Victoria Monet

Victoria Monet – JAGUAR II (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 35:31 minutes | 399 MB | Genre: R&B, Female Vocal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Lovett Music – RCA Records

Jaguar II is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Victoria Monét, released on August 25, 2023 via Lovett Music and RCA Records. The second and final installment of Monét’s Jaguar series, the album was supported by three singles; “Smoke” with Lucky Daye, “Party Girls” with Buju Banton, and “On My Mama”. Around the release of the first Jaguar installment, Monét originally intended the Jaguar series to be a trilogy of EPs, which would have eventually came together to form her debut studio album. However, due to Jaguar II being delayed further than expected, the series was eventually reduced to only two projects.

Jaguar II received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews of music albums, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 86, based on 7 reviews, indicating “universal acclaim”.

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Victoria Monet – JAGUAR (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 25:31 minutes | 292 MB | Genre: R&B, Female Vocal
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Tribe Records

Jaguar is an extended play by American singer-songwriter Victoria Monét, released on August 7, 2020 via Tribe Records and Platoon LTD. Stylistically an R&B project, with elements of funk and disco music, the EP was supported by four singles; “Ass Like That”, “Moment”, “Dive”, and “Experience” with Khalid and SG Lewis. A short film for the project was released on July 28, 2020. Monét initially intended Jaguar to be a trilogy of EPs. However, as the second installment experienced a severe delay, the series was eventually reduced to only two parts, with Jaguar II now being her debut studio album. Upon release, Jaguar received widespread acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised its musical direction and lyricism. The project was ranked in year-end lists by many publications.

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