Some Rap Songs

by Earl Sweatshirt

Some Rap Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 November 2018
  • Label: Tan Cressida, Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 24:39
  • Community rating: 4.19/5 from 32 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Some Rap Songs' is defined by its experimental, lo-fi production, which utilizes a dense collage of distorted and looping jazz and soul samples that often obscure Sweatshirt's vocals. [1] Across the album's brief 25-minute runtime, he delivers intricate, introspective lyrics that explore themes of grief following his father's death, depression, and familial legacy with a notably lethargic yet technically complex flow. [1, 10] The resulting work is a challenging and abstract sonic tapestry that marries its fragmented production with vulnerable, non-linear storytelling to create a deeply personal and influential statement in experimental hip-hop. [1]

Genres

Descriptors: rap, lo-fi, experimental, underground, sampling

Tracklist

  1. Shattered Dreams (02:21)
  2. Red Water (01:44)
  3. Cold Summers (01:06)
  4. Nowhere2go (01:53)
  5. December 24 (01:46)
  6. Ontheway! (feat. Standing On The Corner) (01:41)
  7. The Mint (feat. Navy Blue) (02:45)
  8. The Bends (01:34)
  9. Loosie (00:59)
  10. Azucar (01:25)
  11. Eclipse (01:33)
  12. Veins (01:59)
  13. Playing Possum (feat. Cheryl Harris & Keorapetse Kgositsile) (01:34)
  14. Peanut (01:13)
  15. Riot! (01:06)

Credits

  • Earl Sweatshirt (Thebe Kgositsile) - vocals, production, songwriting, engineering, mixing, artwork, design, composer, recording engineer
  • Navy Blue (Sage Elsesser) - vocals, guest contributions, production
  • Standing on the Corner - guest contributions, featured artist
  • Cheryl Harris - vocal samples, featured artist
  • Keorapetse Kgositsile - vocal samples, featured artist
  • Hugh Masekela - instrumental sample, composer
  • Shamel of SOTC - mixing engineering, bass guitar, producer, artwork, design, programming, mixing
  • Darryl Anthony - production
  • Adé Hakim - production
  • Denmark - production, composer
  • Black Noise - production
  • Mike Bozzi - mastering engineering
  • Giovanni Cortez - composer
  • Carron J. Mitchell - legal
  • Julian K. Petty - legal
  • Devanee Crawford - management
  • Leila Steinberg - management

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