Big GRRRL Small World

## ***Big GRRRL Small World***Studio album by Lizzo

***Big Grrrl Small World*** (sometimes stylized as ***Big GRRRL Small World***) is the second studio album by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released independently through her own record label *BGSW* on December 11th, 2015. The album received "generally favorable reviews" from music critics. It was later removed from North American streaming services in 2019.

## Background

Almost immediately after the release of her debut studio album *Lizzobangers* in 2013, Lizzo began writing and working on material for her second studio album. She wrote at least 25 demos for the album that did not make the cut.

In 2014, Lizzo participated in StyleLikeU's *What's Underneath* project, where she removed her clothes as she talked about her relationships with her body. Inspired by the experience, she wrote "My Skin", which she described as "the thesis statement of the album". In a 2015 interview with *Vice*, she said: "You can wake up and change many things about your appearance, but the inevitability of waking up in your skin is what unifies us."

The recording of the album took place at Justin Vernon's April Base Studios in Fall Creek, Wisconsin.

## Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Alexis Petridis of *The Guardian* gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "the album's tracks display a marked tendency to end up in an entirely different place from where they started, helped by the fact that Lizzo is as strong a vocalist as she is a rapper." Hilary Saunders of *Paste* gave the album an 8.2 out of 10, praising Lizzo's "ability to rap and sing with equal tenacity." Andrea Swensson of *The Current* wrote: "There's an old feminist adage that says that the personal is political, and Lizzo seems to understand this concept intrinsically."

*Star Tribune* placed the album at number 3 on the "Twin Cities Critics Tally 2015" list. *Spin* placed it at number 17 on the "50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015" list.

## Release

The album was released on BGSW on December 11, 2015. In 2019, the album was removed from all streaming services and digital retailers, to aid in Lizzo's campaign for Best New Artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

## Singles

1. **Humanize**: Released as the lead single on October 13th, 2015 along with a music video.
2. **Ain't I**: Released as the second single on October 27th, 2015 along with a music video.
3. **My Skin**: Released as the third and final single on November 18th, 2015 along with a music video.

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## Track listing

* "\*" indicates a song that contains explicit lyrics or themes.

## Trivia

* "Bother Me" is the longest song on the album at 5 minutes and 2 seconds.
* "Jang a Lang" is the shortest song on the album at 2 minutes and 51 seconds.
* In 2019, the album was removed from all North American streaming services in order to aid in Lizzo's campaign for Best New Artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
	+ It has since not returned to North American streaming services.
* "The Fade" was the first song written for the album.
* 25 demos were recorded for the album, but none of them made the final cut.

## References

1. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/news/61608-lizzo-announces-big-grrrl-small-world-featuring-bon-ivers-justin-vernon-shares-humanize/
2. ↑ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/lizzo-streams-new-record-big-grrrl-small-world-in-full-ahead-of-its-release
3. ↑ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/lizzo-announces-second-record-big-grrrl-small-world-shares-lead-cut-humaniz