• Record Label: Top Dawg
  • Release Date: Apr 8, 2014
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Apr 22, 2014
    80
    Z is a mood piece, 10 homogenous tracks that breeze by and flow on a winning combination of sweet vocals, sweeter hooks, and the sweetest of melodies and instrumentals.
  2. Apr 22, 2014
    80
    Z is a quality beginning for a beguiling new artist with a fresh futurist sound.
  3. Apr 22, 2014
    75
    Tthe album's reach is as powerful as its depth.
  4. Apr 22, 2014
    72
    The record offers moments, candid and clear, of Rowe before the fame that'll surely head her way. It’s an opportunity to see what this artist is all about today.
  5. Apr 22, 2014
    70
    Z is billed as an EP, but that undersells the completion and cohesion of these 10 songs. Her voice may be gentle, the songs just left-of-center, but SZA’s lyrics demand attention.
  6. Apr 22, 2014
    70
    Z is strongest when SZA avoids usual Pop tropes. Too many songs are about being left brokenhearted, and don’t add much to what’s already been done.
  7. 67
    The main downfall of Z is a lack of strong lyricism. In the rare moments that the murk clears or the light becomes too bright, what lies behind is less graceful than what it seemed.
  8. Apr 22, 2014
    67
    What ultimately makes it stick, from the beaming hooks to the gossamer production, is the execution, how all the scattered pieces eventually jell until the puzzle is complete.
  9. Apr 22, 2014
    65
    Z is promising but it seems that SZA's identity isn't truly clear as there are too many different styles competing to be heard.
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 48
  2. Negative: 1 out of 48
  1. Mar 18, 2018
    10
    SZA traz um ótimo EP para nós,com boas músicas e todo o sentimento da cantora.Obrigado SZA.
  2. Aug 3, 2023
    10
    A true work of art, Sza served a lot on this EP! The best EP of his career.
  3. Dec 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. It was extremely good but not as good as her latest albums. She really slayed with this one Full Review »