It Is What It Is
by Thundercat
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 68
  3. Negative: 3 out of 68
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#60 Best Album of 2020

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. The Wire
    Apr 28, 2020
    80
    It Is What It Is is a fitting ethos for an artist whose genre-twisting tendrils have extended themselves into the highest reaches of the pop canopy, simultaneously flexing their deep funk and jazz roots. [May 2020, p.62]
  2. Resident Advisor
    Apr 15, 2020
    80
    On It Is What It Is, Bruner—unlike Pastorious—finds a way out, channeling his pain into great, uplifting art.
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  3. HipHopDX
    Apr 14, 2020
    80
    It Is What It Is isn’t the worthy successor to Drunk, but it certainly feels like its ideal companion piece.
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