title: Awkward (album)
text: # Awkward (album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Billboard | favorable |
  | CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable |
  | Exclaim! | unfavorable |
  
  Awkward is the first studio album by British hip hop musician Ty. It was released on Big Dada in 2001. It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Kieran Wyatt of CMJ New Music Monthly said: "The album title says it all really: Ty openly displays his uncomfortable relationship with himself, his music and the people around him and in doing so, comes through with an album that is bursting with honesty."
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 40 |
  