Effected

Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 136 ratings
2018 Ratings: #735
February 13, 2018 / Release Date
LP / Format
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Critic Reviews

80
XXL

Effected ... confirms that Cozz has more in him than just straight bars. He continues to tell his own story but through new flows, different hooks and an advanced way of making rap songs.

78
HipHopDX

Genre inconsistencies aside, Effected is a clear statement Cozz doesn’t just want to be the conversation with the best rappers. He wants to steer the debates.

70
Exclaim!

Effected deserves props for its altruistic insight on the ups-and-downs of being an artist, and for Cozz's nuanced storytelling. There's room for improvement for the melodies and beats, even though the subtle instrumentals help amplify Cozz's voice and his champion storytelling.

68
Pitchfork

He’s precocious enough to examine himself and the dynamics affecting him, but still too young, or too inexperienced, to articulate a distinct artistic vision.

RobiBlueForever
68

Definitely a cool rap album, just like the beats. I don't know the guy exactly, but he has a cool flow to his style, and K-Dot delivered a cool verse, but not his best. There wasn't much going on on it besides strong storytelling tracks and a few more aggressive ones, so that recommendation was pretty okay, so thanks.

kaytra_nada777
86

a major improvement from his last production wise and rapping wise cozz is much more refined with some of his best tracks on here tho the attempts at more mainstream stuff are kinda hit and miss here still not bad

Ravo
90

okay so i did a lot of re listens to this album and i really love it, i think i can really say fully that cozz is a top 3 memeber from dreamville.

anyway he really is rapping super well on this album, the beat choices are also fire and it's super consistent, the features pop off btw, having kendrick do a chorus was so unexpected but also such a great pick, cause it really shows how well cozz can rap, which he can rap alright, his flow is the most similar to the likes of joey bada$$, but ... read more

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RobiBlueForever
68

Definitely a cool rap album, just like the beats. I don't know the guy exactly, but he has a cool flow to his style, and K-Dot delivered a cool verse, but not his best. There wasn't much going on on it besides strong storytelling tracks and a few more aggressive ones, so that recommendation was pretty okay, so thanks.

Ravo
90

okay so i did a lot of re listens to this album and i really love it, i think i can really say fully that cozz is a top 3 memeber from dreamville.

anyway he really is rapping super well on this album, the beat choices are also fire and it's super consistent, the features pop off btw, having kendrick do a chorus was so unexpected but also such a great pick, cause it really shows how well cozz can rap, which he can rap alright, his flow is the most similar to the likes of joey bada$$, but ... read more

BlueSamurai
74

A marginal improvement at best.

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Track List

1Questions
2:25
77
2Hustla's Story
4:28
81
3Ignorant Confidence
2:51
78
4Demons N Distractions
5:11
72
5Freaky 45
4:40
73
6Proof
2:42
72
7Badu
3:39
feat. Curren$y
70
8Bout It
3:43
feat. Garren
71
9VanNess
2:35
79
10Effected
4:31
73
11My Love
2:56
68
12That's the Thing
3:16
68
13Zendaya
4:18
feat. J. Cole
83
14Not a Minute More
3:28
78
Total Length: 50 minutes
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