Bo Jackson (album)

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Bo Jackson
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)
Genre Hip hop
Length44:03
Label ALC
Producer The Alchemist
Boldy James & The Alchemist chronology
The Price of Tea in China
(2020)
Bo Jackson
(2021)
Super Tecmo Bo
(2021)
Boldy James chronology
Real Bad Boldy
(2020)
Bo Jackson
(2021)
Super Tecmo Bo
(2021)
Bo Jackson track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Double Hockey Sticks"3:25
2."Turpentine"3:23
3."Brickmile to Montana" (featuring Benny the Butcher)2:40
4."E.P.M.D."3:38
5."Steel Wool"3:22
6."Photographic Memories" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Roc Marciano)3:53
7."Speed Trap"2:06
8."Diamond Dallas" (featuring Stove God Cooks)3:26
9."Flight Risk"2:06
10."Illegal Search & Seizure"2:37
11."Fake Flowers" (featuring Currensy and Freddie Gibbs)3:46
12."3rd Person"3:31
13."First 48 Freestyle"3:15
14."Drug Zone"2:55
Total length:44:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [12]

Charts

Chart performance for Bo Jackson
Chart (2021)Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [4] 94

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