▁started ▁singing ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five . ▁So ▁that ▁will ▁never ▁go ▁anywhere . ▁But ▁there ' s ▁a ▁certain ▁side ▁of ▁me ▁that ▁wants ▁to ▁tap ▁into ▁that ▁whole ▁rock ▁world . ▁It ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁R & B ▁to ▁that . ▁But ▁it ' s ▁something ▁I ▁believe ▁in ▁and ▁will ▁fight ▁for ," ▁Bar r ino ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁interview . ▁ ▁Gen res ▁and ▁song writing ▁Bar r ino ' s ▁music ▁is ▁mostly ▁contemporary ▁R & B , ▁heavily ▁root ed ▁in ▁soul ▁music ▁and ▁g ospel ▁music . ▁Her ▁lyr ics ▁speak ▁of ▁love , ▁pain ▁and ▁res ili ence . ▁She ▁also ▁incorpor ates ▁pop , ▁fun k , ▁reg ga e ▁and ▁hip ▁hop ▁into ▁her ▁music . ▁Side ▁Effect s ▁of ▁You ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁vers at ility ▁of ▁Bar r ino ' s ▁voice . ▁Bar r ino ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁much ▁ed g ier ▁rock - in sp ired ▁sound ▁which ▁she ▁co ined ▁as ▁' rock ▁soul '. ▁G err ick ▁D . ▁Kennedy ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁pra ised ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" sum pt uous ▁contemporary ▁R & B ▁di pped ▁in ▁v int age ▁rock ▁and ▁soul ". ▁Andy ▁K ell man ▁from ▁All music ▁called ▁it ▁" her ▁fin est ▁album ▁yet ". ▁Bar r ino ▁further ▁show c ased ▁her ▁vers at ility ▁and ▁expanded ▁her ▁range ▁while ▁st arring ▁in ▁Broadway ▁musical s ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple