'Destiny Fulfilled': When the girl group grew up and took us with them

More than a swan song, 'Destiny Fulfilled' is a concept album rooted in the deep traditions of Black womanhood—carrying forward the legacies of girl groups who knew how to turn grief into harmony.

Not a product of trend, but of time—folded, rewound, sung forward. Destiny Fulfilled’s production, deliberate and devout, is also steeped in the moans and melodies of Black women who came before, women who bent grief into grace and harmony into home. Destiny’s Child did not whisper this desire. They named it plain. “We want this album to sound like The …