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World Wide Whack
Tierra Whack wearing a blonde wig sitting on a stool in front of a moon prop and a joker card with studio lights surrounding her
Studio album by
Tierra Whack
ReleasedMarch 15, 2024 (2024-03-15)
Genre
Length37:47
LabelInterscope
Producer
  • Mitch Beer
  • Boy Deco
  • Hank Byerly
  • The Composer Seven-Five
  • Davwave
  • Brianna Farruggio
  • J Melodic
  • Ric & Thadeus
  • Kenete Simms
  • Nick Verruto
Tierra Whack chronology
R&B?
(2021) 		World Wide Whack
(2024)
Singles from World Wide Whack
  1. "Chanel Pit"
    Released: November 7, 2023
  2. "Shower Song"
    Released: January 26, 2024
  3. "27 Club"
    Released: February 16, 2024

World Wide Whack is the debut[1][2] studio album by American rapper Tierra Whack, released on March 15, 2024, by Interscope Records. Whack portrays an alter ego in the cover art for the album and its music videos, including in that for the first single "Shower Song".[3] The album received acclaim from critics.

Background and concept

Following on from Whack World (2018), Whack announced the album as her debut full-length project on January 23, 2024.[3] The cover art was shot by American conceptual artist Alex Da Corte. The announcement called the character as depicted on the cover art "an alter ego both untouchable and vulnerable, superhuman and painfully human, whose surprising story will unfold in images and video over the course of the album's visual rollout" and also listed Pierrot the clown, fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and Donna Summer as the character's inspirations.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[4]
Metacritic84/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash8/10[7]
NME[8]
The Skinny[9]
Slant Magazine[10]

World Wide Whack received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 14 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] The reviews aggregated on AnyDecentMusic? collectively rated it an 7.6 out of 10, based on 12 critics' scores.[4]

In the review of the album for

jazz funk, sprightly raps, and quirky everygirl R&B scribbled in crayon".[2] Rolling Stone's Mankaprr Conteh called it "perversely fun, a disorienting merry-go-round of despair and uplift, rather than a linear path to victory or failure".[1]

Reviewing the album for Clash, Lily Blakeney-Edwards felt that it "demonstrates the latest evolution in her sound; poetic, yet blatant emotional honesty" as it "turns Whack's previously established sound up a notch, delving between various genres, lyrical flow, and sonic embellishment throughout its runtime".[7] Jordan Bassett of NME found it to be, "playful and sincere, mature but childlike, featherlight and occasionally heavy".[8] Slant Magazine's Thomas Bedenbaugh stated that the album "exudes a newfound confidence and braggadocio throughout", concluding that while it "may be a candid and sophisticated analysis of the dark side of fame" it is "also eminently entertaining and occasionally funny".[10]

Chris Sneddon of

Line of Best Fit, Noah Barker stated that "Each track will commit to Whack’s usual first minute, but suspiciously lingers on, sometimes embellishing an idea and other times letting the same moment marinate on repeat. This often does little to diminish the power of each particular song, but on the macro-level, the record is still a collection of fleeting snapshots, albeit with high resolution and long-term fidelity."[11] Concluding the review for HipHopDX, Alec Siegel declared that, "During a time of algorithm-induced sameness, Whack pushes herself and her collaborators to find fresh concepts, flows and sounds. She reflects the human experience in tidy, Technicolor parcels. Whether staring down a neverending well of despair or overconfidently singing in the shower, WWW shines brightest when Whack brings her otherworldly talent to relatable everyday struggles."[12]

Track listing

World Wide Whack track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mood Swing"
  • J Melodic
  • Simms
1:12
2."Ms Behave"
  • Whack
  • Ernest Hogan
The Composer Seven-Five2:29
3."Chanel Pit"
  • Whack
  • John Verruto
Nick Verruto2:48
4."Numb"
  • Whack
  • Mapson
J Melodic1:40
5."Burning Brains"
  • Whack
  • Mitch Beer
  • Hank Byerly
  • Brianna Farruggio
  • Beer
  • Byerly
  • Farruggio
1:55
6."Accessible"
  • Whack
  • Mapson
  • Simms
  • J Melodic
  • Simms
2:47
7."Imaginary Friends"
  • Whack
  • Joseph Briggs
  • Farruggio
  • Boy Deco
  • Farruggio
2:40
8."X"
  • Whack
  • Nadav Chatinover
  • Casey Millan
  • Quentin Shemwell
  • Davwave
  • Ric & Thadeus
2:25
9."Moovies"
  • Whack
  • Millan
  • Shemwell
Ric & Thadeus2:55
10."Difficult"
  • Whack
  • Beery
  • Byerly
  • Mapson
  • Beer
  • Byerly
  • J Melodic
2:56
11."Shower Song"
  • Whack
  • Mapson
J Melodic2:43
12."Invitation"
  • Whack
  • Farruggio
  • Simms
  • Farruggio
  • Simms
2:39
13."Snake Eyes"
  • Whack
  • Mapson
J Melodic2:38
14."Two Night"
  • Whack
  • J. Verruto
N. Verruto3:27
15."27 Club"
  • Whack
  • Farruggio
  • Mapson
  • Farruggio
  • J Melodic
2:33
Total length:37:47

Personnel

  • Tierra Whack – vocals
  • Zach Pereyra – mastering, mixing assistance
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Kenete Simms – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12–15)
  • Hank Byerly – engineering (tracks 4, 8, 10, 11)
  • Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance
  • Trey Station – mixing assistance
  • Tyler Wilkinson - set design, studio assistant to Alex Da Corte

References

  1. ^ a b Conteh, Mankaprr (March 15, 2024). "Tierra Whack's Debut Album is Steeped in Death But Full of Life". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Berry, Peter A. (March 15, 2024). "Tierra Whack Delivers on All of Her Potential With Kaleidoscopic World Wide Whack: Album Review". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Ordonez, Eli (January 23, 2024). "Tierra Whack announces "debut" album, World Wide Whack". NME. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "World Wide Whack by Tierra Whack reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "World Wide Whack by Tierra Whack Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Phares, Heather (March 15, 2024). "World Wide Whack - Tierra Whack | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Blakeney-Edwards, Lily (March 14, 2024). "Tierra Whack – World Wide Whack | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Bassett, Jordan (March 15, 2024). "Tierra Whack – World Wide Whack review: she's smashed it again". NME. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Sneddon, Chris (March 15, 2024). "Tierra Whack – World Wide Whack". The Skinny. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Bedenbaugh, Thomas (March 15, 2024). "Tierra Whack World Wide Whack Review: The Dark Web of Fame". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  11. Line of Best Fit
    . Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Siegel, Alec (March 17, 2024). "Tierra Whack Finds Light In The Darkness With Unflinching Honesty On 'WORLD WIDE WHACK'". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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