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| Released | January 28, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
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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]
| 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]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Fact | 20 Best Mixtapes of 2013 | 11 | |
| Stereogum | 40 Best Rap Albums of 2013 | 19 | |
| Under the Radar | Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2013 | 8 | |
| Vice | Top 50 Albums of 2013 | 21 | |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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