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Bad Time Zoo
Doomtree Records
ProducerLazerbeak
Sims chronology
Lights Out Paris
(2005) 		Bad Time Zoo
(2011) 		More Than Ever
(2016)
Singles from Bad Time Zoo
  1. "Burn It Down"
    Released: 2010 (2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press
[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
HipHopDX[6]
Punknews.org[7]
Scene Point Blank8.4/10[8]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[9]
Urb[10]

Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapper

Doomtree Records on February 15, 2011.[11] The album is entirely produced by Lazerbeak.[12]

Sims told an interviewer for RapReviews that he had originally titled the album The Veldt, inspired by the Ray Bradbury short story, "because a lot of the songs use animal imagery as metaphors for human interactions."[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bad Time Zoo received an average score of 79% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

The single, "Burn It Down", was listed by KEXP-FM as their "Song of the Day" on June 24, 2011.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Future Shock"4:13
2."Burn It Down"2:55
3."Bad Time Zoo"2:42
4."Too Much" (featuring P.O.S)3:29
5."One Dimensional Man"3:15
6."In My Sleep"3:01
7."When It Rolls In"3:43
8."Good Times"3:01
9."LMG"3:13
10."The Veldt"3:15
11."Weight"2:51
12."Radio Opaque"3:54
13."Sink or Syncopate"4:24
14."Hey You"3:24

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US
Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15]
 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 69

References

  1. ^
    CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Gordon, Scott (February 21, 2011). "Beats & Rhymes: Sims' Bad Time Zoo". Alarm. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. Alternative Press
    . Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Hoffberger, Chase (March 18, 2011). "Sims - Bad Time Zoo (Doomtree)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Scholtes, Peter (February 16, 2011). "Sims, Bad Time Zoo". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Paine, Jake (February 22, 2011). "Sims - Bad Time Zoo". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Verducci, Richard (April 12, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Loren (March 14, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Reed, Julianna (March 4, 2014). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Uddenberg, Brett (June 9, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo (Review)". Urb. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  11. Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  12. ^ Swensson, Andrea (February 1, 2011). "Sims makes origami cool again with 'Bad Time Zoo' packaging". City Pages. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  13. ^ Bernard, Adam (2011-02-08). "Sims (Doomtree) Interview". RapReviews. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  14. ^ Bezezekoff, Leigh (June 24, 2011). "Song of the Day: Sims – Burn It Down". KEXP-FM. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  15. ^ "Sims - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  16. ^ "Sims - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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