Bo Jackson | ||||
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Released | August 13, 2021 | |||
Genre | Hip-hop [1] | |||
Length | 44:03 | |||
Label | ALC | |||
Producer | The Alchemist | |||
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Bo Jackson is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Boldy James and American record producer the Alchemist. It was released on August 13,2021,through ALC Records. [2] [3] It features guest appearances from Benny the Butcher,Earl Sweatshirt,Roc Marciano,Stove God Cooks,Currensy,and Freddie Gibbs. [4] It peaked at number 94 on the UK Album Downloads Chart. [5]
Bo Jackson is the fourth collaborative project by Boldy James and the Alchemist,preceded by My 1st Chemistry Set (2013),the Boldface EP (2019),and The Price of Tea in China (2020). [6] The album takes its title from Bo Jackson. [6] The album's cover art was hand-made by the Alchemist. [6]
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Source | Rating |
Beats Per Minute | 84% [7] |
HipHopDX | 4.1/5 [8] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [1] |
Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute stated,"As grave as it is grand,Bo Jackson is an album that feels deceptively immediate." [7] He added,"The Alchemist has opened the doors wide on this one,inviting us in without restraint,right into the awaiting jaws of Boldy James' slickly sinister,bubbling vision." [7] Dylan Green of Pitchfork commented that the album "continues to match James' descriptive paranoia against Alchemist's ever-expanding palette." [1] Tom Breihan of Stereogum stated,"while thousands of rappers have rhapsodized about their own criminal histories,vanishingly few have done it with the atmospheric grace and clinical detail that Boldy brings to Bo Jackson." [9] He added,"the thing that sticks is the connection between Alchemist and Boldy —the way Alc can find the right frequency to bring out Boldy's impeccable craftsmanship and send him into a deep memory zone." [9]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Complex | The Best Albums of 2021 | 44 | |
Consequence | Top 50 Albums of 2021 | 18 | |
The Fader | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 29 | |
Paste | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 34 | |
Rolling Stone | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 45 | |
Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Credits adapted from liner notes. [16]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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UK Album Downloads (OCC) [5] | 94 |