Fly Zone is the second mixtape by American rapper and producer Le1f. It was released on Greedhead Music and Camp & Street on January 28, 2013.[1][2]
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| Released | January 28, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| BBC | favorable[4] |
| Dusted Magazine | favorable[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone |    [7] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Fly Zone received an average score of 78, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Miles Raymer of Pitchfork called the mixtape "an epically audacious record, boiling down to essentially a 13-track demand from Le1f to be allowed access to a mainstream audience without sacrificing a shred of the identity that sets him apart from nearly every rapper a mainstream audience has been drawn to."[6] Mike Diver of BBC stated that "Fly Zone is streamlined, its production consistently excellent despite numerous contributors, none of whom work more than a single track."[4]
Accolades
edit| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Fact | 20 Best Mixtapes of 2013 | 11
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| Stereogum | 40 Best Rap Albums of 2013 | 19
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| Under the Radar | Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2013 | 8
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| Vice | Top 50 Albums of 2013 | 21
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Float" | DJ Hoodcore | 1:25 |
| 2. | "Spa Day" | Harry B | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Cloud So Loud" | DJ Blood Everywhere | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Airbending" | Lolgurlz | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Star Alliance" (featuring Spank Rock) | Bot | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Breezy" | Neuport | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Psylock" | Mess Kid | 3:56 |
| 8. | "The Whip" (featuring Haleek Maul) | Shy Guy | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Pocahontas" (featuring Kitty) | Drippin | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Coins" |
| 3:24 |
| 11. | "So Fly" (featuring Don Jones) | Helix | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Autopilot" (featuring Safe) | Strict Face | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Air Max" (featuring Rahel) | Matrixxman | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 42:16 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Fly Zone". SoundCloud. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Battan, Carrie (January 28, 2013). "Listen to Le1f's New Mixtape, Fly Zone". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Fly Zone by Le1f". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Diver, Mike (2013). "Le1f Fly Zone Review". BBC. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Donnelly, Ben (March 12, 2013). "Le1f - Fly Zone". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Raymer, Miles (February 8, 2013). "Le1f: Fly Zone". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (February 25, 2013). "Fly Zone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Twells, John; Kelly, Chris (December 3, 2013). "The 20 best mixtapes of 2013". Fact. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 16, 2013). "The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2013". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Fink, Matt (January 8, 2014). "Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2013". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ "VICE's Top 50 Albums of 2013". Vice. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2023.