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Released | October 11, 2024 | |||
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Glorious is the debut studio album by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on October 11, 2024, through Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records. [2] The record is preceded by two singles: "TGIF" (which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Hollon". [3] A follow-up to her second mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang , released in April 2024, Glorious features guest appearances from Latto, Sexyy Red, Muni Long, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, Maverick City Music, Megan Thee Stallion, BossMan Dlow, T-Pain, and Fridayy. Production was primarily handled by her CMG label boss Yo Gotti, alongside Ace Charisma, Go Grizzly, London Jae, Timbaland, and SkipOnDaBeat, among others. [4] [5] [6]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [7] |
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Source | Rating |
Clash | 7/10 [8] |
NME | [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 5 reviews. [7] Vivian Medithi of Pitchfork rated the album 7.2/10 and wrote in a review, "The 25-year-old rapper has grown as a lyricist, but what’s most exciting about GLORIOUS is its idiosyncrasy. Expanding beyond playlistable trap prerequisites and the wistful soul chops that signal A Serious Rap Album, GloRilla channels the music of her youth, cycling through crunk and gospel with aplomb." [12]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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NPR | The 50 Best Albums of 2024 | — | [13] |
Glorious debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, achieving 69,000 album-equivalent units sold, including 13,000 in pure sales. Additionally, the album accumulated an 77.9 million streams within its first week. [14] [15]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Gloria Woods |
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| 1:28 |
2. | "Hollon" | Woods |
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| 2:08 |
3. | "Procedure" (featuring Latto) |
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| 2:54 |
4. | "TGIF" |
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| 2:44 | |
5. | "Whatchu Kno About Me" (featuring Sexyy Red) |
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| 2:29 |
6. | "Stop Playing" |
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| 3:36 |
7. | "Don't Deserve" (featuring Muni Long) |
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| 3:52 |
8. | "Rain Down on Me" (featuring Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, and Maverick City Music) |
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| 3:48 | |
9. | "Glo's Prayer" | Woods |
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| 3:07 |
10. | "How I Look" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) |
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| 1:58 |
11. | "I Ain't Going" | Woods |
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| 2:51 |
12. | "Step" (featuring BossMan Dlow) |
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| 2:43 |
13. | "Let Her Cook" |
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| 2:35 |
14. | "I Luv Her" (featuring T-Pain) |
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| 2:56 |
15. | "Queen of Memphis" (featuring Fridayy) |
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| 2:46 |
Total length: | 42:00 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Never Find" (featuring K Carbon) |
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| 2:49 |
Total length: | 2:49 |
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [16] | 5 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] | 2 |
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