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8.0
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8.0 |
Art Rocker
Although the production is a lot more glossy, polished and commercial than that of her previous mixtapes there is still a lot of grit and attitude in the music
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
It's a flawed debut, but it's also a brave and individual one: its best bits are flatly great, its attempt to harness pop-rap to serious topics is a pretty intrepid move
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8.0
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The Arts Desk
Haze’s relatability becomes swamped by over-familiar, cheesy signifiers that almost detract from her sincerity. But that sincerity, when it does break through, is blistering
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Dirty Gold is plenty inviting, sonically speaking, with patches of rock, EDM, and pop
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
All in all, Dirty Gold is a solid first major-label album, one that is graced with several moments of brilliance
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7.0
62202
7.0 |
Uncut
Anthems for doomed youth from ambitious New York rapper. Print edition only
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6.5
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6.5 |
The 405
an album rife with silver-tongued lyrics – on that front, there's not really many who can contend with her – but perhaps her choice of beat-merchants could do with a tune-up
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
When the time came to bring others into the mix to take things that step further, she went and slipped on a banana skin of her own peeling
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6.0
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Time Out
There’s much more of a pop focus on the album than you might expect from Haze’s previous material, like her brilliantly edgy ‘New York’ EP
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
A strong, brave, robust slew of pop-rap
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
The purity of her intent speaks volumes. Print edition only
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5.9
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Pitchfork
Dirty Gold is best when Haze puts her pop aspirations aside and just lets it rip
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5.5
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The Line Of Best Fit
Haze and her production team have creative ideas and the means to realise them on record. They simply distract themselves trying to turn a rapper into a pop star
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5.0
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A.V. Club
A laboured crossover grab that mistakes conviction for substance
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5.0
61601
5.0 |
Spin
While Haze's rapping style is anchored, she transmits her influences too well, with a dexterity that can come off as unoriginality or even mimicry
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5.0
63109
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God Is In The TV
There is no denying that she is super talented and could probably go toe to toe with many male rappers enjoying commercial success right now
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4.0
62402
4.0 |
Fact
The production across Dirty Gold is ultimately blaring white noise drowning out the inner voice that Haze seemed, amongst her dance-rap contemporaries, alone in having
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