Bad Time Zoo
studio
ArtistSims
CoverSims - Bad Time Zoo (album cover).png
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011
GenreHip hop, alternative hip hop
LabelDoomtree Records
ProducerLazerbeak
Prev year2005
Next year2016

Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapper Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree Records on February 15, 2011.[1] The album is entirely produced by Lazerbeak.[2]

Sims told an interviewer for RapReviews that he had originally titled the album The Veldt, inspired by the Ray Bradbury short story, "because a lot of the songs use animal imagery as metaphors for human interactions."[3]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bad Time Zoo received an average score of 79% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

The single, "Burn It Down", was listed by KEXP-FM as their "Song of the Day" on June 24, 2011.[5]

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6]18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]69

References

  1. ^ Young, Alex (December 24, 2010). "Doomtree's Sims announces new album, Bad Time Zoo". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Swensson, Andrea (February 1, 2011). "Sims makes origami cool again with 'Bad Time Zoo' packaging". City Pages. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Bernard, Adam (2011-02-08). "Sims (Doomtree) Interview". RapReviews. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. ^ "Bad Time Zoo by Sims". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Bezezekoff, Leigh (June 24, 2011). "Song of the Day: Sims – Burn It Down". KEXP-FM. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sims - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sims - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.