Lizzobangers Explained

Lizzobangers
Type:studio
Artist:Lizzo
Cover:Lizzo - Lizzobangers.png
Recorded:2009–2013
Genre:Alternative hip hop
Label:Totally Gross National Product
Next Title:Big Grrrl Small World
Next Year:2015

Lizzobangers is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo.[1] It was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013. In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records.

Production

Lizzobangers is produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson.[2] Some beats on the album are taken from Lazerbeak's 2012 album Lava Bangers.[3]

Release

The album was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013.[4] [5] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records.[6]

In 2019, the album was removed from all streaming services and digital retailers, to aid in Lizzo's campaign for Best New Artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[7] A month after the ceremony on February 21, 2020, the album returned to streaming services.[8]

Music videos

Music videos were created for "Batches & Cookies",[9] "Faded",[10] "Bus Passes and Happy Meals",[11] and "Paris".[12] Impose included the video for "Batches & Cookies" on the "Best Videos of 2013" list.[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Dylan Kilby of MusicOMH gave the album four stars out of five, describing it as "a triumphant album by an extraordinary artist and woman, whose girl-empowering lyricism and social consciousness puts her at the top of the underground and alternative hip-hop community." Killian Fox of The Guardian gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "At times joyfully nonsensical, Lizzo's stream-of-consciousness rhymes can also be lethally pointed."

Star Tribune placed the album at number 1 on the "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013" list.[14]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the 2014 vinyl edition's liner notes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our five faves of the moment: 'Lizzobangers,' 'Maple and Vine,' more. Star Tribune. October 18, 2013. June 6, 2015.
  2. Web site: Lazerbeak: Lizzobangers reflects what I listen to on my own. City Pages. Reed. Fischer. October 22, 2013. June 6, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529195041/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2013/10/lazerbeak_interview.php. May 29, 2015.
  3. Web site: Five years later, 'Lizzobangers' shows Lizzo has always been a boss. The Current. Cecilia. Johnson. October 15, 2018. March 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: Lizzo announces LIZZOBANGERS release date, premieres video for "Batches And Cookies". Totally Gross National Product. September 9, 2013. March 20, 2019.
  5. Web site: Lizzo tops City Pages' 2013 Picked to Click poll. The Current. Andrea. Swensson. October 15, 2013. March 20, 2019.
  6. Web site: Friday Five: Lizzo, Bomba de Luz, and more new Minnesota music videos. The Current. Andrea. Swensson. June 20, 2014. December 16, 2015.
  7. Web site: Lizzo's 2-year-old song might still qualify at 2020 Grammys. AP News. Associated Press. Mesfin. Fekadu. August 14, 2019. October 11, 2019.
  8. Web site: A Lost Lizzo Album Just Returned to Streaming Services. Wetmore. Brendan. Paper. February 21, 2020. April 15, 2020.
  9. Web site: Lizzo – "Batches & Cookies". Complex. Katie. Kelly. September 10, 2013. March 20, 2019.
  10. Web site: Watch: Lizzo Unveils New 'Faded' Video, Starring Macaulay Culkin. DIY. Jamie. Milton. March 7, 2014. March 20, 2019.
  11. Web site: Lizzo shares 'Bus Passes and Happy Meals' video. DIY. Emma. Swann. June 20, 2014. March 20, 2019.
  12. Web site: Lizzo in Paris, Lizzo Everywhere: Our Fave Rapper Debuts New Video & Sheds Clothes for Positive Body Image. Bust. Audrey. Cerchiara. October 29, 2014. March 20, 2019.
  13. Web site: The Best Videos of 2013. Impose. December 19, 2013. February 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811003123/http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/the-best-videos-of-2013. August 11, 2016.
  14. Web site: Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013: Lizzo's bang-up year. Star Tribune. Chris. Riemenschneider. December 19, 2013. June 6, 2015.

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