Packs (album)
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| Released | March 10, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
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| Your Old Droog chronology | ||||
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PACKS is the second studio album by American rapper Your Old Droog. It was released on March 10, 2017 through Droog Recordings under exclusive license to Fat Beats Records. The fourteen-track record featured guest appearances by the likes of Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown, actor and comedian Anthony Jeselnik, Wiki from Ratking, Chris Crack, Heems, and Edan.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B[2] |
| Exclaim! |   [3] |
| HipHopDX |   [4] |
| Pitchfork |  [5] |
Track listing
[edit]Track listing adapted from bandcamp[6] and iTunes.[7]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "G.K.A.C." |
| 3:46 |
| 2. | "Jeselnik Skit 1" (featuring Anthony Jeselnik) | 0:07 | |
| 3. | "I Only" | The Purist | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Bangladesh" (featuring Heems) |
| 3:34 |
| 5. | "Grandma Hips" (featuring Danny Brown) |
| 2:28 |
| 6. | "Jeselnik Skit 2" (featuring Anthony Jeselnik) | 0:08 | |
| 7. | "Just An Interlude" (featuring Chris Crack) | RTNC | 3:00 |
| 8. | "White Rappers (A Good Guest)" |
| 3:51 |
| 9. | "Help" (featuring Wiki and Edan) |
| 3:55 |
| 10. | "Jeselnik Skit 3" (featuring Anthony Jeselnik) | 0:11 | |
| 11. | "You Can Do It! (Give Up)" |
| 3:46 |
| 12. | "Rapman" | 88-Keys | 3:53 |
| 13. | "My Girl Is a Boy" |
| 3:14 |
| 14. | "Winston Red" | The Alchemist | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 41:02 | ||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
Personnel
[edit]Vocalists
- Your Old Droog – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-9, 11-14)
- Anthony Jeselnik – voice (tracks: 2, 6, 10)
- Himanshu Kumar Suri – vocals (track 4)
- Daniel Dewan Sewell – vocals (track 5)
- Chris Crack – vocals (track 7)
- Patrick Morales – vocals (track 9)
- Edan Portnoy – vocals (track 9)
Technicals
- Your Old Droog – producer (tracks: 1, 4-5, 8-9, 11, 13), executive producer
- Peter Mudge – producer (track 1)
- Eric "E. Dan" Dan – producer (tracks: 1, 5)
- Lawrence Lord – producer (track 3)
- El Richard Moringlane – producer (tracks: 4, 7-8, 13)
- Edan Portnoy – producer (tracks: 9, 11)
- Charles Misodi Njapa – producer (track 12)
- Alan Maman – producer (track 14)
- Dan "The Man" Humiston – recording
- Eddie Sancho – mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Packs by Your Old Droog". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Purdom, Clayton (March 10, 2017). "PACKS – Your Old Droog – Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Alexis, Themistoklis (March 14, 2017). "Your Old Droog PACKS". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Leask, Hugh (March 19, 2017). "Review: Your Old Droog Steps His Rap Game Up On "Packs"". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (March 16, 2017). "Your Old Droog: Packs Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "PACKS, by Your Old Droog". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "Packs by Your Old Droog on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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