Lip Lock
Lip Lock | ||||
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Eve | ||||
Released | May 14, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2013 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 39:34 | |||
Label | From the Rib | |||
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Singles from Lip Lock | ||||
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Lip Lock is the fourth
among others. The album was supported with the singles "Make It Out This Town" and "Eve", in addition to the promotional single "She Bad Bad".Lip Lock was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 46 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 9,000 copies.
Background
In 2007, Eve began working on a new album titled Here I Am.
On January 10, 2010, Eve announced on her
"One of the biggest things that I wanted to do on this album was make people realize why they fell in love with me in the first place and then take them on a journey to where I am now musically. My ear is different but I think people will recognize me. I think you'll hear that I'm in a happy place. I miss my music. My hunger is different than the first time around".[11]
Promotion and singles
In anticipation of the album, Eve released the song "She Bad Bad", produced by Jukebox, on October 9, 2012. It is her first release through her own independent record label, From the Rib.
The album's
In an interview on
In September 2013, Eve said she was choosing between "Keep Me from You" featuring
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100[25] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [26] |
Fact | [27] |
HipHopDX | [28] |
PopMatters | 6/10[29] |
RapReviews | 7/10[30] |
Spin | 7/10[31] |
New York Daily News | [32] |
Lip Lock was met with generally favorable reviews from
Steve Juon of RapReviews said, "Not every track on "Lip Lock is a home run, but she bats for the cycle here and only strikes out a few times ("Keep Me From You" is just too cotton candy for me). That's pretty incredible given how long she's been away. Who knows? Maybe she'll end up signing DMX to her imprint. She's got her life together, her businesses are successful, and she's still a bad bitch – but no longer afraid that showing her feminine side will make her come across soft or weak to a misogynistic audience. She can be the pitbull when necessary or the poodle when she feels like it and it's her flawless ability to switch it up that commands your attention."[30] Jim Farber of New York Daily News stated, "To be specific, 11 long years have passed since the one-time Queen MC of Ruff Ryders Records completed a disc — 2002’s Eve-Olution. For the last six years, she’s been tinkering with tracks, leaking some out while experiencing increasing frustration with her label (Interscope). Small wonder the long-aborning Lip Lock appears on her own label. The lag may also explain why we’re hearing a more mature Eve here, less angry, more open to pop."[32] Elias Leight of PopMatters said, "Eve tries to sound current—Lip Lock is consistently dense with electronics that nod to today’s pop-scape. No Neptunes and Dre here, but plenty of low frequency throbbing and high-pitched glitch noises. Eve doesn’t reach for the dance floor often, but this is hip-hop that acknowledges EDM and dub-step. There are a few songs that sound very different from the rest and instantly seem like outliers."[29]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 46 on the US
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||
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1. | "Eve" (featuring Miss Kitty) |
| Radio8 | 3:33 | ||
2. | "She Bad Bad" |
| Jukebox | 3:05 | ||
3. | "Make It Out This Town" (featuring Gabe Saporta) |
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| 3:56 | ||
4. | "All Night" (featuring Claude Kelly and Propain) |
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| 3:10 |
6. | "Wanna Be" (featuring Missy Elliott and Nacho) |
| Blac Elvis | 3:21 | ||
7. | "Mama in the Kitchen" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
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| 3:11 | ||
8. | "Grind or Die" |
| Felix Snow | 2:22 | ||
9. | "Zero Below" |
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| 3:13 | ||
10. | "Forgive Me" |
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| 3:11 | ||
11. | "Never Gone" (featuring Chrisette Michele) |
| Shoddy | 4:15 | ||
12. | "She Bad Bad (Remix)" (featuring Juicy J and Pusha T) |
| Jukebox | 3:04 | ||
Total length: | 39:34 |
Notes
- Producer Troy "Radio8" Johnson is styled as R8D!O
- ^[a] denotes co-producer
Personnel
Adapted from Barnes & Noble.com.[34]
- Performers
- Eve – primary artist
- Juicy J – guest vocals
- Pusha T – guest vocals
- Chrisette Michele – guest vocals
- Snoop Dogg – guest vocals
- Missy Elliott – guest vocals
- Dawn Richard
- Claude Kelly – guest vocals
- Propain – guest vocals
- Miss Kitty – guest vocals
- Nacho – guest vocals
- Salaam Remi – bass, guitar, drums, keyboards
- Technical credits
- Bruce Carbone – executive producer
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
- Salaam Remi – producer
- Michael Woods – engineer
- DJ Surge – producer
- Swizz Beatz – producer
- The Jukebox – producer
- Nicholas Oshane – producer
- Trevor Niemann – art direction
- Rico Love – producer
- Claude Kelly – producer
- Gleyder "Gee" Disla – engineer
- Phil Scott – engineer
- Shoddy – producer
- Mike Piazza – engineer
- Jon Jon – producer
- Sander Van Der Waal – producer
- Amarpaul Kalirai – art direction
- James Chul Rim – engineer
- Blac Elvis – producer
- Travis "Viko" Blake – engineer
- R8d!0 – producer
- Lauren D'Elia – engineer
- Felix Snow – producer, engineer
- Den Fang – engineer
- Mike Woods – engineer
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[35] | 31 |
US Billboard 200[36] | 46 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[37] | 10 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[38] | 7 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States[39] | May 14, 2013 | CD, digital download | From the Rib Music, RED Distribution
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Ireland[40] | May 30, 2013 | From the Rib Music, EMI | |
United Kingdom[20] | June 2, 2013 |
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