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9.0
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9.0 |
Rolling Stone
Am I The Drama? is the fittingly grand return for a queen who never left the throne
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Seven years after her debut, Cardi B is back with a ferociously enjoyable 70-minute album of eclecticism and enthusiastic annihilation of her enemies
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7.5
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7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Am I the Drama? is no Invasion of Privacy, and the passage of time is mostly at fault. While lightning may not have struck twice, Cardi B is closer to fighting form than she’s been in years, false starts included
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
This is a record that feels like an exhalation, a long-awaited memoir that refuses to blot out the truth
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album is charming both because of and in spite of its rowdy pugnacity
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
The American rapper finally returns with a wide-ranging but spotty LP
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6.6
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6.6 |
Beats Per Minute
Seven years on, the crown is heavier, the scars more visible, the controversies louder. But Cardi’s voice, unfiltered and undeniable, is still hers. If she is the drama, then she is also the director, and this album is her stage
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6.6
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6.6 |
Pitchfork
On her second album, Cardi summons the high-end sound of early-aughts rap and masters a style that is both wonderfully outrageous and easily digestible
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Weak bars and rewrites bloat the tracklist, making it somewhat expendable. Is she the drama? A cynical (but maybe honest) answer to the album’s title could be “No, but I remember when you were”
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4.0
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NME
Seven years on from her riotous debut, Cardi doubles down on bravado but drowns it in overlong tracks and half-baked collabs
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