Up until the release of this record, much of my knowledge on Teyana Taylor came from the fact that she made a major appearance in the video for Kanye West's "Fade" opposite hubby Iman Shumpert. All's I have to say concerning that is, "Holy seismic shit. Richard of the Jungle is outta whack!" {ahem} I'm trash... Anyway, the final release delivered within the Wyoming Sessions, K.T.S.E. has a clear R&B air differentiating it from the hip hop-centric quality that permeated the past four efforts. One of executive producer and walking meme Yeezy's trademarks in the vocal sampling is still intact, though, as is to be expected. Outside of "3Way" and to a certain degree "WTP", the rest of the material on Teyana's sophomore full-length fares better. The production more often than not overshadows TT herself, for she has absolutely fine vocals, but a staggering lack of identity. At the very least, K.T.S.E. come across as less mind-numbing than ye, although not as consistent and/or memorable as DAYTONA or Kids See Ghosts' eponymous LP. Feeling a decent 3. Angel recommends: "Gonna Love Me," "Issues/Hold On," and "Rose in Harlem."
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