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| 4.5 superb | Nine | March 5th 19 |
Little Simz made a "Venom" that's miles better than Eminem's. Nice stuff here.
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| 4.5 superb | rxthebandit | March 8th 19 |
This is definitely the best album released so far this year. The beat to 101fm has been stuck in my head for days.
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| 4.5 superb | madvillain2009 | March 7th 19 |
this album was amazing from top to bottom. Little Simz was on point with the lyrics. definitely album of the year along with CZARFACE.
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| 4.0 excellent | lz41 | September 13th 21 |
Do you know how good a rapper you have to be to get away with having an English accent that thick?
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| 4.0 excellent | charlopiano | November 19th 21 |
While I can't say it's as coherently good as SIMBI, there some absolute gems on here, Selfish is so amazing.
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| 4.0 excellent | shan10 | September 13th 19 |
Definitely like this a lot. Seems easy to throw on; wonder if further listens will reveal depth in the lyricismr
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| 4.0 excellent | Jake | July 29th 19 |
On this project, Simz covers a variety of topics ranging from gun violence (see ?wound?) to mental health (see ?therapy?) to being a woman in the rap industry (see ?boss? and ?venom?). The instrumentals show a mixture of classic hip-hop and grime influences and prove to be effective templates for each vocal performance. On that topic, it?s the vocal performances across this thing that are truly the main point of attraction. Simz manages to be both explosive and technically impressive throughout, rarely giving off even a hint of lyrical stumble. There?s nothing to complain about here, aside from perhaps a lack of any grand over-arching theme. What the album lacks in ambition, however, it more than makes up for in precision. GREY Area is a considerable testament to the potency and directness of hip-hop when done properly. It?s also most likely Simz? best work to date. 84/100
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| 4.5 superb | Doublez38 | June 25th 19 |
Little Simz is one of the most talented female rappers currently, each project is a step forward. This one is probably her apogee (for the moment). these 35 minutes are carefully calculated and leave no room for waste. she musically and lyrically pays tribute to the boom-bap by adding some touches of modernism. she should by her talent have more impact commercially but she lacks something to achieve it
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | April 29th 19 |
This album blows you away in the first half and slowly fades away in the second half where it is still very good but loses consistency and focus. Offence, Boss, Venom and Selfish are all fantastic and show just how great of a lyricist and rapper Little Simz is capable of being switching flows and rapping over great jazzy beats. The bass in the first two tracks, the guitar in Wounds and the strings in Venom are all highlights and produced in the context of a rap-centric album so very well. After Venom things just don't feel as clean and focused with Pressure being a standout of the second half but the last three songs on the album all feeling like B-sides from another EP that don't fit quite as well into the album as a whole. Grey Area has three of the best hip hop tracks of 2019 thus far but fades off considerably in its second half.
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| 5.0 classic | Nathaniel | April 15th 19 |
My first 5 this year methinks. Shes one of the best in the game rn
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| 3.8 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | March 15th 19 |
Props to the production; it feels modern without really following any of the main trends.
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| 0.0 | Morpha | March 11th 19 |
Little simz is definitely the best trans rapper out there rn def worth a listen
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| 4.0 excellent | SweetAsh | November 26th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | Votex | January 4th 25 |
| 4.4 superb | A.R.O. EMERITUS | September 26th 24 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | July 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trouse | June 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | nurglin | March 28th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Timmy | January 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prole | December 29th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Oobaloo | December 19th 22 |
| 3.5 great | chwe | December 13th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mojito | June 30th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | June 22nd 22 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | March 30th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Kuna | February 3rd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | EyeSock | January 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Habarug | January 11th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Pvzuzu | January 9th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | YRI | November 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | H2okot | September 5th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Piglet | September 5th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | SadLad | May 7th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | LucasM | March 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 21st 21 |
| 3.5 great | Alex C. | November 16th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | JS19 | June 3rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gillie | June 2nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Drifts | May 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabster | April 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | tyler | February 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | gschwen | January 24th 20 |
| 3.5 great | RyanW | January 10th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | opie | December 30th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Arctick | December 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | December 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | alamo | December 12th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ckssr1 | November 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | October 30th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Malto64 | October 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ttktv | September 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lagoped | September 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | August 16th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Daesu | May 9th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | May 3rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | chris. | April 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | OGGOD | April 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Handers | April 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | c396 | April 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | April 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | evolve9 | April 12th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | April 11th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Thibs | April 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | FoOltz | April 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | greg84 EMERITUS | April 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | wwf | March 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kantala | March 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | GT3 | March 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ebola | March 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | F1Aaron | March 21st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Corney | March 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | keza | March 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | March 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Emo | March 17th 19 |
| 3.5 great | EJinHD | March 14th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Amry | March 11th 19 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | March 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | A2112W | March 6th 19 |
| 2.5 average | bharry | March 5th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | March 5th 19 |
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