BackPack Travels | ||||
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Released | June 24, 2014 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 30:05 | |||
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Source | Rating |
HipHopDX | 3.5/5 [1] |
The New Zealand Herald | [2] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10 [3] |
BackPack Travels is a collaborative album by American rapper Buckshot and New Zealand music producer P-Money. It was released on June 24, 2014, via Dawn Raid Entertainment/Dirty Records/Duck Down Music. Production was handled entirely by P-Money, who also served as executive producer together with Buckshot, Andy Murnane, Callum August and Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman. It features guest appearances from Chelsea Reject, CJ Fly, David Dallas, Joey Bada$$, Raz Fresco, Steele and T'Nah Apex.
The album was supported by three music videos: "Flute", which was directed by Guy Blelloch and released on May 22, 2014, [4] "Sweetest Thing", which was also directed by Blelloch and released on the same day with the album, [5] and "Just Begun", which was released on August 14, 2014. [6] The song "Killuminati" was previously included on P-Money's 2013 album Gratitude .
All music is composed by Peter 'P-Money' Wadams.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Crown Intro" | 1:40 | |
2. | "Just Begun" (featuring Raz Fresco) |
| 2:53 |
3. | "Flute" (featuring Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly) |
| 3:40 |
4. | "Sweetest Thing" (featuring T'nah Apex) |
| 3:26 |
5. | "Clear Light" (featuring Chelsea Reject) |
| 3:00 |
6. | "Red Alert" |
| 2:27 |
7. | "We In Here" (featuring David Dallas) |
| 3:18 |
8. | "Killuminati" |
| 3:22 |
9. | "The Choice" |
| 2:36 |
10. | "This Is My World" (featuring Steele) |
| 3:43 |
Total length: | 30:05 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (Top 20 NZ) [7] | 14 |
US Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [8] | 197 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] | 34 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [10] | 19 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [11] | 8 |
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