Big GRRRL Small World

This Twin Cities powerhouse sounds fierce whether shes singing soul or spitting rhymes, and her second album oozes brazen charisma as it flits between genres. “Ain’t I” is a bass-blaring, Kanye-referencing, braggadocious banger, while the glitter-spangled R&B of “Humanize” aptly showcases our heroines softer side. But both styles underline the fact that Big Grrrl Small World is a self-love manifesto, especially for those who don’t fit unrealistic beauty standards. “En Love” offers the perfect synthesis: ecstatic synth-pop switches to boisterous trap as Lizzo issues the shoulder-brushing declaration, “I’m in love with myself!”