Boy Meets World

by Fashawn

Boy Meets World cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 October 2009
  • Label: One Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:55
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The critically lauded debut album from Fresno rapper Fashawn, 'Boy Meets World' is considered a modern classic of West Coast underground hip-hop. Produced entirely by Exile, the album features a warm, cohesive, sample-based sound that provides the perfect backdrop for Fashawn's sharp lyricism and vivid storytelling. The record is a compelling coming-of-age narrative that earned widespread acclaim upon its release.

Genres

Descriptors: Storytelling, Sample-based, Coming-of-age, Reflective, rap, conscious, soulful, storytelling, underground

Tracklist

  1. Intro (2:16)
  2. Freedom (3:07)
  3. Hey Young World (feat. Aloe Blacc, Devoya) (4:06)
  4. Stars (4:28)
  5. Life As A Shorty (feat. J. Mitchell) (4:21)
  6. The Ecology (2:42)
  7. Our Way (feat. Evidence) (3:32)
  8. Why (4:26)
  9. Samsonite Man (feat. Blu) (5:13)
  10. The Score (feat. Planet Asia) (2:45)
  11. Breathe (feat. Bravo) (3:10)
  12. Father (3:24)
  13. Sunny CA (feat. Co$, Mistah F.A.B.) (5:40)
  14. Bo Jackson (feat. Exile) (2:56)
  15. Lupita (4:21)
  16. When She Calls (4:18)
  17. Boy Meets World (10:02)

Credits

  • Fashawn - primary artist
  • Geneva Diaz - product manager
  • Teddy Myer - horns [additional horns]
  • Alex Manfredi - written-by
  • Santiago Leyva - written-by
  • Aloe Blacc - featuring
  • Devoya Mayo - featuring, written-by
  • Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins - written-by

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