Her wordplay wizardry, intricately woven details and unparalleled lyrical prowess emanate from every song.
On her new album, Eve, she explores a lineage of black female icons in a way that is both tender and compelling.
While nothing here is quite as creative as Laila standout "Jesus Coming," the MC's lyrical marksmanship, top-tier mike command, and service to her people and culture are indisputable.
Rapsody’s third record is a triumph. The North Carolina MC unlocks her full skillset and brings her creativity and ingenuity to the fore.
Easily one of the best rap records of the year, it’s the sound of a skilled artist becoming a vital one, and asserting her place not only in the genre but in the world.
With every track named for a black woman, Nina, Aaliyah and Oprah among them, Rapsody’s playful flow is balanced by her dry wit.
When Rapsody said "I don't want your chains, I am not a slave" I felt that. I think this album was missing a bit of drip. I think Rapsody should listen to my project "Drip or Drown 2" for some inspiration. As a young boy from College Park, Georgia I feel like I understand Rapsody's struggle to achieve drip like I wear on a daily basis.
These samples made me cream. Nina, Phil Collins, Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock... those are just the ones I recognized in the first 5 ... read more
If Solange's latest album is the smooth, buttery R&B album with all the euphoric, intoxicating black anthems, then this is the Hip-Hop doppleganger of it, as Eve is full of personality and charisma. Rapsody manages to make one of the best Rap albums this year with captivating production, slick and vigorous verses and performances while sticling to a topic that is quite prevailing at this point. If this album ends up fading away behind the other bigger releases, it's really criminal because ... read more
Probably one of the most solid releases of the last weeks, Rapsody strikes us with a hard-hitting project with amazing soul samples that creates an great atmosphere for the album, even tho the second half of the album is way more filled with those samples, as an entirity the album doesn't disappoint.
There's some big names in here as well, mainly the rnb legend D'Angelo, the wu-tang beast GZA and the Dreamville rappers Cole and JID. All of them don't disappoint at all and only push the quality ... read more
Absolute masterclass of rapping and rhyming from Rapsody. Absolutely beautiful ode to inspirational notable black women. Just such a beautiful and well executed album.
Sampling on this thing is absolutely stunning. These beats are gorgeous and implement the samples perfectly all while giving Rapsody enough space to absolutely go off about the deepest shit. The efficiency, confidence, mic presence and urgency of her rapping on this project cannot be overstated. She completely demonstrates the ... read more
Huge ambition can be seen in the single titles (all of them come from some of the important black women) and she achieves it successfully through her rap skills, vocal ability and decent lyrics. Some singles here could be better.
Number:#515
First Listen:2023.12.29
Times I Have Full Listened To:1
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Collection:
1 | Nina 4:20 | 81 |
2 | Cleo 4:00 | 84 |
3 | Aaliyah 3:54 | 78 |
4 | Oprah 5:02 feat. Leikeli47 | 65 |
5 | Whoopi 3:12 | 63 |
6 | Serena 2:54 | 73 |
7 | Tyra 2:01 | 70 |
8 | Maya 3:41 feat. K. Roosevelt | 79 |
9 | Ibtihaj 4:46 | 89 |
10 | Myrlie 2:21 feat. Mereba | 69 |
11 | Reyna's Interlude 3:49 | 70 |
12 | Michelle 3:49 feat. Elle Varner | 69 |
13 | Iman 4:35 | 88 |
14 | Hatshepsut 3:15 feat. Queen Latifah | 69 |
15 | Sojourner 5:31 feat. J. Cole | 83 |
16 | Afendi 5:53 feat. PJ Morton | 82 |
#5 | / | Associated Press |
#9 | / | Good Morning America |
#9 | / | Uproxx |
#10 | / | The Key |
#11 | / | Okayplayer |
#13 | / | The Independent |
#19 | / | PopMatters |
#20 | / | Albumism |
#22 | / | BrooklynVegan |
#29 | / | Billboard |