ALPHA (Apple Music Edition)Shenseea · 2022

pitchfork

6.8

“Blending dancehall with pop-rap, 1980s soul, and 2000s R&B, the Jamaican singer’s full-length debut makes a flashy play for the mainstream.”

guardian

6.0

“Few people can keep up with US rap phenomenon Megan Thee Stallion, let alone upstage her. But Lick – her recent collaboration with Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea – proves it is at least possible. That’s partly thanks to the latter’s imperious, hypnotically rhythmic flow, but also because of the things she says. Lick is an ode to receiving oral sex, and Shenseea pays tribute in eye-wateringly b”