FAME was probably the closest to pre-Rihanna commercial success he had.
Not sure what went wrong after that, but the music is better now than it was before
Its the nostalgia that makes people think FAME or Exclusive are better. He is a much better artist vocally and versatility wise. X, Indigo and Breezy are top tier projects. The time when Exclusive and FAME were more carefree and fun and before the social media BS so they have that nostalgia associated to it.
X, FAME, and Indigo are all great projects in terms of his commercial peak 2011-2015 were all pretty big. FAME had Deuces, Yeah, and Look at me Now. X had Loyal, New Flame, and Ayo
Nah. For me, it'll always be Exclusive. He had hits that appealed to everyone in that era. With You had girls going wild. Forever is a classic pop/dance hit. Kiss Kiss was a party banger.
I also remember some people being blown away by that guitar solo on Take You Down.
Bro was the last black male pop star