AGE 101: DROP 2

Hip-Hop · 2014 · 5 tracks · 18m

AGE 101: DROP 2

Gritty, nocturnal bedroom-rap. Rapid-fire flows cut through murky, space-age synths and dusty lo-fi beats in a claustrophobic five-track statement.

It's like a private, late-night therapy session over some of the grittiest, space-age bedroom beats you've ever heard.

A restless, late-night introspection fueled by ambition and existential anxiety.

AGE 101: DROP 2 · vs · Little Simz

Lo Fi+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 18m

01

The Square

3:26

02

Starry Eyed

3:44

03

Look in My Eyes

3:57

04

Peace of Mind

3:51

05

By the Way, Aliens Won

3:02

Moments Worth Waiting For

The claustrophobic, pitch-shifted vocal layers that creep in during the final minute of Look in My Eyes.

The sudden transition from a sparse, skeletal beat to a swelling, spacey synth pad on Starry Eyed.

The relentless, breathless delivery on By the Way, Aliens Won where the drums drop out entirely to leave her voice suspended in static.

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Reviews

NME5/ 5 stars

“Ajikawo has come true on her early promise with this confident and unapologetic album, the best rap record of the year so far”

Pitchfork8.1/ 10

“A wickedly assured, highly entertaining, coming-of-age marvel”

Exclaim!

“GREY Area reveals a young rapper who has seen success in her career, but is still sorting herself out in her real life”

The Observer4/ 5 stars

“Rap maverick finally finds her groove”

The Independent5/ 5 stars

“What Simz does here is phenomenal. This is an album – and artist – to cherish”

The Guardian4/ 5 stars

“At once soft and hard, fiery and vulnerable, Grey Area finds Little Simz thriving in her multi-facetedness”

The Line of Best Fit

“If you listen to any Little Simz track, you’ll know instantly she’s a great MC, but with this project she has stepped beyond that to become a uniquely gifted artist. An incredible album”

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The Times4/ 5 stars

Financial Times4/ 5 stars

Clash

“She’s developed from an MC into a true artist”

AllMusic4.5/ 5 stars

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