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Big GRRRL Small World

Lizzo

Big GRRRL Small World

Second album from the Minneapolis alternative hip-hop artist Melissa Jefferson

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
BGSW
UK Release date
11/12/2015
US Release date
11/12/2015
  1. 8.2 |   Paste Magazine

    Hip hop needs a strong female voice today—one that matches the pop magnetism of Beyoncé, but with the political and social awareness of Killer Mike. With Big GRRRL Small World, Lizzo seems primed and ready to fill that spot
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    What makes it such a great album is how gleeful it all sounds
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  3. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    It is incredibly refreshing to hear such a clear and resounding voice amongst what is an admittedly misogynistic crowd
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    The bulk of tracks on here are far more sober and introspective than her first record
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    While she’s toned down the confrontation musically on this follow-up, lyrically it cuts even sharper
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Persuasive R&B with strident lyrics and sharp sonics. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The FT

    Themes of race, gender and identity recur, categories that are negotiated as ingeniously as the musical genres
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  8. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    It also sounds gorgeous; largely produced by BJ Burton (Low, Sylvan Esso, Poliça), the album is full of unexpected turns and immaculate codas
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  9. 7.0 |   Spin

    Sounds like the work of someone too tireless to limit herself to genre lines or defined boxes
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  10. 7.0 |   The 405

    A sonic and symbolic sweet spot
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  11. 6.5 |   Beardfood

    A couple of intense stand outs
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  12. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    There may be only a small coterie of rappers digging into these topics, yet Lizzo shows you can do so and still have a good time
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  13. 6.0 |   The Observer

    There’s a greater musicality afoot this time and a more generous emotional palette; less rage, more nuance
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