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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.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Oct 4, 2019
    100
    The 31-year-old bares herself and parlays stereotypical insecurities into liberating strengths, hurling bombs of empowerment.
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 55
  2. Negative: 4 out of 55
  1. 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. 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!
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Jul 8, 2019
    8
    Unmatched energy with witty lyrics, amazing vocals and most importantly BLACK FEMALE EMPOWERMENT!!!!
  7. 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

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