Ephorize
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CRITIC REVIEWS
83
The fearless Chicago rapper offers her best album yet, with terrific production and a barrage of raps that reveal Elizabeth Harris to be far more than her hilarious and absurdly raunchy one-liners.
80
CupcakKe's confidence and complete lack of a filter remain her greatest allies on Ephorize, with the album feeling like an arrival. Queen Elizabeth may have made some noise, but here, she drowns out the competition.
80
Sure, there are few clunky couplets and the album would benefit from a few of the EDM-lite tracks being trimmed. But ultimately Ephorize sees CupcakKe flex like an established pro. Not only is it guaranteed to keep her slurpers happy, it’s an example of an artist in her prime and a brilliantly filthy riposte to an increasingly buttoned-up world.
80
With charged production that flits between old-school hip-hop, futuristic pop and even Latin, at 15 tracks it can feel diluted, but there’s no doubt cupcakKe is a potent MC on the rise.
80
Despite occasional bouts of underwhelming songwriting, Ephorize is a standout showcase of emphatic cuts laid over a wide variety of sound beds, perfect for pervs and prudes alike to bang.
80
Ephorize ... is ultimate profanity, a means by which radical self-love and radical inclusion can be realized to their fullest.
70
Ephorize is cupcakKe's most consistent and entertaining album yet.
70
It’s inspiring to hear someone shout hard truth, but subtlety can hit harder.
✓ Willfully unsigned
✓ Friends with Charli XCX
✓ Toes line between "genuinely good" and "liked ironically"
✓ Pitchfork BNM
Cupcakke Queen of Indie Confirmed
No fucking way a human being actually made something like this and released it to the public.
I’m not complaining though, this is entertaining as all hell.
Don't want to say nothing but i'll leave it here
If she was a man....
Favs: Cartoons, Wisdom Teeth, Crayons, Post Pic, Meet and Greet and Fullest.
It may need an age appropriate sticker like the Crew did when I was a young impressionable kid, but if you’re old enough to buy it you’re going to enjoy her for one reason or another.
http://www.rapreviews.com/2018/03/cupcakke-ephorize/
No fucking way a human being actually made something like this and released it to the public.
I’m not complaining though, this is entertaining as all hell.
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Track List
| 1 | 2 Minutes 3:13 | 87 |
| 2 | Cartoons 2:31 | 87 |
| 3 | Duck Duck Goose 3:13 | 90 |
| 4 | Wisdom Teeth 2:40 | 87 |
| 5 | Crayons 3:11 | 87 |
| 6 | Cinnamon Toast Crunch 4:01 | 86 |
| 7 | Exit 2:47 | 86 |
| 8 | Self Interview 2:54 | 87 |
| 9 | Navel 2:37 | 87 |
| 10 | Spoiled Milk Titties 3:27 | 87 |
| 11 | Total 3:13 | 87 |
| 12 | Post Pic 3:29 | 87 |
| 13 | Meet and Greet 2:58 | 87 |
| 14 | Single While Taken 2:49 | 87 |
| 15 | Fullest 3:38 | 87 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
Year End Lists
| #5 | / | Highsnobiety |
| #12 | / | Pitchfork |
| #15 | / | Gaffa (Sweden) |
| #15 | / | Thrillist |
| #22 | / | FACT |
| #37 | / | BrooklynVegan |
| #49 | / | SPIN |
| #50 | / | Rolling Stone |
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Added on: January 3, 2018