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Jan 15, 2015The palpably effervescent joy of Rae Sremmurd feels untainted by the ills of reality and stands against a backdrop of contemporaries like Shmurda and Chief Keef who use their as a way of combating the grim reality of inner city rot.
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Jan 27, 2015The coming-of-age and kinetic SremmLife reminds listeners that jumping into "poppa's chair" was a thrilling mix of pride and new opportunities, plus, the album doubles as a guaranteed party soundtrack.
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Mar 18, 2015It's one-note, sure, but we're rooting for Rae Sremmurd.
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Jan 6, 2015The album overall is a triumph, however, varied and fulfilling, with too many hits and slappers to regard Rae Sremmurd as a one-hit wonder of 2014.
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Jan 13, 2015This is Snapchat-raised turn-up music, trendy and self-actualizing through its references to memes that come quick as they go.
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Jan 6, 2015While SremmLife is thin on substance, it’s built for clubs and late night adventures. Perfect for the time where sunglasses and Advil are eventually needed.
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Jan 14, 2015Despite Rae Sremmurd's rep for hyped-up celebration songs, the album's best moment comes when Lee and Jimmy eschew cranking up for something closer to cutesy romance.
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Jan 6, 2015Coming in at only 11 songs, SremmLife is a lively surge of hedonism and recklessness.
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Jan 16, 2015Though a few songs stretch out an interesting idea too far—for instance, the post-Nae-Nae scrum "My X"--SremmLife is a showcase of an electric new talent paired with all the trappings of a bigtime major label debut.
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Mar 5, 2015It’s an album that gives as much as it gains, both in trap-flow intensity and emotional catharsis.
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Mar 10, 2015SremmLife definitely lives up to the hype--yes, it's more focused towards the youth market, but it shouldn't preclude anyone reading this who enjoys the youthful energy of debut artists going nuts once they get a big chance.
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Jan 20, 2015This brother duo from Elvis Presley's hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, radiate an inescapable exuberance, shouting with the zeal of freshly minted stars.
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Jan 7, 2015Rae Sremmurd are at their best when they're doing what they want, rather than eschewing their oddities in favor of radio-friendly hooks ("Safe Sex") or buzzword phrasing.
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Jan 6, 2015Sremmlife is as good as it is because of how sonically pleasing it is.
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The WireMar 4, 2015Jimmy and Swae kick gleeful and indistinguishable spring-loaded raps about nothing in particular. [Feb 2015, p.57]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 95 out of 143
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Mixed: 14 out of 143
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Negative: 34 out of 143
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