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TGT | Three Kings
Atlantic (2013)
Selected by Kenneth Hicks

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When supergroups form, ego can stifle them from making great music. Yet, TGT avoided this fate when they made Three Kings. Don't get me wrong, Tank, Ginuwine and Tyrese do push each other vocally on the album. But they accomplish more than a battle of riffs and runs. Each member adapts to the stylistic cues of the others. From vibrato to falsetto, club records to ballads, the group pulls it all off with a clear sense of camaraderie.

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