''Mykki'' is the first studio album by American rapper

Mykki Blanco Mykki Blanco (born April 2, 1986) is an American rapper, performance artist, poet and activist. She has collaborated musically with artists including Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, and Blood Orange. Early life Blanco was born in Orange County, Cal ...

. It was released via Dogfood Music Group and

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on September 16, 2016. The production is handled by

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and Jeremiah Meece. Music videos were created for "High School Never Ends" and "Loner".

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Mykki'' received an average score of 77, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Stacey Anderson of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.7 out of 10 and stated that "''Mykki''s whirlwind of topics have a heated musicality to match, jostling backpack rap with spongy neo-soul, usually with a chant-along pop chorus twining it all together." Benjamin Aspray of ''

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'' gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, writing, "''Mykki'' is abundantly entertaining—a seedy, playful camp melodrama produced and performed with the unblinking conviction of an overdue star." Benjamin Boles of '' Now'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "an outsider rap album that hits hard enough to cross over to a much bigger audience than many would have predicted." ''

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'' placed it at number 30 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2016" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals * Jean Deaux – vocals (2) * Jeremiah Meece – vocals (7), production (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 12, 13) *

– production (3, 5, 9, 11) * Bruno Bertoli – arrangement (3, 5, 9, 11) * Matt Lambert – photography

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2016 debut albums Mykki Blanco albums Studio !K7 albums