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• Album review: Summer Walker's 'Finally Over It' ends trilogy of albums in lackluster manner | Daily Bruin
Summer Walker is closing a chapter in her career with another confessional album. The R&B singer-songwriter’s third LP, “Finally Over It,” released Nov. 14, arrived as the final entry in a trilogy that includes her 2019 debut “Over It” and her 2021 sophomore album “Still Over It.” The new project spans 55 minutes of music across 18 tracks, split evenly between two discs with the first nine songs labeled “For Better” and the second half called “For Worse.” While Walker’s honest lyrics remain engaging across the LP over a variety of nostalgic R&B beats, the overabundance of 13 guest appearances never produces a collaboration on par with her best work.

• Album review: The Weeknd awaits the next day in his 6th studio album, "Hurry Up Tomorrow" | Daily Bruin
For The Weeknd, tomorrow has finally arrived. Abel Tesfaye – the Canadian superstar who performs under the moniker The Weeknd – released his sixth studio album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” on Friday, which arrives three years after his last full-length LP “Dawn FM.” The new project covers 22 songs over 84 minutes of music and marks the end of a trilogy of The Weeknd’s albums that began with “After Hours” in 2020.

• Album review: Kendrick Lamar's surprise release 'GNX' is unsurprisingly brilliant | Daily Bruin
On his latest album, Kendrick Lamar says it best himself: “Ain’t no other king in this rap thing.” In a tight 12 tracks totaling 44 minutes, the surprise Friday release “GNX” is Kendrick Lamar’s shortest project since 2016’s “untitled unmastered.” and uses every moment of music to its fullest extent.