| Bridges | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | April 10, 2012 |
| Recorded | 2011-2012 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 39:31 |
| Label | Nature Sounds |
| Producer | Ayatollah |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | (mixed) [1] |
| HipHopDX |   [2] |
| Okayplayer | (favorable) [3] |
Bridges is a collaborative album by Canadian rapper Moka Only and American hip hop producer Ayatollah. [4] It was released by Nature Sounds on April 10, 2012. [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get a Soda" | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Fishgills" | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Come Along" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Heavy as I Used to Be" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "For the Country" | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Anything You Know" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "I Tell Ya" | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Set Up a Mic" | 1:58 |
| 9. | "Afford the Best" | 2:27 |
| 10. | "Everything" | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Eckhart Tolle" | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Bridges" | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Betcha Neva Thought" | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Update" | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Future Novelist" | 2:04 |
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