Beauty Killer
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| Studio album by Jeffree Star | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 – June 2009 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, synthpop, electronic rock, dance-pop, crunkcore, electronica | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Popsicle Records | |||
| Producer | Nathaniel Motte, Lester Mendez, Gods Paparazzi, Oh, Hush!, Smile Future, Oligee, FUTRLVRS, Simon Wilcox, Tommy Coops, Heather Peggs | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| OutImpact.com | favorable |
| Plug in Music | C |
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| Shut Up! Magazine |  |
Beauty Killer is the debut and only studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeffree Star, released September 22, 2009 under Popsicle Records through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. The album was mostly produced by God's Paparazzi, but also features work from other producers and artist, including producer Lester Mendez and Young Money singer and rapper Nicki Minaj. Beauty Killer features rock, electronic, dance, and pop elements in its music and lyrics, similar to previous works from Star. The album has since become Star's biggest selling album to date, debuting at number two in the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, as well as becoming his first Billboard 200 charting album, peaking at number 122. The album spawned two official singles, "Prisoner" and "Lollipop Luxury", and several promotional singles, including "Love Rhymes with Fuck You", "Blush", and "Beauty Killer". Music videos were made for both "Get Away With Murder" and "Beauty Killer", and were made available for streaming and digital download in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Beauty Killer was recorded mainly in California, though some songs were recorded in Illinois and Georgia.
It was announced that recording was underway for Star's first studio album in late 2007. He stated that the new songs "are more sexy, some are more "guy"ish and some are me screaming my heart out. I'm still finding what "Jeffree Star" really is. And I think I'm almost there..." Star also said that with this album he "embraced a lot of rock elements, mixed it with dance and kind of made something really unique that no one's ever heard before," and "I've just never really made music that I guess I've been 100-percent proud of, you know? It was time for me to take myself more seriously. It's like my big, 'How are you?' to the world." The album is produced by Lester Mendez, 3OH!3's Nathaniel Motte, Luke Walker (commonly known as his alias God's Paparazzi),Simon Wilcox, and Oh, Hush!. Other producers for the album include Tommy Coops, Heather Peggs, and Smile Future. Star wanted the album to "show that [he] had real musical talent" as his previous works were "just thrown together really quickly and there wasn't much effor put into it."
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