13th Floor

For other uses, see Thirteenth floor (disambiguation).
13th Floor
Studio album by
Haviah Mighty
ReleasedMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
GenreHip hop
LanguageEnglish
LabelIndependent
ProducerHaviah Mighty, 2oolman, OBUXUM, Lambo, Mighty Prince, Robotaki, Taabu, Young Dreadz
Haviah Mighty chronology
Flower City
(2017) 		13th Floor
(2019) 		Stock Exchange
(2021)
Singles from 13th Floor
  1. "In Women Colour"
    Released: March 8, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.5/10

13th Floor is the debut album from Canadian hip hop artist Haviah Mighty.[1] The album was released on May 10, 2019,[2][3] and was the winner of the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[4]

Background and release

On March 23, 2019, Mighty announced her debut studio album, 13th Floor, via social media and that the album would arrive in 2019. CBC Music and Exclaim! described the album as one of the year's most anticipated Canadian releases.[5][6]

The album's title derives from the phenomenon of high-rise buildings in many countries often not designating a 13th floor due to the superstition that the number 13 is bad luck.[7] According to Haviah Mighty, "the 13th floor is something that we remove from our reality because it is something that we don’t understand and therefore we dismiss it"; the title therefore represents naming and speaking about and acknowledging issues and narratives that have been dismissed or ignored.[7]

The album was released on May 10, with a corresponding performance on CBC Music's First Play Live.[8]

Reception

Max Mertens, writing for Pitchfork, called the album Mighty's "most cohesive and narratively ambitious project to date".[2]

The album won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize,[9] making Mighty the first hip-hop artist and first black woman to win the award.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Haviah Mighty

No.TitleLength
1."In Women Colour"3:00
2."Waves (feat. Sean Leon)"3:40
3."Wishy Washy (feat. Omega Mighty)"3:38
4."Blame"3:08
5."Thirteen"3:08
6."Smoke (feat. Clairmont the Second)"3:37
7."You Don't Love Me"3:43
8."Fugazi"2:39
9."Squad"2:58
10."Oh My"2:44
11."Ride"3:01
12."Bag Up"2:29
13."Kiss It"3:21

References

  1. ^ Riley Wallace (May 10, 2019). "Haviah Mighty Builds Up the Underdog on '13th Floor'". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Max Mertens (May 21, 2019). "Haviah Mighty: 13th Floor". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Andre Cordova (May 14, 2019). "Haviah Mighty Breaks Barriers With New Album "13th Floor"". Sidedoor Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ David Friend, "NewsAlert: Haviah Mighty wins Polaris prize for '13th Floor'"[permanent dead link‍]. Victoria Times-Colonist, September 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Justin Chandler (March 29, 2019). "Spring 2019 preview: 15 albums you need to hear". CBC Music.
  6. ^ Alex Hudson (January 2, 2019). "Here Are Exclaim!'s 22 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2019". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Brad Wheeler, "‘It is time’: Haviah Mighty becomes first full-on hip-hop artist to win Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "First Play Live: Haviah Mighty, 13th Floor". CBC Music. May 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Haviah Mighty's '13th Floor' Wins Canada's Polaris Music Prize". Billboard. September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  10. ^ Silva, Michelle da (2019-09-17). "Polaris Music Prize 2019: Haviah Mighty makes history". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-09-19.[permanent dead link‍]