{"title":"Sha Ray \u0026 DJ Haram - Critical Thot","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sha-ray-dj-haram-critical-thot-vinyl","title":"Sha Ray \u0026 DJ Haram - Critical Thot (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleases June 19th, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is a pre-order and expected to ship the week of the above mentioned release date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny other items you purchase along with this pre-order will NOT ship until this ship date; or the latest pre-order ship date on your order. If you need the other items sooner, please order them separately from this pre-order. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rhymesayers.com\/collections\/sha-ray-dj-haram-critical-thot\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available on CD and Cassette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150g black 12\" vinyl housed in full color gatefold jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCritical Thot\u003c\/em\u003e is the bold new collaborative album from Bay Area-based rapper\/producer \u003cstrong\u003eSha Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e, and producer\/electronic musician \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Haram\u003c\/strong\u003e—two uncompromising artists reshaping rap and experimental sound. 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Sha Ray flew down from the Bay to link with Haram, and although the two didn't end up recording anything that day, it was the springboard for the cross-country collaboration that culminated in \u003cem\u003eCritical Thot\u003c\/em\u003e. The whole album was made remotely: Haram cooking up beats in Brooklyn and sending them to Sha Ray, who would send back demos and notes. They got to know each other as artists, and as people, while they worked on this project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Haram and I have had so many overlapping experiences working as women in the music industry, which really enriched our bond. That, and her very striking approach to production, really inspired a lot of the writing on this record,\" Sha Ray says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat writing is razor sharp and refreshingly direct. Sha Ray quickly proves herself to be in a class of her own, navigating even the knottiest of DJ Haram productions without taking her foot off the gas. Haram digs deep into her bag with beats that run the gamut from experimental and abrasive to slinky fun to darkly foreboding. Percussive thuds and shots are layered with intricate details and soft linings. A trappy banger dissolves into a flood of strings. A sparse industrial soundscape slowly coheres into a cacophonous uppercut of a rap record. Sha Ray bobs and weaves her way through every drum break and synth with a defiant ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As a rapper I'm pretty exclusively interested in interrogating misogyny and sexuality in my work. \u003cem\u003eCritical Thot\u003c\/em\u003e is a deliberation on unapologetic feminine authority, while being very honest about the complicated truth of being a participant in self-objectification, and sexuality as a social currency,\" Sha Ray elaborates. \"This record focuses a lot on defining power in feminine sexuality as relational and ever-shifting, and thus inherently imperfect. 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