“HAVE U EVER SEEN A BITCH PLAY FLUTE THEN HIT THE SHOOT?” If you haven’t seen this video of Lizzo, then the answer is probably no. But in October 2018, Lizzo, born Melissa Jefferson, grabbed the internet by the balls and demanded you know her name when a video of her doing exactly that graced thousands of Twitter timelines. It has over 200,000 favorites and garnered so much media attention that she was all but forced to put out the unreleased song being performed in it.
At that point, the Houston artist wasn’t quite underground; she had released two studio albums, signed to Atlantic Records and was working with Ricky Reed, but she wasn’t gracing magazine covers or singing with Missy Elliot just yet. That video, however, sparked a wave of fans to flock quickly and willingly to her masterfully run social media accounts, where she would prove to be not just multi-talented but also unapologetically hilarious and charismatic.
The surge of rightfully directed love couldn’t have come at a better time for her either: Lizzo was just a few months away from releasing the lead single from Cuz I Love You, “Juice”. And when she did, it was over. The track’s prominence escalated at an exponential rate, and Lizzo took note: She harnessed that excited energy and built up immeasurable hype, which has now exploded into almost entirely positive reviews of her third studio album, Cuz I Love You.
| A1 | Cuz I Love You | 2:59 |
| A2 | Like a Girl | 3:04 |
| A3 | Juice | 3:15 |
| A4 | Soulmate | 2:55 |
| A5 | Jerome | 3:51 |
| A6 | Crybaby | 2:55 |
| A7 | Tempo | 2:55 |
| B1 | Exactly How I Feel | 2:23 |
| B2 | Better in Color | 2:13 |
| B3 | Heaven Help Me | 3:22 |
| B4 | Lingerie | 3:21 |
| B5 | Boys | 2:52 |
| B6 | Truth Hurts | 2:53 |
| B7 | Water Me | 3:05 |
