Lizzo Anoints Us With Her 'Coconut Oil'


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Lizzo is having quite the fourth quarter. The singer and rapper landed a cushy as the host of MTV's new music show (imagine that) Wonderland. But just because she's one of television's brightest new faces doesn't mean that we won't hear the talent blessing our ears. In fact, the Houston native released her new EP Coconut Oil this past Friday (October 7th) and it contains everything we've come to love about her and then some.

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We first learned of the upcoming EP when Lizzo dropped the infectious single "Phone." The jam, while seemingly lacking substance, easily gets stuck in your head thanks to her feisty delivery and club ready production filled with 808s and staccato snare drums. But if you thought things don't get much deeper, you're very mistaken. As always, Lizzo continues to preach self-empowerment while having a good time doing it. "Worship" kicks off the six-song set and finds her mining a classic soul sound, including funky horns, bass guitar and hand claps that's updated with hip-hop production while she puts it in no uncertain terms that she's a thing to be praised highly. Then there's "Scuse Me," where Lizzo utilizes trap sound, including stuttering programmed snares, rapid-fire hi-hats and watery synths, to preach about the beauty of self-love, but figuratively and literally.

Then there's the unexpected "Deep." Lizzo taps into an island-tinged sound similar to what Drake employed for his hits "One Dance" and "Controlla" to show off her sensual side as she questions just how deep your feelings can go. Then there's feel-good anthem "Good As Hell," her contribution to the soundtrack for the latest Barbershop film, in which she instructs women to get past a trifling dude with a flip of their hair and gospel-tinged piano backed by booming bass. She goes all in with the gospel for the sets closer and title track, "Coconut Oil." After sampling the beginning of a church sermon, thick organ pours in, followed by a flute solo and skittering hi-hats and kick drums. Once that's been established, Lizzo kicks a rhyme encompassing her past experiences with self-doubt before letting us know that it'll be alright via some good advice from her mama.

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Coconot Oil is definitely worthy of a spin or 100 and delivers on the promise Lizzo made with her previous releases. You can stream it below via Spotify and get yourself a copy now on iTunes, Google Play or Amazon.


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