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''Reservation'' is the third mixtape by
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rapper and singer
Angel Haze
Raykeea Raeen-Roes Wilson (born July 10, 1991) known professionally as ROES (fka Angel Haze), is an American rapper and singer. In 2012, Wilson released the mixtape ''Reservation'' and later signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records be ...
. It was released on July 17, 2012,
by labels Biz 3, Noizy Cricket and True Panther.
''Reservation'' received critical acclaim from critics, receiving an 88/100 score from aggregate review site
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named it one of the best mixtapes of 2012.
''Reservation'' was preceded by two
promotional singles
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, "Werkin' Girls" and "Hot Like Fire". The mixtape spawned the single "New York", which became a top sixty UK hit, peaking at number fifty-eight on the
UK Singles Chart
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and number twelve on the
UK R&B Chart
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.
Background
In October 2012, five tracks from ''Reservation'', including the single "
New York
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" and "Werkin' Girls" were featured on Haze's first commercial release, an
EP titled ''
New York
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''.
Singles
The sole single from ''Reservation'' was titled "
New York
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", and was initially released on June 28, 2012.
The single was commercially released on October 26, 2012, three months after the initial release of the mixtape, to promote Haze's newer, commercially released EP, ''
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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''. The single received positive reviews, being cited as
Pitchfork Media
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's 'Best New Track' for the week of June 28, 2012. Commercially, "New York" debuted on the
UK Singles Chart
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at number fifty-eight in the week commencing October 14, 2012.
The single also debuted at number twelve on the
UK R&B Chart
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in the same week.
A video for the single released and was directed by Adrienne Nicole, however it is currently a private video on Haze's
YouTube
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channel, and therefore unavailable to audiences.
Promotional singles
On July 11, 2012, "Werkin' Girls" was released as the mixtapes first promotional single. Pitchfork Media named the song its 'Best New Track' for the week of October 12, 2012. Writer Jayson Greene commented that "You can hear that quietly seething confidence radiate through 'Werkin' Girls,' along with her sparking-live-wire charisma and glowering, old-school cipher bars". A music video for "Werkin' Girls" was released on October 10, 2012, and was directed by Alex Lee and Kyle Wightman.
On July 13, 2012, the song "Hot Like Fire" was released as the second promotional single from the mixtape, four days before the mixtapes release. Stereogum writer Tom Breihan called the track a "crushed-out conscious-rap joint".
Critical reception
''Reservation'' received universal acclaim from
music critics
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. At
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, which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an
average
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score of 88, based on six reviews.
Genevieve Koski for ''
The A.V. Club
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'' gave the mixtape an A− rating, commenting on its variety, "Haze shows off her considerable range on the mixtape’s 14 tracks, as comfortable laying herself bare on songs like “This Is Me” and the gut-wrenching “Castle On A Cloud” as she is beating her chest and spitting fire on standout tracks “Werkin’ Girls” and “New York,” which employs a handclap-laden Gil Scott Heron sample to tremendous effect.".
Consequence of Sound
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writer Katherine Flynn also gave ''Reservation'' an A− rating, comparing Haze to rapper
Nicki Minaj
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, "Haze is certainly a challenger to the precedent that the de facto queen of rap Nicki Minaj has set in the past few years. Where Minaj is fantastical and over-the-top, Haze is understated and raw.".
In a four out of five star review, Alex Macpherson for ''
The Guardian
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'' commented on Haze's progression from their previous mixtapes, stating that "her craft – lyrics, hooks and storytelling – has been tightened up without losing any of her intense intimacy", and concluding that "the concept of realness underpins hip-hop; the fearless, whipsmart talent of Angel Haze brings you face-to-face with the resonant reality of it".
Accolades
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named ''Reservation'' as one of the six best mixtapes of 2012, with writer Mike Diver citing the project as a contributing factor for Haze being featured in the annual