Birds and the Bee9 explained

Birds and the Bee9
Type:mixtape
Artist:Sampa the Great
Cover:Birds_and_the_Bee9.png
Genre:
Label:Big Dada
Prev Title:Heroes Act 2
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:The Return
Next Year:2019

Birds and the Bee9 (stylised as Birds and the BEE9) is the second mixtape by Zambian singer-songwriter and rapper Sampa the Great. It was released in November 2017..

In February 2018, the album won the 2017 Australian Music Prize.[2]

Reception

Kitty Empire from The Guardian said "Though swaggeringly up to date in places, her tracks sound far closer to Lauryn Hill than they do to 2017's breakout star Cardi B, nodding to reggae, soul and jazz. The complex question of identity keeps cropping up. 'How you supposed to be black down under?' Tembo wonders on 'Bye River'". Empire called the mixed tape "an intriguing appetiser".[3]

Dan Webb from SunGenre said the album "shows great promise and moments of brilliance" but concluded with "...after repeat listens, we're still not entirely sure what to make of this album."[4]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Various[5] 13 September 2019CD, digital download, streamingBig DadaBD287
Australia[6] 27 September 2019LPBig Dada/Ninja TuneBD287C

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birds and the BEE9 by Sampa the Great at AllMusic. AllMusic. 13 April 2020.
  2. Web site: AMP winner Sampa The Great creates history. Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 2020. 13 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Sampa the Great: Birds and the BEE9 review an intriguing appetiser. The Guardian. 12 November 2017. 13 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Sampa The Great Birds and the BEE9. SunGenre. December 2017. 13 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Birds and the BEE9 by Sampa the Great DD. Apple Music. 13 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Birds and the BEE9 by Sampa the Great LP. JB Hi-Fi. 13 April 2020.