''Lizzobangers'' is the debut

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by American rapper

Lizzo Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer and rapper. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minn ...

. It was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013. In 2014, it was re-released on

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Production

''Lizzobangers'' is produced by Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson. Some beats on the album are taken from Lazerbeak's 2012 album '' Lava Bangers''.

Release

The album was released on Totally Gross National Product on October 15, 2013. In 2014, it was re-released on

. In 2019, the album was removed from all streaming services and digital retailers, to aid in Lizzo's campaign for Best New Artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. A month after the ceremony on February 21, 2020, the album returned to streaming services.

Music videos

Music videos were created for "Batches & Cookies", "Faded", "Bus Passes and Happy Meals", and "Paris". '' Impose'' included the video for "Batches & Cookies" on the "Best Videos of 2013" list.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Dylan Kilby of ''

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'' gave the album four stars out of five, describing it as "a triumphant album by an extraordinary artist and woman, whose girl-empowering lyricism and social consciousness puts her at the top of the underground and alternative hip-hop community." Killian Fox of ''

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'' gave the album four stars out of five, saying: "At times joyfully nonsensical, Lizzo's stream-of-consciousness rhymes can also be lethally pointed." ''

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'' placed the album at number 1 on the "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2013" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the 2014 vinyl edition's liner notes. *

– vocals, flute * Cliff Rhymes – vocals * Sophia Eris – vocals (on "Batches & Cookies") * Lazerbeak – production * Ryan Olson – production * Plain Ole Bill – turntables * Jake Hansen – guitar * Jim Anton – bass guitar * James Buckley – bass guitar * Erica Burton – viola * Nelson Devereaux – saxophone * Joey Van Phillips – vibraphone, percussion * BJ Burton – mixing * Huntley Miller – mastering * Garrett Born – photography * Jeffrey Barr – logo * Paper Tiger – layout * Drew Christopherson – layout

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2013 debut albums Lizzo albums Albums produced by Lazerbeak Totally Gross National Product albums Alternative hip-hop albums by American artists