''State of Mind'' is the second

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by American rapper

Dizzy Wright La'Reonte Wright (born November 26, 1990), known professionally as Dizzy Wright, is an American rapper and record producer. In December 2011, Wright signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label, Funk Volume. After signing, he released his ...

. It was released on April 15, 2014, by

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. The EP features

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by 6ix, MLB, Roc & Mayne, Ron Hayden and

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, along with a lone

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by Rockie Fresh. It was supported by the

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: "Everywhere I Go". Upon its release, the EP debuted at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Background

After the release of the mixtape '' The Golden Age'', Dizzy Wright announced that he was planning to release the EP, titled ''The Second Agreement'', and then he would release his second album. Starting in 2014, Wright began touring with Hopsin on the

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world tour. On February 16, 2014, Dizzy Wright announced he would be releasing ''State of Mind'', a new EP, during March 2014, replacing the previously announced ''The Second Agreement EP''. In the following month, in an interview with ''XXL'', Dizzy Wright said that the ''State of Mind'' had no current release date and confirmed his second studio album would be released during 2014. He said in an interview that he didn't want to rush the release at the expense of quality. On April 8, Wright revealed the cover artwork and release date of April 15, 2014, for the EP. That same day, Dizzy Wright released the first single "Everywhere I Go". As promised, the EP was released on April 15, 2014. It featured production by 6ix, MLB, Roc N Mayne, Ron Hayden, and

, along with a guest appearance by Rockie Fresh. On April 21, 2014, the music video was released for "Everywhere I Go".

Critical reception

Upon its release, ''State of Mind'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Gregory Heaney of

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said, "While Dizzy might claim that "You don't know shit about me" from a position of relative obscurity on "Nuttin' Bout Me," an EP this solid is going to have a whole lot of people interested in rectifying that situation as quickly as possible." Praverb of '' XXL'' gave the album an L rating, saying "With stellar production, improved songwriting, and a mesmerizing approach, Dizzy is destined to shine a lot brighter. Dizzy still has room for improvement, though, as flashes of transparency here only hold him back from being greater. Let this glimpse of Dizzy's cognitive state be a proper warm-up to his sophomore effort." Sheldon Pierce of

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said, "Despite flashes of the creativity that powered his earlier projects, Dizzy Wright's ''State of Mind'' is plagued by subpar production and a lack of identity."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 6,800 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Reflist, 2 2014 EPs Dizzy Wright albums Funk Volume albums