Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Amala (album)" in English language version.
A lot of people liked Amala, and that's great. However, I don't think it was a finished album. I was smoking hella weed. I was high all the f--king time and it wasn't even helping me perceive what was going on musically. I was just really out there partying and it was a crazy time for me.
she chalks it up to being high as a kite while recording her first album, Amala. "I had no idea what was going on 90 percent of the time," she admits. "I was young and partying every day and I was enjoying myself a little too much. I was also doing nothing a lot, so that whole era was really a blur for me."
Before 'Mooo!,' we hadn't really gotten any viral hits, or had any hits, period. We were doing okay, but things weren't at their fullest potential. That was the most significant part about 'Mooo!' going where it did—it allowed all my other work to have a foundation and have a pull.
the moderate success of her album 'Amala'
Amala [...] didn't get much attention from critics at the time of its March release
the release dropped with barely a whisper
the uneventful release of her debut album, Amala
the moderate success of her album 'Amala'
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