| Startisha | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2020 | |||
| Length | 33:19 | |||
| Label | 37d03d | |||
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| Spank Rock chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Clash | 8/10 [3] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [4] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10 [5] |
| Loud and Quiet | 6/10 [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7/10 [7] |
Startisha is the third studio album by American rapper Naeem Juwan, also known by his stage name Spank Rock. [8] It was released on June 12, 2020, under record label 37d03d. [9]
The first single from the album, which features American musician Justin Vernon and Swamp Dogg, "Simulation" was released on April 16, 2020. [9] [10]
Startisha was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 7 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews. [11] Jackson Howard, writing for Pitchfork , described Startisha as "undeniably more personal than Naeem's previous work," and praised the song "Stone Harbor", about Naeem's longtime boyfriend, as a "sweet spot" of the album. [12]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and I" |
| 2:39 |
| 2. | "Simulation" (featuring Justin Vernon & Swamp Dogg) |
| 4:04 |
| 3. | "Let US Rave" (featuring Velvet Negroni) |
| 2:39 |
| 4. | "Woo Woo Woo" (featuring Amanda Blank & Micah James) |
| 3:57 |
| 5. | "Us" |
| 3:20 |
| 6. | "Stone Harbor" |
| 3:26 |
| 7. | "Right Here" |
| 2:47 |
| 8. | "Startisha" |
| 5:43 |
| 9. | "Tiger Song" |
| 4:44 |
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