
- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Los Angeles-based Chicago rapper was self-released.
- Record Label: Self-released
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 17
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Mixed: 0 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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The WireOct 16, 2018The biggest problem with Noname’s Room 25 is that the opening two tracks, adding up to barely four minutes of music, are just too damn good. ... The rest is merely exceptional. Essential. [Nov 2018, p.68]
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Sep 17, 2018Noname isn’t bringing us a romantic rags-to-riches story; here she acknowledges the pitfalls of fame (as well as the occasional perks) with whip-smart honesty. Just like ‘Telefone’, it’s flawless.
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Sep 27, 2018Noname leaves little to no room for filler on Room 25, conveying a wide breadth of compelling ideas within 35 minutes. ... Though it can require attention to detail for her words to sink in, she gives off a feeling of effortless and whimsical grace as she speaks from a place of stark honesty over live instrumentation. A complete one-of-one act who continues to grow in real time outside of the limelight, Noname makes a subtle yet strong statement for women providing alternatives to one-dimensional rap archetypes.
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Oct 5, 2018At just 35 minutes, she's now produced one of the tightest and most complete albums of 2018, while advancing philosophical wax on contextual freedoms of her black body.
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Sep 24, 2018Noname overwhelmingly succeeds in telling her coming-of-age story where she removes all emotional layers to explore everything from comical socio-political ideology to sexuality minus self-serving preachiness.
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Nov 26, 2018Days after the album was released, she turned 27, yet she already sounds like a seasoned professional, and the immaculately crafted Room 25 is highly mature and immensely enjoyable. Simply remarkable.
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Sep 18, 2018With the lyrical talent she shows in places here, the more Noname challenges herself--the deeper she delves into her own mind--the more fascinating, stimulating, and thought-provoking her music will become.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Negative: 2 out of 19
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Sep 22, 2018
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Sep 17, 2018
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Sep 17, 2018
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Jan 3, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 21, 2018
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Sep 18, 2018
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Sep 25, 2018I failed to find an answer when I asked myself if I will remember anything about this album when I finished listening to it.
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