GloRilla – Glorious

Glorious is the debut studio album by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on October 11, 2024, through Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records. The record is preceded by two singles: “TGIF” (which peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100) and “Hollon”. A follow-up to her second mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang, released in April 2024, Glorious features guest appearances from Latto, Sexyy Red, Muni Long, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, Maverick City Music, Megan Thee Stallion, BossMan Dlow, T-Pain, and Fridayy. Production was primarily handled by her CMG labelmate and founder Yo Gotti, alongside Ace Charisma, Go Grizzly, London Jae, Timbaland, and SkipOnDaBeat, among others.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, which indicates “generally favorable reviews”, based on 4 reviews. Vivian Medithi of Pitchfork rated the album 7.2/10 and wrote in a review, “The 25-year-old rapper has grown as a lyricist, but what’s most exciting about GLORIOUS is its idiosyncrasy. Expanding beyond playlistable trap prerequisites and the wistful soul chops that signal A Serious Rap Album, GloRilla channels the music of her youth, cycling through crunk and gospel with aplomb.”

Commercial performance
Glorious debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, achieving 69,000 album-equivalent units sold, including 13,000 in pure sales. Additionally, the album accumulated an 77.9 million streams within its first week.

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