Slayyyter is a 29 year old rapper & singer/songwriter from Kirkwood, Missouri who began to turn heads in 2019 off her eponymous debut mixtape. She would go on to follow it up with the full-length debut Troubled Paradise which was pretty average in comparison & the sophomore effort Starfucker, the latter of which was highly praised enough for Columbia Records to sign her. Coming off a handful of revered teasers, she’s ready to make her major label debut with her 3rd album.
“Dance…” opens up with this electropop, dance-pop, French electro, acid house, electroclash, synthwave, midtempo bass & electro-disco single singing about coming to party whereas “Beat Up Chanel$” blends electropop, electroclash, witch house, futurepop, slap house, pop rap & electro house to express her desire for new personnel. “Cannibalism!” fuses alternative dance, post-punk, post-punk revival, dance-punk revival, new rave, surf rock & psychobilly asking God for a sign leading into “Old Technology” explores electroclash, electropop, electro-industrial, new rave, future house & pop rap to talk about doing drugs tonight.
Industrial hip hop, Jersey club rap, deconstructed club, hardcore hip hop, ballroom & electroclash all collide on “Crank” taking a more sexual approach to her songwriting leading into her recalling a time where a lover left her stranded at a “Gas Station” to end the 1st leg of the LP & being devastated by it because she loved this guy more than anything. “Yes Goddd” begins the 2nd half pleading to be let off with some spaces over a thunderous beat just before “Unknown Loverz” sings about a man running faster the more she chases him.
“Old Fling$” addresses an individual she saw creepin’ from the sideline trying to get to the bottom of the reason why they’re hiding from her while “I’m Actually Kinda Famous” could be my least favorite track here because I felt like there could’ve easily been another verse added to it. “$t. Loser” asks this person she’s constantly thinking of if he has her on his mind as much as she does him while “What’s it Like, To Be Liked?” makes the greatest possible use of a Starfuckerouttake turning up the sadness levels. After the “*Prayer*” interlude, the outro “Brittany Murphy.” ends with a tribute to the late King of the Hill/8 Mile star of the same name.
Self-titled & Starfucker have already become amongst the greatest electropop within the last decade, but WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA fully realizes Slayyyyter artistic potential & simultaneously provides a more authentic version of herself. The production masterfully brings elements of electroclash, French electro, electro-industrial, new rave, dance-pop, electro house, pop rap, acid house, synthwave, midtempo bass, electro-disco, witch house, futurepop, slap house, pop rap, alternative dance, post-punk, post-punk revival, dance-punk revival, new rave, surf rock, psychobilly, new rave, future house, industrial hip hop, Jersey club rap, deconstructed club, hardcore hip hop & ballroom to her electropop sound so she can tell the world a bit more regarding her upbringings.
Score: 4.5/5
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