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| Released | October 27, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica | |||
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| Length | 49:32 | |||
| Label | Saba Pivot, LLC | |||
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Bucket List Project is the debut studio album by American rapper Saba. It was released on October 27, 2016 by Saba Pivot, LLC. [1] [2]
The album was produced mainly by Saba himself and Phoelix, with guest producers ranging from Cam O'bi, daedaePIVOT, Joseph Chilliams, Ken Ross, Flex Lennon, squeakPIVOT, among others. The album also includes guest appearances from Noname, Twista, Smino, Ravyn Lenae, and Jean Deaux, among others. [3] [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound |   [5] |
| Exclaim! |  [6] |
| HipHopDX | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [8] |
| The Irish Times | [9] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (  ) [10] |
Bucket List Project received critical acclaim from critics. Pitchfork wrote "it is superbly written and performed. Saba is a crafty storyteller who makes full use of his long memory and slithering wordplay." [11] Finishing 12th on Rolling Stone's list of 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016, Saba "successfully mashes of-the-moment hip-hop and atmospheric, live-band funk textures." [12] Consequence of Sound compared Bucket List Project to Kendrick Lamar, writing "Saba maintained a precocious mastery of his craft with windingly poetic flows over murky, subdued beats, not too far removed from Kendrick Lamar circa Section 80." [13]
All tracks are written by Tahj Malik Chandler.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Loving Memory" | 1:57 | |
| 2. | "Stoney" (featuring Phoelix and BJRKNC) |
| 3:32 |
| 3. | "GPS" (featuring Twista) | Cam O'bi | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Church (Liquor Store)" (featuring Noname) | Cam O'bi | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Westside Bound 3" (featuring Joseph Chilliams) |
| 2:58 |
| 6. | "MOST" |
| 3:34 |
| 7. | "Symmetry" | 4:33 | |
| 8. | "Photosynthesis" (featuring Jean Deaux) |
| 3:23 |
| 9. | "The Billy Williams Story" |
| 3:54 |
| 10. | "Bucket List" (featuring Matthew Santos) |
| 3:36 |
| 11. | "American Hypnosis" (featuring Akenya) | 4:14 | |
| 12. | "California / Outro" (featuring Ravyn Lenae and Phoelix) |
| 6:25 |
| 13. | "World in My Hands" (featuring Smino and LEGIT) |
| 3:52 |
Track notes
Credits are adapted from the rapper's official Soundcloud page. [14]
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