Lizzo Talks New Rap Venture on ‘MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING’ | Music You Should Know | Billboard News

Lizzo dropped her newest album, ‘MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING,’ where she shows off her MCing skills. She shares why she wanted to create her rap album, the expedited release process, her friendship with SZA and more!

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Lizzo: 

Mad trash. I grouch. I don’t need drama. I’m putting the albums out. So this is different for me. Like, usually I’m in the studio for like, two years, and then my music is turned in, like, months in advance, and then I’m like, doing a slow promo rollout. This time I was like, I did everything in a week, and I just, like, approved the master, like, 20 minutes ago, and now I’m dropping it on Friday. Like I used to enjoy, like, just sitting and writing down my verse, and then everybody coming together and being like, all right, who got the craziest verse? You know what I mean? Like, feeding off of that energy. But I think, like, one of the most important elements is, like, my best friend Lexo, who was in chloroclick, is, you know, her voice. Her voice is on this, uh, project. I flew her in from Houston, when I was like, like, day three, when I was working on everything. I already had, like 11 songs. I was like, I flew her in, and I was like, hey, I need you to give me ad libs. I need your voice on this track, like, so you can hear her being like, we outside, how It’s the same me, you know, like, for instance, About damn time in a minute I’m gonna need a sentimental medical. That’s like a freestyle that I did in the booth. And I think, like, that’s how I start with everything.

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