Before I Wake
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Album • Nov 07 / 2017 • 9 songs, 26m 27s
West Coast Hip Hop
Pop Rap
Noteable
7.7
/ 10
On the first of two mixtapes to be released before her major label debut, Before I Wake finds the Oakland emcee less relaxed and laidback. It plays out like a reassertion of control.
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