Gifted
by Koffee
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Mar 25, 2022
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Mar 25, 2022
    60
    Koffee is charming and winningly wholesome in the first mode [expressing her gratitude to be alive], but her attempts to meld tributes to family and life’s simplicities with designer name drops and empty boasts can feel awkward and misplaced. ... An album that doesn’t always play to its young creator’s strengths.

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. ilovedogs033
    Mar 25, 2022
    10
    Stellar debut! Really enjoyed Shine, Where I’m From, Gifted and Pull Up. Can not wait to hear more.
  2. clem666
    May 21, 2023
    5
    This first album is like an experimental field: Koffee slowly moves from one genre to another. She does master those basics and with aThis first album is like an experimental field: Koffee slowly moves from one genre to another. She does master those basics and with a undeniable harmony and ease. But "Gifted" sounds as meticulous and cautious as it is disaffected, where Koffee's interesting voice never gets a chance to really shine. Production however benefits from bright choices, especially on 'Gifted' (the fourth track) and on 'Where I'm From'.
    This project seems to have been created with the perfect pop standards : easy-listening melodies and rhymes, good vibes only, and a dose of money-driven choices. While it does not really sound bad, it clearly feels like it is missing a precious part of humanity, or experience.    … Full Review »
  3. kevfitz
    Apr 4, 2022
    9
    Koffee deserves to be massive. This is a terrific album full of bubbly reggae in a very 2022 way.
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