Stas THEE Boss, best known as one-half of the futurist rap and R&B duo THEESatisfaction, bops through a string of breakups on her self-released solo album . Pronounced “swimming,” and billed as “an aquatic explanation of failed female companionships,” the 11-track project is a meditation on Stas’ knack for falling out of love that follows her 2014 instrumental EP. is buoyed by nostalgic sample selection, Stas’ post-Digable flow, and a collection of innuendos that deliver bravado and honesty with ease. The project’s narrative, however, is disrupted by frequent returns to the well where she pulls from the deep black aesthetic that defined THEESatisfaction, whose 2012 debut and 2015 follow-up positioned the duo as the feminist star children of Missy Elliott, Erykah Badu, and Audre Lorde. Though infrequent, the places where falters ultimately become a testament to Stas THEE Boss’ growth, which remains imminent but incomplete.