (can't remember), I have changed my thoughts. I now hear the depth, on key, and overall growth in her voice. While her tone is the same, she is vocally stronger than EVER. She's not the greatest singer in the world, nor will go down in history with Tina, Aretha, Whitney, Mariah, or not even the generation of Beyoncé, Adel, Christina, Tamar, etc, but she is not the worst. I think she will continue to grow.
Songwriting, Lyrical, & Meaning: A+
This my friend is simple to speak on, because simply she did that! As if growth in vocals wasn't good enough, she simply has grown lyrically. I don't need to say much here, the rating above explains it all.
Overall: 89/100
Ashanti has survived during the destruction of Murder Inc, managed to be still following her dreams, has become business savy, more beautiful (naturally done from my view), and etc. I can't do anything but hope you listen (actually listen), and enjoy the record. There are about 3 misses on the record. I like the Beenie Man song, but ending the standard edition on that note wasn't intelligent. I plan to continue listening and will buying the album digitally next week to help out second week sales. I hate that you all can't see past the smoke and mirrors that Ashanti and so many more artists (Mariah: ... powerful men with a certain agenda. Is a good example) tell you blatantly. Yet you run to the most blatant obvious devil worshipping artists who tell you I Am your God, your King, your Queen, and etc. Didn't Katy Perry have to re edit her video for Dark Horse (#1) for the obvious Illuminati symbolism? Yea it was entertaining, but don't take away from other artists like Ashanti who are following their dreams. Get your check Ashanti. Either way it go, 200,000 total = about $900,000+ after all is said and done. Guess who the royalties go to? Ashanti not the machine. Quit letting music control you. May God bless. Peace.
#Braveheart