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- Summary: Originally set to be released in 2012, the debut full-length studio album from the New York rapper surfaces as a digital release.
- Record Label: Prospect Park
- Genre(s): Rap, Hip-Hop
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Top Track
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Hey, I can be the answer I'm ready to dance when the vamp up And when I hit that dip, get your camera You could see I been that bitch since the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 22 out of 26
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Mixed: 4 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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Dec 19, 2014Just 16 exceptional tracks full of glowing wordplay, instinctively catchy intonation, and effortless genre whisking.
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Nov 19, 2014Her complete dominance over the sonic space of her debut reinforces Broke With Expensive Taste as a product singularly of her vision.
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Nov 19, 2014It’s a kaleidoscope of sounds that feels like a best of instead of a debut. It’s jarringly airy, flitting about and flouting conventions at every turn, and it’s sometimes so steeped in it’s 90s house past that it undermines its own velocity.
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Dec 17, 2014BWET is a fascinating starting point, as she can spit complex rhyme patterns with ease. The hope is that this can progress into something deeper, but as things stand she's still a pleasure to listen to.
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Nov 19, 2014This just might be the year's boldest release.
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Nov 10, 2014As wildly disparate as it is, with songs culled from a three-year career and innumerable influences, Broke With Expensive Taste is a suitable mission statement from an artist hoping to make an impact.
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Nov 10, 2014"212" along with an upgraded version of Fantasea's "Luxury" are among the best songs here, but their inclusion is distracting, representing more unpursued directions for an artist who needs to be looking toward the future, not cramming in old material on an already overstuffed album, one which feels more like a drastically updated portfolio than a proper debut.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 92 out of 97
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Mixed: 3 out of 97
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Negative: 2 out of 97
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Dec 9, 2018This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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