Backpack Travels

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BackPack Travels
Backpack Travels.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Genre Hip hop
Length30:05
Label
Producer
Buckshot chronology
The Solution
(2012)
BackPack Travels
(2014)
Rise of da Moon
(2019)
P-Money chronology
Gratitude
(2013)
BackPack Travels
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [1]
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
RapReviews7.5/10 [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.

Contents

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 .

Track listing

All music is composed by Peter 'P-Money' Wadams.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)
  • Blake
  • Christine Dorothy Alexandre
  • Wadams
3:26
5."Clear Light" (featuring Chelsea Reject)
  • Blake
  • Chelsea Alexander
  • Wadams
3:00
6."Red Alert"
  • Blake
  • Wadams
2:27
7."We In Here" (featuring David Dallas)
3:18
8."Killuminati"
  • Blake
  • Wadams
3:22
9."The Choice"
  • Blake
  • Wadams
2:36
10."This Is My World" (featuring Steele)
3:43
Total length:30:05

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
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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