Bell Hooks (mixtape)

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Bell Hooks
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Mixtape by
BBU
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
Genre Hip hop
Length50:34
Label
Producer
BBU chronology
Fear of a Clear Channel Planet
(2010)		Bell Hooks
(2012)

Bell Hooks (often stylized as bell hooks) [1] is the second mixtape by American hip hop group BBU. [2] [3] It was released on Mishka and Mad Decent [4] on February 21, 2012. [5] Mixed by DJ Benzi, [6] it features guest appearances from GLC, Mic Terror, and Das Racist. [7] Its title derives from the pen name of feminist writer Gloria Jean Watkins. [1] Music videos were created for "The Hood" [8] and "Outlaw Culture", [9] the former of which was included on Stereogum 's "5 Best Videos of the Week" list. [10]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Reader favorable [11]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [12]
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Spin 7/10 [14]

Marc Hogan of Pitchfork gave the mixtape a 7.8 out of 10, praising "the way the righteous fury fuels the celebration, the truth becomes the beauty, with barely a whiff of curmudgeonly condescension." [12] John M. Tryneski of PopMatters gave the mixtape 8 stars out of 10, calling it "one of the most arresting musical and political statements of 2012". [13]

PopMatters placed it at number 54 on the "75 Best Albums of 2012" list. [15] Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune placed it at number 1 on the "Top Chicago Indie Albums" list. [3] Leor Galil of Forbes placed it at number 12 on the "Best Free Albums of 2012" list. [16]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Wake Up Call by Malcolm London" 2:35
2."Outlaw Culture"The Schwarz4:03
3."The Hood" (featuring GLC)Classick6:25
4."Beau Sia"Stefan Ponce2:48
5."Mr. Goodbar (Interlude)" 0:54
6."Jumpers"Tony Baines4:29
7."Kurt De La Rocha"Tony Baines3:38
8."Michael Scott (Skit)" 1:26
9."There's Something About Mary"Montana Macks4:15
10."BBU PSA by Epic" 1:26
11."26th & Cali"Montana Macks4:03
12."Cormega"Montana Macks3:34
13."Spaghetti" (featuring Mic Terror)Tony Baines4:16
14."The Wrong Song"Stefan Ponce3:23
15."Tommy Bunz"Tapez3:33
16."Please, No Pictures" (featuring Das Racist) The Hood Internet 4:25
17."Mr. Good Bar (Outro)" 0:55
Total length:50:34

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