Fly Zone is the second mixtape by American rapper and producer Le1f. It was released on Greedhead Music and Camp & Street on January 28, 2013.[1][2]

Fly Zone
Mixtape by
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)
GenreHip hop
Length42:16
Label
Producer
  • DJ Hoodcore
  • Harry B
  • DJ Blood Everywhere
  • Lolgurlz
  • Bot
  • Neuport
  • Mess Kid
  • Shy Guy
  • Drippin
  • Souldrop
  • Helix
  • Strict Face
  • Matrixxman
Le1f chronology
Liquid
(2012)
Fly Zone
(2013)
Tree House
(2013)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBCfavorable[4]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[5]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
Rolling Stone     [7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Fly Zone received an average score of 78, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Miles Raymer of Pitchfork called the mixtape "an epically audacious record, boiling down to essentially a 13-track demand from Le1f to be allowed access to a mainstream audience without sacrificing a shred of the identity that sets him apart from nearly every rapper a mainstream audience has been drawn to."[6] Mike Diver of BBC stated that "Fly Zone is streamlined, its production consistently excellent despite numerous contributors, none of whom work more than a single track."[4]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Fact 20 Best Mixtapes of 2013
11
Stereogum 40 Best Rap Albums of 2013
19
Under the Radar Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2013
8
Vice Top 50 Albums of 2013
21

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Float"DJ Hoodcore1:25
2."Spa Day"Harry B4:08
3."Cloud So Loud"DJ Blood Everywhere3:15
4."Airbending"Lolgurlz3:27
5."Star Alliance" (featuring Spank Rock)Bot3:07
6."Breezy"Neuport2:42
7."Psylock"Mess Kid3:56
8."The Whip" (featuring Haleek Maul)Shy Guy3:38
9."Pocahontas" (featuring Kitty)Drippin2:06
10."Coins"
  • Drippin
  • Souldrop
3:24
11."So Fly" (featuring Don Jones)Helix3:18
12."Autopilot" (featuring Safe)Strict Face3:45
13."Air Max" (featuring Rahel)Matrixxman3:57
Total length:42:16

References

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  1. ^ "Fly Zone". SoundCloud. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Battan, Carrie (January 28, 2013). "Listen to Le1f's New Mixtape, Fly Zone". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Fly Zone by Le1f". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Diver, Mike (2013). "Le1f Fly Zone Review". BBC. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Donnelly, Ben (March 12, 2013). "Le1f - Fly Zone". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Raymer, Miles (February 8, 2013). "Le1f: Fly Zone". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Rosen, Jody (February 25, 2013). "Fly Zone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Twells, John; Kelly, Chris (December 3, 2013). "The 20 best mixtapes of 2013". Fact. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 16, 2013). "The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2013". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Fink, Matt (January 8, 2014). "Top 20 Hip Hop Albums of 2013". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "VICE's Top 50 Albums of 2013". Vice. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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