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Telefone [Mixtape]
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Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut mixtape for the Chicago rapper Fatimah Warner features guest appearances from Akenya, Cam O'bi, Joseph Chilliams, Eryn Allen Kane, Ravyn Lenae, Xavier Omär, Phoelix, Raury, Saba, Smino and theMIND.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The A.V. Club
    Dec 22, 2016
    91
    Telefone is a unique project that points to even greater things for Noname in the future.
  2. Consequence
    Dec 22, 2016
    83
    Telefone shows a great sense of promise and complex beauty.
  3. Pitchfork
    Dec 22, 2016
    80
    Her skipping cadence and ability to dance around words while establishing that each one is equally important are poet's skills, making you listen to every word without ever seeming overdetermined or obvious.
  4. DIY Magazine
    Dec 22, 2016
    80
    It’s a record swathed in simple but effective neo-soul melodies, echoing Chance, but also early 00s R&B with its gentle pianos and smattering of light hi-hats and percussion. Warner’s own languid style of delivery only adds to the lilting nature.
  5. The Guardian
    Dec 22, 2016
    80
    [Noname] enlists a cast of varied, rich voices: Raury’s starry eyed spirituality, Xavier Omär’s velvet croon, and Cam O’bi, who sums up the record’s charms perfectly on Diddy Bop: “This sounds like growing out my clothes, with stars in my pocket, dreaming about making my hood glow.”
  6. Rolling Stone
    Dec 22, 2016
    70
    It's some of the year's most thought-provoking hip-hop.

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  1. dens213
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    i like it sooo much///very emotional and so rare just for me, listen to it.
  2. MyNamesCody
    Dec 28, 2016
    9
    One of the best projects of 2016. So unique and happy, while also having emotional peaks throughout. Can honestly say I haven't heard anythingOne of the best projects of 2016. So unique and happy, while also having emotional peaks throughout. Can honestly say I haven't heard anything else that sounds like this.… Expand
  4. shoobiedogboy
    Apr 10, 2017
    9
    Beautiful ballads of fear, insecurity, childhood wonderment, regret, and love. The wonderfully disjointed songs, that work as streams ofBeautiful ballads of fear, insecurity, childhood wonderment, regret, and love. The wonderfully disjointed songs, that work as streams of consciousness instead of streamlined experiences creates a hauntingly beautiful mix of music.… Expand
  5. oscar7d
    Dec 5, 2022
    8
    Wow. You have to be a special kind of artist to release a debut mixtape with this much style. This powerful, unique blend of neo-soul, R&B andWow. You have to be a special kind of artist to release a debut mixtape with this much style. This powerful, unique blend of neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop stood alone in 2016. This is a memorable piece which ironically cemented Noname as a go-to name in the Chicago hip-hop scene.… Expand
  6. All_ButTrU4
    May 25, 2022
    7
    Don't let her soft spoken bars fool you Fatimah is a force. Her iconoclastic blend of neo-soul ,spoken word and rap creates beautiful storiesDon't let her soft spoken bars fool you Fatimah is a force. Her iconoclastic blend of neo-soul ,spoken word and rap creates beautiful stories that move and destroy you at equal power. "Casket Pretty" is an oxymoron of hopeful hopelessness washing over you with it's too real lament to police brutality. "Freedom" is perhaps my favorite on the record due to how joyful and unencumbered she sounds here and that production once the Nina Simone sample kicks in is just wow. This truly was the foundation for something great something she'd achieve consistently on 2018's Room25… Expand

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