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  • Summary: The first full-length release for the rapper as Naeem (previous albums were under the name Spank Rock) features guest appearances Amanda Blank, Micah James, Swamp Dogg, Velvet Negroni, and Justin Vernon.
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  1. 85
    Startisha, as such, finds Juwan transcending genre without qualm, a path crossed by many, but delivered here with a precision and confessional centre that feels innate, organic and without lull.
  2. Mojo
    Jun 26, 2020
    80
    For all of Startisha's eclecticism, Juwan's visions are coherent, his voice assured. [Aug 2020, p.88]
  3. Jun 15, 2020
    80
    The album's ability to blend genres results in an unique and alluring archive of sound — a strong coming-out party for the Baltimore native.
  4. Jul 1, 2020
    80
    Naeem's debut album, Startisha, is beautiful and reaching.
  5. Jun 15, 2020
    70
    This album is more for Naeem himself than any listener. And when it hits a sweet spot, drifting somewhere between manic experimentation and somber fury, Startisha shines.
  6. Uncut
    Jul 16, 2020
    70
    The best tracks retain a vestige of Spank Rock's energy. [Sep 2020, p.35]
  7. Q Magazine
    Jun 15, 2020
    60
    Startisha is a marriage that nods to the old while leaning on the new, where results are more mixed. [Summer 2020, p.103]

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