The B'DAY love is bittersweet for me. I just have to roll my eyes.
The same girls that dragged it in 2006-2007 all of a sudden love it now.
Made it in 2 weeks! Screaming on every track!
Now, it just gets all this universal praise. I remember All Music going back to review it and giving it a perfect score.
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It was underrated at the time. And it's slightly overrated now. I've always thought it was amazing, but I don't know if I'd say it's her best work.