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The 15-track Ardipithecus finds Smith going all-out, offering an expansive journey in sound and through the human condition.
9y
58
Nepotism and talent aren't mutually exclusive, but behind all the psychic awakenings and blossoming chakras, something about Ardipithecus remains unbaked.
10y
50
ARDIPITHECUS fails as a pop record, because it’s barely aware that it’s a part of that conversation.
10y
40
The album couldβve been distinctive but instead lacks depth or the transporting quality of her imaginative lyrics.
10y
33
The album is a headscratcher, one that shows plenty of promise but also a personality abstruse to the point of mystification.
10y
30
Willow Smith reappears to deliver her debut album.
8y
In college I got dragged for writing a “mixed” review of this album for the newspaper. In her defense, the redeemable tracks are absolute bangers that I still listen to to this day. What makes this record (and, to a lesser extent, her more recent one) occasionally difficult to listen to are her half-assed attempts to seem deep by throwing together a lyrical hodgepodge of new age philosophy and pseudoscience that just gets exhausting to listen to. Musically she’s also a little ... read more
I am 14 and this is deep.
WILLOW's debut is an ambitious one for such a young age but you can TELL that it's made from inexperienced hands. Not terrible, not good, it's... something all right. I don't know, so I'll just slap it with the good ole 50. No need to be mean to a first attempt. Plenty of promise is shown here, it just needs a lot more refinement and maturity.
"Natives of the Windy Forest" and "Israel" are kinda good but i disliked the rest. It's tedious, too pretentious and with obvious mistakes. I don't judge Willow for it, it was a first album and she was just a 15 year old trying to make music, but the flaws were very obvious. I'm glad she evolved and is evolving so much artistically.
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Track List
| 1 | Organization & Classification 5:14 | 52 |
| 2 | Natives of the Windy Forest 2:31 | 56 |
| 3 | dRuGz 3:08 | 58 |
| 4 | Cycles 3:39 | 56 |
| 5 | F Q-C #8 4:20 | 57 |
| 6 | Not So Different 3:13 feat. JABS | 59 |
| 7 | IDK 4:18 | 66 |
| 8 | RANDOMSONG 4:15 | 58 |
| 9 | Marceline 2:16 | 72 |
| 10 | Marceline PT. 2 3:01 | 64 |
| 11 | UR Town 3:41 | 55 |
| 12 | Star 3:36 feat. JABS | 63 |
| 13 | Wait a Minute! 3:16 | 89 |
| 14 | Waves of Nature 3:51 | 70 |
| 15 | Why Don't You Cry 3:48 | 61 |
Total Length: 54 minutes
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5mo
happy 10th i suppose. honestly the stuff willow's doing right now is not too bad so shoutout
5mo
how the fuck is the only song rated above a 70 is a 90, an dthe rest of the tracks are almost always yellow
