“Out of nowhere, something like Lizzo emerges and wakes you up, reminding you that there is something different and original out there.”
— PIGEONS AND PLANES
2013 was a wonderfully meteoric first year for Minneapolis-based rapper/singer Lizzo: being awarded BUST Magazines #1 Album, NPR’s 13 Artists You Should’ve Known in 2013, and TIME Magazine’s 14 Artists to Watch in 2014, were just a few of her significant accolades. She also spent much of the second half of 2013 touring tirelessly to rave reviews with the likes Polica and Har Mar Superstar. Lizzo’s debut release, LIZZOBANGERS, is packed with explosive rhymes and soulful hooks over Lazerbeak’s (from indie rap crew Doomtree) signature bangers and creatively overseen by Gayngs/Polica producer Ryan Olson. LIZZOBANGERS is a true breakthrough debut: an artist’s entire first two decades on the planet bursting at the seems and crammed into an urgent 40 minutes of unrelenting music. LIZZOBANGERS is a true breakthrough debut album: an artist’s entire first two decades on the planet bursting at the seems and crammed into an urgent 40 minutes of unrelenting music.
“Her confidence evokes that of the 90′s stars like the late Left Eye or Missy Elliot; her ability to flip styles is flawless, and the way she glides to and from spitfire versus to diva-like belting is dizzying, to say the least. What’s more? She’s real.”
— DEATH + TAXES
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“Paris” displays her ear for fractured, dance-friendly electronic beats and flaunts her breezy rapping skills. — SPIN
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