Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Dec 4, 2020
    90
    Biting and abrasive in the best kind of ways, ‘Nightmare Vacation’ finds an artist stepping up into the hype that’s been surrounding her for years, and delivering on it tenfold. It will chew you up and spit you out, and you’ll love every minute of it.
  2. 85
    While 2019's Anger Management showed her off as a maleficent talent with a taste for blood, Nightmare Vacation is Rico at her nastiest.
  3. Dec 4, 2020
    84
    Overall, Rico’s inaugural efforts are cathartic, ballsy and just plain fun. Nightmare Vacation solidifies the emcee as quite the furious force to be reckoned with.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Dec 4, 2020
    83
    Nasty can be funny and furious, bratty and spectacularly off-the-wall. [Dec 2020, p.101]
  5. Dec 17, 2020
    80
    Even with the shifting styles under Nasty’s verses, this is the sort of explosive debut that is downright unforgettable.
  6. Dec 8, 2020
    80
    The album suggests that self-adulation can be just as therapeutic as unleashing rage, showing off Rico’s artistic range in the process.
  7. While Nasty’s catalogue has found her focused on pushing to the extremities of self-expression – baking rock, screamo and punk directly into her rap with reckless abandon – with this record she flexes her chops as an artist with mainstream appeal.
  8. Dec 4, 2020
    80
    Combative, empowering and unashamedly fun.
  9. Dec 7, 2020
    75
    Nightmare Vacation is an excellent look into the many cogs that make Rico’s brain work without setting up a definitive future direction. It’s this unpredictability that makes her exciting and shows how she has enjoyed longevity in this fast-paced world.
  10. Dec 9, 2020
    74
    There are more than a few moments of brilliance, but as a whole, the album lacks cohesion, feeling less exploratory and unbound than simply unfocused.
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Negative: 3 out of 28
  1. Feb 11, 2022
    4
    A very strong debut from the hyper pop rap experimentalist dropping flows like they hot, industrial production and the charisma persona .
  2. Jan 16, 2022
    3
    Vamos ser honestos, Rico Nasty é uma artista boa em algumas faixas, mas em outras ela meio que arruína a sonoridade com seus gritosVamos ser honestos, Rico Nasty é uma artista boa em algumas faixas, mas em outras ela meio que arruína a sonoridade com seus gritos desnecessários, sua voz suave em algumas partes do álbum traz um ritmo agradável para a música, mas o resto é simplesmente muito ruim, não senti uma originalidade que até me lembra do alter ego da Nicki Minaj, lembram do ROMAN? Não foi dessa vez Rico, o pesadelo realmente é mostrado nesse álbum.

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  3. Dec 9, 2020
    5
    yeah............................................................. it's okay.