Light of Mine is the debutstudio album by American rapper and singerKyle. It was released on May 18, 2018, by Independently Popular andAtlantic Records.[2][3][4] The album featuresguest appearances fromKehlani,2 Chainz, Sophia Black,Khalid,Take 6,Avery Wilson,Lil Yachty andAlessia Cara. The album was supported by four singles; "iSpy", "To the Moon", "Playinwitme" and “Ikuyo". A deluxe version of the album was released on August 23, 2019. It features three previously released singles: "Moment" featuringWiz Khalifa, "SuperDuperKyle" featuringMadeinTYO, "Hey Julie!" featuring Lil Yachty, and most recently released single "F You I Love You" featuringTeyana Taylor, along with two new songs.
Light of Mine received favorable positive reviews from music critics. At Album of the Year, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received anaverage score of 75 based on five reviews.[10]
In his review forHighsnobiety, Russell Dean Stone wrote that "At best, you could say thatLight of Mine is optimism as cultural rebellion – at worst, it plays things too safe in an attempt to be liked by everyone (in Kyle’s defense, at least it doesn’t feel he’s ever trying to be anything he’s not)".[5] InVice,Robert Christgau summed it up as the "best innocent act in r&b, with girlish female cameos nailing two fetching numbers", naming "Ikuyo" and "Games" as highlights.[9]
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