• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Dec 30, 2013
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Mojo
    Feb 11, 2014
    60
    Haze's impetuosity may've harmed Dirty Gold's commercial prospects, but the purity of her intent speaks volumes. [Mar 2014, p.94]
  2. Jan 8, 2014
    60
    It’s not a bad record by any stretch, albeit one where the turgid does bump ugly against the terrific.
  3. 55
    Haze and her production team have creative ideas and the means to realise them on record. They simply distract themselves trying to turn a rapper into a pop star.
  4. Mar 5, 2014
    50
    She's going for Nicki Minaj meets Eminem meets Rihanna on the Tyra show. It feels like a major missed opportunity.
  5. 50
    [Angel Haze is] disappointing, misguided, flaccid.
  6. Jan 8, 2014
    50
    A labored crossover grab that mistakes conviction for substance, Dirty Gold marks Haze as just the latest in a long line of promising mixtape rappers to whiff a major-label debut.
  7. Jan 8, 2014
    50
    Haze's attempt to appear undefinable and resist categorization (as Dirty Gold's conversational interludes attest) is a laudable pursuit, but it leaves the record unfocused.
  8. 40
    The production on Dirty Gold--generic, consistently uninspired, gauche--bears absolutely no relation to the album’s subject matter, and jars horribly with Haze’s dark forceful flow.
  9. Jan 10, 2014
    40
    Dirty Gold‘s shortcomings overshadow the shining moments on the album as Haze struggles to find her identity, somewhere between underground rebel and mainstream player.
  10. Jan 9, 2014
    40
    Haze is positioning herself as a top 40 infiltrator, which is fine, but she’s also diluted her uniqueness.
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 35
  2. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. Jan 15, 2014
    10
    This album is bursting with inspirational lyrics and great beats. An example is “Angels & Airwaves”, a song about self-harming but also “BlackThis album is bursting with inspirational lyrics and great beats. An example is “Angels & Airwaves”, a song about self-harming but also “Black Dahlia”, a song about Angel’s troublesome relationship with her mother. This album is a must buy and worth a 10/10. Full Review »
  2. Jan 9, 2014
    10
    where is everyone? angel haze is the bomb. this album is easily one of the greatest hip hop albums to come out in the last many years. i guesswhere is everyone? angel haze is the bomb. this album is easily one of the greatest hip hop albums to come out in the last many years. i guess i'm confused. where is everyone? Full Review »
  3. Jan 19, 2014
    7
    Angel Haze has dope lyrics, it's just that I knew her as a rapper but she overdid the singing... There are songs that were well executed...Angel Haze has dope lyrics, it's just that I knew her as a rapper but she overdid the singing... There are songs that were well executed... She has also shown to all the Devil-worshipping rappers that she worships the Lord and she showed it in Rose-Tinted Suicide... Full Review »