Big Grrrl Small World

Big Grrrl Small World
Studio album by Lizzo
Released December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
Length 43:30
Label BGSW
Producer
Lizzo chronology
Lizzobangers
(2013)		 Big Grrrl Small World
(2015)		 Coconut Oil
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME4/5[4]
The Observer[5]
Paste8.2/10[6]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[7]
Spin7/10[8]

Big Grrrl Small World (stylized as Big GRRRL Small World) is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo.[9] Recorded at Justin Vernon's April Base Studios in Fall Creek, Wisconsin,[10] it was released on BGSW on December 11, 2015.[8]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]

Hilary Saunders of Paste gave the album an 8.2 out of 10 and praised "[Lizzo's] ability to rap and sing with equal tenacity."[6]

On December 14, 2015, it was listed by The Current as the Album of the Week.[11] It ranked at number 17 on Spin's "50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015" list.[12]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Ain't I"  Sam Spiegel, Jake Troth, BJ Burton 3:55
2. "Betcha"  BJ Burton 2:59
3. "Ride"  Lazerbeak, BJ Burton 3:50
4. "Humanize"  BJ Burton 3:30
5. "Bother Me"  BJ Burton 5:02
6. "B.G.S.W."  Stefon "Bionik" Taylor 3:16
7. "The Fade"  Taskforce 2:59
8. "1 Deep"  BJ Burton 3:26
9. "The Realest"  BJ Burton 3:54
10. "En Love"  Stefon "Bionik" Taylor 3:24
11. "My Skin"  Stefon "Bionik" Taylor 4:18
12. "Jang a Lang"  Stefon "Bionik" Taylor 2:51

References

  1. 1 2 "Big GRRRL Small World by Lizzo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Shawn, Emma (December 11, 2015). "Lizzo - Big GRRL Small World". DIY. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (December 17, 2015). "Lizzo: Big Grrrl, Small World review – hot-button hip-hop full of gleeful power". The Guardian. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ellen, Tom (December 2, 2015). "Lizzo – 'Big GRRRL Small World'". NME. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Empire, Kitty (December 13, 2015). "Lizzo: Big Grrrl Small World review – feminist self-affirmation and braggadocio". The Observer. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Saunders, Hilary (December 15, 2015). "Lizzo: Big GRRRL Small World Review". Paste. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ Asaph, Katherine St. (December 10, 2015). "Lizzo: Big GRRRL Small World". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Weiss, Dan (December 7, 2015). "Review: Lizzo Is Primed for WRRRLD Domination on 'Big GRRRL Small World'". Spin. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ Boller, Jay (October 13, 2015). "Twin Cities rap phenom Lizzo drops new single, album deets". City Pages. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ Goggins, Joe (December 9, 2015). "Lizzo: "I'm not this crazy, axe-wielding girl any more"". DIY. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  11. ↑ Swensson, Andrea (December 14, 2015). "Album of the Week: Lizzo, 'Big GRRRL Small World'". The Current. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The 50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015 (2/2)". Spin. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

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