Telefone [Mixtape]
by Noname
  • Record Label: !K7
  • Release Date: Jul 31, 2016
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53

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  1. shoobiedogboy
    Apr 10, 2017
    9
    Beautiful ballads of fear, insecurity, childhood wonderment, regret, and love. The wonderfully disjointed songs, that work as streams of consciousness instead of streamlined experiences creates a hauntingly beautiful mix of music.
  2. MyNamesCody
    Dec 28, 2016
    9
    One of the best projects of 2016. So unique and happy, while also having emotional peaks throughout. Can honestly say I haven't heard anything else that sounds like this.
  3. dens213
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    i like it sooo much///very emotional and so rare just for me, listen to it.
  4. All_ButTrU4
    May 25, 2022
    7
    Don't let her soft spoken bars fool you Fatimah is a force. Her iconoclastic blend of neo-soul ,spoken word and rap creates beautiful stories that move and destroy you at equal power. "Casket Pretty" is an oxymoron of hopeful hopelessness washing over you with it's too real lament to police brutality. "Freedom" is perhaps my favorite on the record due to how joyful and unencumbered sheDon't let her soft spoken bars fool you Fatimah is a force. Her iconoclastic blend of neo-soul ,spoken word and rap creates beautiful stories that move and destroy you at equal power. "Casket Pretty" is an oxymoron of hopeful hopelessness washing over you with it's too real lament to police brutality. "Freedom" is perhaps my favorite on the record due to how joyful and unencumbered she sounds here and that production once the Nina Simone sample kicks in is just wow. This truly was the foundation for something great something she'd achieve consistently on 2018's Room25… Expand
  5. oscar7d
    Dec 5, 2022
    8
    Wow. You have to be a special kind of artist to release a debut mixtape with this much style. This powerful, unique blend of neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop stood alone in 2016. This is a memorable piece which ironically cemented Noname as a go-to name in the Chicago hip-hop scene.

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. DIY Magazine
    Dec 22, 2016
    80
    It’s a record swathed in simple but effective neo-soul melodies, echoing Chance, but also early 00s R&B with its gentle pianos and smattering of light hi-hats and percussion. Warner’s own languid style of delivery only adds to the lilting nature.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Dec 22, 2016
    91
    Telefone is a unique project that points to even greater things for Noname in the future.
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  3. The Guardian
    Dec 22, 2016
    80
    [Noname] enlists a cast of varied, rich voices: Raury’s starry eyed spirituality, Xavier Omär’s velvet croon, and Cam O’bi, who sums up the record’s charms perfectly on Diddy Bop: “This sounds like growing out my clothes, with stars in my pocket, dreaming about making my hood glow.”
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