Lizzo: Big Grrrl Small World
Lizzo
Big Grrrl Small World
(BGSW)
Ripping apart hyper-sexual images of female emcees, newcomer Lizzo is going a different route â commanding attention with her confident style, witty lyricism and banging beats. The Houston-bred, Minneapolis-based rapper shares Big Grrrl Small World, her sophomore record, and makes a bold statement in this age of the music industry: to just be yourself. Releasing the album via her own imprint BGSW, Lizzo is about that confident life. She not only raps, but sings and is a classically-trained flautist as well. The artist brings introspective, bass-heavy, genre-bending trap music to the scene. The album is a mixed bag of topics too, tapping into self love (âEn Loveâ and âMy Skinâ) and a hustler state of mind (âAinât Iâ). And yes, like many other rappers before her, club bangers are included, in tracks such as âBetcha,â âJang a Lang,â and the aforementioned âEn Love.â I first came across the rapper in 2014 with the inventive âBatches & Cookiesâ from her debut LP Lizzobangers. But this record is addictive. Itâs a confidently smart and fun follow-up.