• Comment: Medium is a blog; Genius is user-generated; Fantastic Hip Hop is a blog that offers promotional content. This leaves Flood (full review), Earmilk (short review) and Hypebeast (release information and republishes extracts from an interview). I do not believe these are enough for notability yet. — Bilorv (talk) 20:18, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Fails WP:NALBUM - AppleMusic, Genius and Tidal are not acceptable or reliable independent secondary sources. Dan arndt (talk) 07:15, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

EP!
EP by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
Recorded2020
StudioJPEGMafia's home studio
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length26:23
Label
Producer
JPEGMafia chronology
All My Heroes Are Cornballs
(2019)
EP!
(2020)
EP2!
(2021)
Singles from EP!
  1. "Bald!"
    Released: February 26, 2020
  2. "Covered In Money!"
    Released: March 25, 2020
  3. "Bodyguard!"
    Released: April 27, 2020
  4. "Bald! Remix (feat. Denzel Curry)"
    Released: May 5, 2020
  5. "Cutie Pie!"
    Released: May 29, 2020
  6. "Rough 7 (feat. Tommy Genesis)"
    Released: July 18, 2020
  7. "Living Single"
    Released: July 27, 2020
  8. "The Bends!"
    Released: December 18, 2020

EP! is the debut extended play by American rapper and producer JPEGMafia, first released on November 6, 2020. It is a compilation of singles released throughout 2020 and serves as his first release on Republic Records.[2]

Background edit

Throughout 2020, JPEGMafia released a string of singles and compiled them on EP!.[3] It was released on his Bandcamp page on November 6, 2020 and received a wide release on other streaming services including an extra single, "Super Tuesday!", on December 10, 2020.[4] The cover art for EP! was updated in 2021, replacing its original artwork on Bandcamp and other streaming services.[5]

Reception edit

Joe Boothby of Medium praised EP!, with specific highlights including original track "Super Tuesday!" and "Rough 7". Despite this, they felt that the EP! along with its sequel EP2! were very "poorly thought out" and would've worked better if they were just one full album.[6] A.D. Amorosi of Flood also enjoyed the record giving it a 7/10, feeling that it felt like a return to "JPEG’s pre-fame creep mode with that era’s rough-edged rawness fully intact." Overall, they state how JPEGMafia's "keeping it mean while on the major label tip".[2]

In another positive review by Fantastic Hip Hop, the EP is described as feeling planned out despite being a compilation of singles. It stated that what makes the record unique is JPEGMAFIA's increased creative freedom, hence created more opportunities to go "over the top". Overall, they state that the EP shines as one of best projects of the year due to its "random arrangement of subjects", coming together to create "a diary of JPEGMAFIA’s thoughts".[7]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Fantastic Hip Hop8.2/10[7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Bald!"2:33
2."Covered In Money!"4:09
3."Bodyguard!"2:23
4."Bald! Remix" (with Denzel Curry)2:33
5."Cutie Pie!"2:25
6."The Bends! - OG Mix"2:55
7."Rough 7!" (featuring Tommy Genesis)3:44
8."Living Single"2:39
9."Super Tuesday!"2:58
Total length:26:23

Notes

  • All titles are stylized in all caps, besides "Living Single" which is stylized in all lowercase.

References edit

  1. ^ "EP! by JPEGMAFIA on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "JPEGMAFIA, "EP!"". FLOOD. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. ^ Odutola, Tayo (2020-12-16). "JPEGMAFIA drops new compilation titled 'EP!'". EARMILK. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ Caraan, Sophie (11 December 2020). "JPEGMAFIA Compiles Fan Favorites on New Project 'EP!'". HYPEBEAST.
  5. ^ "EP! by JPEGMAFIA". Genius. 2021.
  6. ^ Boothby, Joe (2021-02-17). "JPEGMAFIA — EP! & EP2! — EP Reviews". Medium. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  7. ^ a b fantastichiphop (2020-11-08). "JPEGMAFIA- "EP!" Review". Fantastic Hip Hop. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

Category:JPEGMafia albums Category:2020 EPs Category:Albums produced by JPEGMafia Category:Republic Records EPs Category:Albums recorded in a home studio