User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info

Cuz I Love You
by
  • Record Label:
  • Release Date:
Cuz I Love You Image
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 274 Ratings

  • Summary: The Minnesota rapper and flautist makes her major-label debut with this follow-up to 2015's Big GRRRL Small World. Missy Elliott and Gucci Mane guest.
Buy Now
Buy on

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 4, 2019
    100
    The 31-year-old bares herself and parlays stereotypical insecurities into liberating strengths, hurling bombs of empowerment.
  2. Consequence
    Apr 23, 2019
    91
    The record is purposefully compact, genre-blending, unifying, reaffirming, devoid of corniness, with just two well-selected features that heighten but do not overshadow her performance. If other artists are clever, they’ll take note: Lizzo has just set the standard for how to make a perfect pop record.
  3. RapReviews.com
    May 24, 2019
    85
    Lizzo is kinky and playful too, but the most sexy thing of all is her unlimited confidence in herself. She thinks big, dreams big, and achieves it all on this album.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Apr 22, 2019
    80
    She’s got a sly sense of music history, which is how she can reach so far on Cuz I Love You.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Apr 26, 2019
    80
    That none of this comes off as preachy or simply lame is a testament to both singers’ astute record-making skills. Though the streaming age requires pop stars to be fluent in multiple genres, Pink and Lizzo are expert in more than most.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Apr 19, 2019
    75
    Over 11 songs in 33 minutes, Lizzo rarely lets up, a relentless assault that favors excess verging on camp over subtlety.
  7. The Guardian
    Apr 18, 2019
    60
    Lizzo has something to say, and a smart way of saying it ... but the potency of what’s here would seem more potent still if it had been allowed a little room to breathe ... Instead, Cuz I Love You keeps its foot pressed down hard on the accelerator for half an hour in an attempt to ram-raid the charts.

See all 24 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 55
  3. Negative: 4 out of 55
  1. seigfriedsenpai
    Apr 19, 2019
    10
    it is nice to see the years of hard work Lizzo has put in her career finally converge to a full body of work. the record turns up the volumeit is nice to see the years of hard work Lizzo has put in her career finally converge to a full body of work. the record turns up the volume on what we all already knew and love about her.… Expand
  2. andrey_
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    The best I have ever heard!!! The fantastic mix of gospel and rap made this. Also, pop song heard very amazingly!
  4. cnclark68
    Apr 20, 2019
    10
    I can usually tell whether or not an album is fire after one full listen. Just like Janelle Monae's "Dirty Computer", album, I enjoyed everyI can usually tell whether or not an album is fire after one full listen. Just like Janelle Monae's "Dirty Computer", album, I enjoyed every single track. I can honestly say that the full album will stay in my "recently played" list. Each song reveals a portion of who she is. She is real, she struggles, and she succeeds. I Love This Album. She is Pure talent !… Expand
  5. magneticchartre
    Apr 20, 2019
    9
    This album is an electric blend of pop, hip hop, funk, rock, dance, and R&B, and is an absolute joy from start to finish. Not only are theThis album is an electric blend of pop, hip hop, funk, rock, dance, and R&B, and is an absolute joy from start to finish. Not only are the songs well produced, Lizzo's vocals are very powerful. Despite incorporating so many genres into its musical composition, the album still manages to feel very cohesive, something difficult to achieve in many pop albums.… Expand
  6. Wanesta
    Feb 2, 2022
    9
    Drowning with empowering lyrics, catchy hooks, impressive vocals, and groovy instrumentals, Lizzo wrote the perfect cookbook for anyoneDrowning with empowering lyrics, catchy hooks, impressive vocals, and groovy instrumentals, Lizzo wrote the perfect cookbook for anyone looking for the best form of love… the one we give to ourselves. Front to back, Lizzo strips her soul with every piece of advice she ever received to transform each one into a beautiful song. If it sometimes feels a bit rudimentary and childish even, we are still pulled onto a world where any mirror will showcase the true diamond inside of us.… Expand
  7. ernis_v
    Jul 8, 2019
    8
    Unmatched energy with witty lyrics, amazing vocals and most importantly BLACK FEMALE EMPOWERMENT!!!!
  8. ATRLIsTrash
    Jul 28, 2019
    0
    She sounds like a fat goat and Truth Hurt is one of the worst songs of all time. Why America is letting her have a hit... Also her personalityShe sounds like a fat goat and Truth Hurt is one of the worst songs of all time. Why America is letting her have a hit... Also her personality is just pathetic. She can't deal with criticism and she's obsessed with charts. You need to calm down, like can you just go away?… Expand

See all 55 User Reviews

Awards & Rankings

65
#65 Best Album of 2019
27
#27 Most Discussed Album of 2019
11
#11 Most Shared Album of 2019

Current Music Releases

Full List »
99 Tim: Let it Bleed Edition [Box Set] - The Replacements
97 Picture of Bunny Rabbit - Arthur Russell
95 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (world war) - Jaimie Branch
95 Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 [Box Set] - Pet Shop Boys
95 Who's Next/Life House [Super Deluxe Edition] - The Who
93 Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy - John Coltrane
91 The Greater Wings - Julie Byrne
91 Black Rainbows - Corinne Bailey Rae
91 Guts - Olivia Rodrigo
90 Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 [Box Set] - Joni Mitchell
90 1989 (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
90 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We - Mitski
89 Black Bayou - Robert Finley
89 Sanguivore - Creeper
89 I Am Not There Anymore - The Clientele
88 Chrome Dreams - Neil Young
88 The Complete Dirty South - Drive-By Truckers
88 Valley of Heart's Delight - Margo Cilker
87 My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross - Anohni & the Johnsons
87 Lahai - Sampha
All Current Music »