Shape Up

Leikeli47 - Shape Up
Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
2022 Ratings: #100 / 803
User Score
Based on 324 ratings
2022 Ratings: #386
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Exclaim!
Leikeli47 showcases such astounding depth, variety, skill and taste on this record that those goosebumps may be permanent.
90
AllMusic

As she closes the book on the Beauty Series with Shape Up, Leikeli47 sounds stylishly strong -- and leaves everyone else to catch up to her.

80
Pitchfork
The anonymous Brooklyn rapper’s third album is a little bolder and a little rawer, but it’s her versatility—across hip-hop, ballroom, house, and R&B—that keeps her sound fresh.
70
HipHopDX

Shape Up is a charming body of work that will satisfy her base, but it might not capture the ears of others without some depth added to its subject matter.

BaddieBaphomet
80

NO NUANCE REVIEW

oooo this goes HARD. I don’t really care for the R&B cuts, but everything else is full of energy, hard hitting beats, catchy lyrics, and Leikeli47’s infectious personality. I’m late to the party, but don’t sleep on her, I think this is a rapper you’ll want to look out for.

MAN
64

I had known about the existence of Leikeli47 for a good amount of time. The only problem though is that I've always thought of her more as a "singles" artist and not as a "albums" artist. Her singles have always been great bangers, but the albums always disappointed me in some way. But I have to say that "Shape Up" is her best album to date! The bangers are still here like in "Chitty Bang", "BITM" and the bonus track "Instant Classic", ... read more

Louis13
75

This goes as hard as the cover art. I really like the catchy background vocals and vocal samples, especially on opener 'Chitty Bang', and the otherwise minimalistic yet hard-hitting production. I feel like Leikeli47 is one step away from making an album fully constructed out of voices like a hip-hop version of Björk's 'Medúlla'. My main problem is that the delivery and lyrics can be too basic and the R&B cuts are nothing special.

Favourite Tracks: Chitty Bang*, Secret Service, ... read more

KingVamp0426
70

Some Cool Rap Songs

sangnectaire
73

The singles were such bangers that I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when the album was "just good". She still has a unique point of view and her performances on this record are very strong.

86

Leikeli's best album yet.

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Track List

1Chitty Bang
2:26
86
2Secret Service
3:16
78
3New Money
3:08
70
4LL Cool J
3:33
75
5Zoom
2:50
79
6Done Right
3:24
69
7Free To Love
2:44
73
8BITM
3:09
75
9Baseball
3:35
65
10Carry Anne
3:33
75
11Jay Walk
2:37
72
12Hold My Hand
4:33
66
13Get The Riches
2:47
69
14Instant Classic
2:37
Bonus Track
81
Total Length: 44 minutes
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Added on: February 25, 2022