Black Ben Carson

Black Ben Carson
Studio album by JPEGMAFIA
Released	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)
Genre	Experimental hip hop political hip hop
Length	1:13:15
Label	Peggy
Producer	JPEGMAFIA
JPEGMAFIA chronology
Darkskin Manson (2015) Black Ben Carson (2016) The 2nd Amendment (2016)

Black Ben Carson (stylized in all lowercase) ^[1] is the debut studio album by American rapper JPEGMAFIA. It was self-released on February 15, 2016. ^{[1] [2]} The album was supported by the three singles "You Think You Know", ^[3] "I Smell Crack" ^[4] and "Digital Blackface". ^[5] Black Ben Carson was named after the most prominent black candidate in the 2016 US presidential election, Ben Carson, who was running Republican. ^[6]

The album was split into two sides; Side A being "hip hop in its rawest form – loud, angry, political, and self-aware" and Side B with a more introspective, mellow and calm sound. ^[2]

The tracklist was later changed to single disc consisting of 19 tracks. ^[7]

Black Ben Carson was named the best Baltimore album of 2016 by the Baltimore City Paper . ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are produced, written, mixed & mastered by JPEGMAFIA.

Black Ben Carson track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drake Era"	3:57
2.	"All Caps No Spaces"	4:06
3.	"Digital Blackface"	3:43
4.	"Cuck"	2:48
5.	"I Smell Crack"	2:23
6.	"You Think You Know"	3:23
7.	"Motor Mouth"	4:26
8.	"Black Ben Carson"	4:02
9.	"Black Steve Austin"	2:18
10.	"Black Stacey Dash"	2:52
11.	"What's Crackin'"	4:58
12.	"I Just Killed a Cop Now I'm Horny"	5:53
13.	"Plastic"	3:04
14.	"Boi" (featuring Butch Dawson)	4:29
15.	"The 27 Club"	3:56
16.	"Face Down Ass Up" (featuring Bito, Kente and Freaky)	4:29
17.	"This That Shit Kid Cudi Coulda Been"	4:07
18.	"2015 Was a Great Year"	2:50
19.	"Try Me"	4:55
Total length:		72:39

References

1. "Black Ben Carson, by JPEGMAFIA". JPEGMAFIA. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
2. Kramer, Kyle (February 15, 2016). "JPEGMAFIA's New Album 'Black Ben Carson' Is Going to Heal, Inspire, and Revive America". Vice . Retrieved January 8, 2021.
3. Weigel, Brandon (December 7, 2015). "JPEGMAFIA releases video for 'You Think You Know'". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
4. JPEGMAFIA - I Smell Crack [Music Video]. JPEGMAFIA. February 3, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via YouTube.
5. JPEGMAFIA - Digital Blackface. JPEGMAFIA. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2023– via YouTube.
6. Gillespie, Blake (2016). "JPEGMAFIA, Black Ben Carson (Interview)". Impose Magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
7. "Black Ben Carson, by JPEGMAFIA". JPEGMAFIA. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
8. "Top Ten Baltimore Albums of 2016". Baltimore Sun. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2021.