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100
On her new album, Eve, she explores a lineage of black female icons in a way that is both tender and compelling.
100
Her wordplay wizardry, intricately woven details and unparalleled lyrical prowess emanate from every song.
90
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.
80
With every track named for a black woman, Nina, Aaliyah and Oprah among them, Rapsody’s playful flow is balanced by her dry wit.
80
Rapsody’s third record is a triumph. The North Carolina MC unlocks her full skillset and brings her creativity and ingenuity to the fore.
80
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.
70
North Carolina rapper Rapsody's newest album is a thoughtful tribute to black women, and her most ambitious concept to date.
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
In “Eve”, Rapsody succeeds in crafting a love-letter to the oft-overlooked, oft-denigrated minority that is the Black female.
http://www.rapreviews.com/2019/09/rapsody-eve/
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Track List
- Nina
- Cleo
- Aaliyah
- Oprah (feat. Leikeli47)
- Whoopi
- Serena
- Tyra
- Maya (feat. K.Roosevelt)
- Ibtihaj (feat. D'Angelo & GZA)
- Myrlie (feat. Mereba)
- Reyna's Interlude
- Michelle (feat. Elle Varner)
- Iman (feat. SiR & JID)
- Hatshepsut (feat. Queen Latifah)
- Sojourner (feat. J. Cole)
- Afeni (feat. PJ Morton)
Year End Lists
| #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 |
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3y
Another one of those pitchfork reviews that you read and think oh that’s a nice 8.6, but then the score is 8.0......
Frustration aside, what a beautiful review!
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Added on: June 28, 2019