Startisha

2020 studio album by Naeem

Startisha

Studio album by

Naeem

Released| June 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
Length| 33:19
Label| 37d03d
Producer|

* Sam Green
* Ryan Olson
* Grave Goods
* Damian Taylor
* Chris McLaughlin

Naeem chronology
| Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar
(2011)  | Startisha
(2020)  |

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

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]

## Singles

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The first single from the album, which features American musician Justin Vernon and Swamp Dogg, "Simulation" was released on April 16, 2020.[9][10]

## Critical reception

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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]

## Track listing

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Startisha track listingNo.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "You and I"|

* Sam Green
* Ryan Olson
* Naeem Juwan
* Grave Goods
* Damian Taylor
* Chris McLaughlin

| 2:39
2.| "Simulation" (featuring Justin Vernon & Swamp Dogg)|

* Tom Richman
* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Morris
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 4:04
3.| "Let US Rave" (featuring Velvet Negroni)|

* Richman
* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Morris
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 2:39
4.| "Woo Woo Woo" (featuring Amanda Blank & Micah James)|

* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Goods
* Taylor

| 3:57
5.| "Us"|

* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 3:20
6.| "Stone Harbor"|

* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 3:26
7.| "Right Here"|

* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Matti Free
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 2:47
8.| "Startisha"|

* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 5:43
9.| "Tiger Song"|

* Green
* Olson
* Juwan
* Goods
* Taylor
* McLaughlin

| 4:44

## References

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1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
2. ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
3. ^ Niwa, Rae (June 16, 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
4. ^ Ramos, Michelle (June 10, 2020). "Naeem Breaks Free from Spank Rock for Personal, Alluring 'Startisha'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
5. ^ Hamilton-Peach, Christopher (June 8, 2020). "Naeem is a borderless embodiment of the modern age". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
6. ^ Gatward, Tristan (June 8, 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
7. ^ Howard, Jackson (June 15, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
8. ^ Howard, Jackson (June 15, 2020). "Naeem: Startisha - Review". Pitchfork.
9. ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (April 16, 2020). "Naeem Announces New Album Startisha, Shares New Song With Justin Vernon". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
10. ^ Fredette, Meagan (April 17, 2020). "Naeem Announces New Album Startisha, Shares "Simulation" Featuring Justin Vernon and Swamp Dogg". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
11. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
12. ^ Howard, Jackson. "Startisha". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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Spank Rock

Studio albums|

* YoYoYoYoYo
* Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar
* Startisha

EPs|

* Bangers & Cash

Mixtapes|

* FabricLive.33

Singles|

* "The Bike Song"

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