Wicked Lips
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Wicked Lips
| type = EP
| artist = Iggy Azalea
| cover = Iggy Azalea - Wicked Lips.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2019|12|02|df=y}}
| recorded = September–November 2019
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|hip hop{{cite web|title=Iggy Azalea Splits the Difference Between Brash Trash Talk and Pop Explorations on 'Wicked Lips' EP|url=https://entertainmentvoice.com/2019/12/02/iggy-azalea-splits-the-difference-between-brash-trash-talk-and-pop-explorations-on-wicked-lips-ep/|publisher=Entertainment Voice|last=Mehta|first=Ali|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=January 6, 2023}}}}
| length = 13:20
| label = {{hlist|Bad Dreams|Empire}}
| producer = {{hlist|Carl Falk|J. White Did It}}
| prev_title = In My Defense
| prev_year = 2019
| year = 2019
| next_title = The End of an Era
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Wicked Lips
| type = EP
| single1 = Lola
| single1date = 8 November 2019{{cite web|title=Iggy Azalea Links Up With Alice Chater On New Single "LOLA"|url=https://www.idolator.com/7900238/iggy-azalea-links-up-with-alice-chater-on-new-single-lola|website=Idolator|date=30 October 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}}
}}
}}
Wicked Lips is the fifth extended play by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, released on 2 December 2019 through Bad Dreams Records and Empire. Although it was initially announced to be a reissue of Azalea's second studio album In My Defense, it was revealed through the rapper's Twitter that her next musical project would be an extended play.{{cite web|title=Iggy Azalea's Album Bombed So Bad, She's Planning To Re-Release It|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5619573/iggy-azaleas-album-bombed-so-bad-shes-planning-to-re-release-it/|website=Inquisitr|date=6 September 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Iggy Azalea 'extremely excited' for EP |url=https://tucson.com/entertainment/music/iggy-azalea-extremely-excited-for-ep/article_16ece2f9-22a2-5741-9b94-f8ea507e7972.amp.html |website=Arizona Daily Star |access-date=8 November 2019}}
The extended play is supported by the lead single, "Lola", with British singer Alice Chater.{{cite web|title=Unstoppable! Iggy Azalea Introduces New EP 'Wicked Lips' With "LOLA"|url=http://www.idolator.com/7900897/unstoppable-iggy-azalea-introduces-new-ep-wicked-lips-with-lola|website=Idolator|date=8 November 2019|access-date=8 November 2019}} Many delays happened within the EP's release with it being scheduled for release on 15 November, then on 22 November, but then it got delayed again until its eventual release on 2 December.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Background and release
After releasing her second studio album In My Defense on 19 July 2019 which peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard 200, Azalea stated that she would not be touring for the album and instead would be working on new music. She then announced the release of the extended play along with the release of the lead single "Lola" released on 8 November 2019. The extended play was set for release on 15 November 2019 but would be delayed two times for unknown reasons, before being officially released on 2 December 2019.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
Singles
"Lola" featuring Alice Chater was released on 8 November 2019 and was sent to rhythmic and contemporary hit radio as the lead single on 3 December 2019. The single peaked at number 9 on the US Rap Digital Songs Sales Chart and number 84 on the UK Download Chart.{{fact|date=May 2021}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = HipHopDX
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3586/title.review-iggy-azalea-tries-to-etch-a-sketch-her-career-on-scattered-wicked-lips-ep |title=Iggy Azalea Wicked Lips EP Review |last=Spielberger |first=Daniel |date=14 December 2019 |website=HipHopDX |access-date=19 August 2021 }}}}
The album generally received mixed reviews, Mike Nied of Idolator points out that, "from start to finish, Wicked Lips is more proof that Iggy is doing things her own way. And that’s a very good thing. While 'Lola' is clearly the standout, every other track is a testament to her confidence and ability to craft bops."{{cite web |last1=Nied |first1=Mike |title=Review: Iggy Azalea Brings The Heat On 'Wicked Lips' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7903702/review-iggy-azalea-brings-the-heat-on-wicked-lips |website=Idolator |access-date=19 August 2021 |language=en |date=2 December 2019}} Daniel Spielberger of HipHopDX notices that "Azalea goes for a new approach: instead of getting bogged down by her past controversies, she dips her toes into various genres to see if she can regain her commercial mojo. But ultimately, the songs on Wicked Lips sound like skeletal homages to other artists' more interesting work" and concludes that, "though it's a slight improvement from her second album, Wicked Lips still shows that Azalea can't find her own lane. This EP has her settling for mediocrity and resting comfortably in the discount bin."
Track listing
Adapted from Apple Music.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wicked-lips-ep/1489769695|title=Wicked Lips – EP by Iggy Azalea|website=Apple Music|access-date=21 July 2020}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 13:20
| title1 = Lola
| note1 = with Alice Chater
|writer1 = {{hlist|Chater|Amanda Cygnaeus|Amethyst Kelly|Drew Gavin|Dhani Lennevald|Kee Ingrosso}}
| extra1 = Carl Falk
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Not Important
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kelly|Gavin}}
| extra2 = J. White Did It
| length2 = 2:28
| title3 = The Girls
| note3 = with Pabllo Vittar
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kelly|Gavin|James Alan|Noah Cyrus}}
| extra3 = Falk
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = Personal Problem
| writer4 = {{hlist|Kelly|Gavin}}
| extra4 = J. White Did It
| length4 = 2:46
}}
Personnel
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- Iggy Azalea – lead vocals
- Alice Chater – co-lead vocals (track 1)
- Pabllo Vittar – co-lead vocals (track 3)
Release history
References
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Category:Albums produced by J. White Did It
Category:Empire Distribution EPs