4TRK Mind

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4TRK Mind
Exile's 4TRK Mind.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2011
Recorded2010-2011
Genre Underground hip hop
Length54:30
Label Soulspazm
Producer Exile, Alphabet Four
Exile chronology
Radio AM/FM
(2010)
4TRK Mind
(2011)
Klepto
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! favorable [1]
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4TRK Mind is the third studio album by American rapper/producer Exile. It was released on October 4, 2011, on Soulspazm. The album features guest appearances by Alphabet Four and Blu.

Exile (producer) American hip hop DJ and record producer

Aleksander Manfredi, better known by his stage name Exile, is an American hip hop music producer, disc jockey (DJ) and occasional rapper. Aside from his solo career, Exile is a member of the musical groups, Emanon alongside Aloe Blacc, as well as Blu & Exile.

Blu (rapper) American rapper and music producer

Johnson Barnes III, better known by his stage name Blu, is an American West Coast rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his group Blu & Exile and their debut album Below the Heavens. He is a forefront member of the California-based collective, Dirty Science. Blu is also co-CEO of New World Color, a label through which he is releasing many of his projects. He is recognized for his collaboration albums between him and various producers like Exile, Mainframe, Ta'Raach, Bombay, Madlib, Nottz, and Union Analogtronics. He has also performed about 300 plus shows and has independently spread his music internationally, with strong followings in places like London, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, Toronto, Zurich, Melbourne, Moscow, South America and South Africa.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducerLength
1."It's Me"Exile2:28
2."The Man"Exile2:17
3."You and I"Exile2:49
4."Klepto"Exile5:27
5."Love, Luv, Love"Exile3:32
6."Younger Days"Exile6:50
7."Crazy in the Head"Exile2:10
8."Knight Rider"Exile4:05
9."If You Know Like I Know" (featuring Alphabet Four)Alphabet Four3:56
10."4ever (Friend Zone Pt. 1)"Exile4:58
11."Momma Song"Exile1:48
12."When Nothing's Left" (featuring Blu)Exile5:04
13."2039"Exile4:18
14."Who Are You"Exile2:48
15."I Like You As You Are"Exile0:54
16."Wanna Be"Exile1:17

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