S.O.S.
by SZA
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Dec 9, 2022
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 346 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 297 out of 346
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 346
  3. Negative: 29 out of 346
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  1. MicTony
    Dec 29, 2022
    0
    This album is totally bland and predictable. I cannot fathom replaying it again
  2. SergioJr
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sinceramente eu esperava muuuito mais desse álbum, sinceramente um álbum virado totalmente pra viralizar no Tik Tok.… Expand
  3. charli_cmxx
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Muy malo, me parece un album muy básico y podría haber arriesgado másndnennnnnnn
  4. intersaction32
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    I was bored listening to it pretty quickly. It's over an hour long and just not worth it. Pass.
  5. Cruelsummer20
    Dec 9, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not really a fan of the album although I did enjoy the collaboration w Lana Del Rey. Basically this is just a female version of hip hop which I don’t care for bc there’s no lyrical strength to it.… Expand
  6. rjerick1
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    It's long and boring. It's not worth the hour plus time to listen to it. Pass and listen to something else.
  7. nicopizzorno
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there was so much hype over this album but it kind of disappointed me when i heard it. there’re lots of filler songs. but there are also some good ones like good days, and nobody gets me. in my opinion those are the stand outs. but most of the album is just being filled with under average songs… Expand
  8. Tara22
    Dec 9, 2022
    2
    It's probably the most boring album I have ever heard there are so many fillers in this album could be 12 songs but the desperation for more streams ruined this album
  9. hihowareu
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    This album may have great songs, but I believe she could do much more better. I would say that she is just too overrated.
  10. crazedaman
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    This album doesn't move the needle, it's boring, and just not very good. Do yourself a favor and skip it.
  11. cadmus2166
    Jan 17, 2023
    0
    I'm just not sure why the critics love this album so much. It's far too long, and SZA doesn't bother to enunciate most of the time. It's just painful to listen to.
  12. FreeRunner29
    Mar 17, 2023
    3
    *Edit* After listening to this album more and hearing the singles more and more I realize how awful this album actually is. The songs that are cohesive and good have terrible lyrical content....I know lyrical content has went out the window for the majority of main stream artists and people tend to not really care but, for what she is trying to portray, it ends up coming across as*Edit* After listening to this album more and hearing the singles more and more I realize how awful this album actually is. The songs that are cohesive and good have terrible lyrical content....I know lyrical content has went out the window for the majority of main stream artists and people tend to not really care but, for what she is trying to portray, it ends up coming across as desperate and psychotic. Nothing about it truly entertains me, it seems like she is trying to create some sort of movie out of the songs but the songs sound like they are made for a horror/thriller film, not leisurely listening. When I think of SZA, I don't think of what this album has turned out to be....I hate the song Kill Bill, I should have loved it but the concept is truly disturbing and I can't believe it plays on the radio...I can't believe a lot of songs do but, coming from abusive relationships, it's an extremely triggering song. Shirt is the only good song but, the music video associated with it is beyond dark, it's not entertaining anymore, it's just Satanic...and trust me, I am your average dude, not a Bible thumper but, the industry has really gotten dark the past 10 years. Or so, it's more in your face and no longer subtle. I gave it a 3 for the 3 songs I did somewhat like...… Expand
  13. Flowy
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    Complete waste of time. No originality at all. Took at those years to deliver that disappointing album
  14. Kabakoros
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    This is cRap. Any "performer" who has to rely on gender swapping, profanity and the use of **** is as fauxny as the Ye wear sold on Sepulveda.
  15. beegcock
    Feb 20, 2023
    0
    another garbage forced upon us by woke illiberal as music
    another garbage forced upon us by woke illiberal as music

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#5 Best Album of 2022
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#11 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. HipHopDX
    Dec 19, 2022
    80
    The peaks on SOS, (“Used,” “Smoking on my Ex Pack,” and “Forgiveless”) find SZA sounding refreshingly comfortable rapping over gritty, hazy, and grimy productions.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Dec 16, 2022
    88
    It may take a few years for SOS to ascend to the heights, but if 808s & Heartbreak was the breakup record of the 2000s and Blonde was the 2010s examination of loss and trauma, then SZA might have produced that emotional breaking point for the 2020s.
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  3. AllMusic
    Dec 15, 2022
    90
    Hour-plus length and stylistic variety likewise signal that SOS could be the overreaching kind of highly anticipated follow-up. Still, it's an advancement from Ctrl in every respect apart from cohesion
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