Mykki is the first studio album by American rapper Mykki Blanco.[4] It was released via Dogfood Music Group and Studio !K7 on September 16, 2016.[5] The production is handled by Woodkid and Jeremiah Meece.[6] Music videos were created for "High School Never Ends"[7] and "Loner".[8]
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| Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [10] |
| Now | [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[13] |
| Slant Magazine |  [14] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [15] |
At Metacritic, 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".[9]
Stacey Anderson of Pitchfork 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."[13] Benjamin Aspray of Slant Magazine 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."[14] 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."[11]
MusicOMH placed it at number 30 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2016" list.[16]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mykki Blanco, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm in a Mood" | Jeremiah Meece | 3:46 | |
| 2. | "Loner" (featuring Jean Deaux) | Jeremiah Meece | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "High School Never Ends" |
| Woodkid | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Interlude 1" | Jeremiah Meece | 0:59 | |
| 5. | "My Nene" |
| Woodkid | 3:22 |
| 6. | "The Plug Won't" | Jeremiah Meece | 3:40 | |
| 7. | "Hideaway" (featuring Jeremiah Meece) | Jeremiah Meece | 2:55 | |
| 8. | "Interlude 2" | Jeremiah Meece | 1:06 | |
| 9. | "You Don't Know Me" |
| Woodkid | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Fendi Band" | Jeremiah Meece | 3:18 | |
| 11. | "For the Cunts" |
| Woodkid | 2:17 |
| 12. | "Shit Talking Creep" | Jeremiah Meece | 1:31 | |
| 13. | "Rock n Roll Dough" | Jeremiah Meece | 2:44 | |
| Total length: | 36:58 | |||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Mykki Blanco – vocals
- Jean Deaux – vocals (2)
- Jeremiah Meece – vocals (7), production (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 12, 13)
- Woodkid – production (3, 5, 9, 11)
- Bruno Bertoli – arrangement (3, 5, 9, 11)
- Matt Lambert – photography
References
edit- ^ "High School Never Ends – Mykki Blanco". Bandcamp. May 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Plug Won't – Mykki Blanco". Bandcamp. July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Loner – Mykki Blanco". Bandcamp. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Geffen, Sasha (October 19, 2016). "Mykki Blanco Is Her Own Problematic Fave". MTV. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Sarah (July 20, 2016). "Mykki Blanco Details Debut Album, Shares "The Plug Won't"". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Welsh, April Clare (July 20, 2016). "Mykki Blanco announces debut album Mykki – hear the first single". Fact. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (May 17, 2016). "Watch Mykki Blanco's Searing Video for 'High School Never Ends'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (December 2, 2016). "Mykki Blanco's 'Loner' Back on YouTube After Calling Out Video's 'Homophobic' Removal". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Mykki by Mykki Blanco". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (September 15, 2016). "Mykki Blanco: Mykki review – angst and melodrama from artwork-turned-artist". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Boles, Benjamin (September 21, 2016). "Album of the week: Mykki Blanco's Mykki". Now. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (September 18, 2016). "Mykki Blanco: Mykki review – candid, genre-bending tales from a riveting rapper". The Observer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Anderson, Stacey (September 23, 2016). "Mykki Blanco: Mykki". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Aspray, Benjamin (September 3, 2016). "Mykki Blanco: Mykki". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Lubner, Rafael (September 16, 2016). "Mykki Blanco – Mykki". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Hubbard, Michael (December 9, 2016). "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2016". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2017.