| Lizzobangers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop [1] | |||
| Length | 39:51 | |||
| Label | Totally Gross National Product | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Lizzo chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Lizzobangers | ||||
Lizzobangers is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo. [4] It was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013. [5] [6] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records. [7]
Lizzobangers is produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson. [8] Some beats on the album are taken from Lazerbeak's 2012 album Lava Bangers . [9]
The album was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013. [5] [6] In 2014, it was re-released on Virgin Records. [7]
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. [10] A month after the ceremony on February 21, 2020, the album returned to streaming services. [11]
Music videos were created for "Batches & Cookies", [12] "Faded", [13] "Bus Passes and Happy Meals", [14] and "Paris". [15] Impose included the video for "Batches & Cookies" on the "Best Videos of 2013" list. [16]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 [17] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [18] |
| The Guardian |   [19] |
| MusicOMH | [1] |
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". [17]
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." [1] 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." [19]
Star Tribune placed the album at number 1 on the "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013" list. [20]
All tracks are written by Melissa Jefferson, Aaron Mader, and Ryan Olson, except "Batches & Cookies", written by Jefferson, Mader, Olson, and Lauren Alford
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lizzie Borden" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "W.E.R.K. Pt. II" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Wat U Mean" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "T-Baby" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Be Still" | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Faded" | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Hot Dish" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Make Way" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Batches & Cookies" (featuring Sophia Eris) | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Pants vs. Dress" | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Go" | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Bloodlines" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Bus Passes and Happy Meals" | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 39:51 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Luv It" | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Batches & Cookies" (featuring Sophia Eris) | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Pants vs. Dress" | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Go" | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Bloodlines" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Bus Passes and Happy Meals" | 3:18 |
| 14. | "Paris" | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 43:18 | |
Credits adapted from the 2014 vinyl edition's liner notes.
Stefon Leron Alexander, better known by his stage name P.O.S, is an American hip hop artist from Minneapolis. He has been a member of groups such as Doomtree, Building Better Bombs, Gayngs, Marijuana Deathsquads, Cenospecies, Four Fists, and Shredders.
Doomtree is an American hip hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The collective has seven members: Dessa, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Paper Tiger, and Lazerbeak. The collective is known for incorporating a wide range of musical influences into their work with lyrical complexity and wordplay, and their annual "Doomtree Blowout" events held in Minneapolis venues to showcase their group performances and the Twin Cities music scene.
Andrew Sims, better known mononymously as Sims, is an American rapper from Minneapolis. He has been a member of Doomtree and Shredders.
Aaron Mader, better known by his stage name Lazerbeak, is an American record producer, singer, and guitarist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been a member of Doomtree, The Plastic Constellations, Mixed Blood Majority, Shredders, and Night Stone.
Gayngs is a Midwest indie band with a 1980s soft rock-inspired sound. Founded by Ryan Olson, the group consists of 22 musicians, including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Dessa and P.O.S of Doomtree, Har Mar Superstar and members of Poliça, Megafaun, Solid Gold, Digitata, and The Rosebuds.
Poliça is an American pop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2011. The band consists of Channy Leaneagh, Chris Bierden (bass), Drew Christopherson (drums) and Ben Ivascu (drums), with Ryan Olson joining the band in a studio context as its producer.
Charlotte Emma Aitchison, known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010, she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records, releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
We Don't Even Live Here is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 23, 2012. It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr., better known by his stage name Berner, is an American rapper and entrepreneur signed to Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Entertainment. He has released over 40 albums, several of which have charted on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart. As an entrepreneur, he created the Cookies brand of cannabis products and clothing wear that formed out of San Francisco in the early 2010s. The company has grown to include dozens of dispensaries across the United States and abroad, along with multiple clothing stores.
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an American rapper and singer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip hop music. Prior to signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015). Her first major-label extended play (EP), Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.
Sisyphus is the debut studio album by Sisyphus, a collaborative project between Serengeti, Son Lux, and Sufjan Stevens. It was released through Asthmatic Kitty on March 18, 2014. The project was commissioned by the Walker Art Center and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music series to accompany an exhibition of the work of visual artist Jim Hodges, scheduled to run from February 14 through May 11, 2014.
Perfect Hair is a studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on September 9, 2014, by Big Dada. The album features guest appearances from Aesop Rock, Danny Brown and Open Mike Eagle, among others. The cover art was painted by John Lurie. Music videos were made for "Ego Death", "Colonize the Moon", "Eat Rich" and "Motion Lines".
Daniel Rosenfeld, better known as C418, is a German musician, producer and sound engineer, best known as the former composer and sound designer for the sandbox video game Minecraft. He has also written and produced the theme for Beyond Stranger Things and the soundtrack for the Steam release of Cookie Clicker. He has also DJed for American rock band Anamanaguchi.
Courtney Shanade Salter, known professionally as Ari Lennox, is an American R&B singer from Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist to be signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville Records. She began gaining recognition after the release of her first EP Pho (2016) on the label. That same year, she made an uncredited guest appearance on J. Cole's song "Change". Lennox's debut studio album Shea Butter Baby followed in 2019.
Big Grrrl Small World is the second studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo. It was released on her own record label BGSW on December 11, 2015. The album received "generally favorable reviews" from critics.
Chill, Dummy is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Doomtree Records on January 27, 2017. Guest appearances include Busdriver, Astronautalis, Open Mike Eagle, and Justin Vernon, among others. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
"Juice" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on January 4, 2019, by Atlantic Records as the lead single from her third and debut major-label studio album, Cuz I Love You. The single was written by Lizzo, Theron Thomas, Sam Sumser, Sean Small and Ricky Reed; the latter also handled the song's production. Musically, it is a retro-inspired funk and funk-pop song that is based on a throwback groove. Lyrically, the song discusses self-love, and has been described as a self-esteem anthem.
American rapper and singer Lizzo has released four studio albums, two mixtapes, three extended plays, 23 singles, and three promotional singles. Before signing with Atlantic Records, she released two studio albums—Lizzobangers in 2013 and Big Grrrl Small World in 2015. In 2014, Time magazine named her one of 14 music artists to watch. Her first major-label extended play, Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.
"Blame It on Your Love" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on 15 May 2019 as the second single from Charli XCX's third studio album, Charli, and soon after debuted on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac's "Hottest Record in the World". It is Charli XCX's first single since her 2018 collaboration with Troye Sivan, "1999". The single is a reworked version of "Track 10" the final track from Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The music video was released on 13 June 2019.
