| Cashmere | ||||
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| Released | October 14, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 34:55 | |||
| Label | Customs | |||
| Producer | Redinho | |||
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Cashmere is the debut studio album by Swet Shop Boys. [1] It was released via Customs on October 14, 2016. [2] It peaked at number 45 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [3] Redinho handled the production, [4] while rappers Heems and Riz MC shared vocal duties. [5] Music videos were created for "T5", [6] "Zayn Malik", [7] and "Aaja". [8]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Clash | 7/10 [11] |
| Consequence of Sound | B [12] |
| DIY | [13] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [14] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [15] |
| PopMatters |   [16] |
| Vice | A− [17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [9]
Chris Dart of Exclaim! wrote, "it's full of three-minute gems that get your head nodding and your brain working hard to parse multi-layered metaphors, and that stop when you're still wanting more." [14] Tanner Smith of PopMatters described it as "an undeniably complicated but fun album that reckons with South Asian representation in the global pop culture of 2016." [16]
It was placed at number 36 on NME 's "Albums of the Year 2016" list, [18] number 24 on Rolling Stone 's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list, [19] and number 27 on Vice 's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list. [20]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "T5" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Shottin" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Aaja" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Zayn Malik" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Tiger Hologram" | 2:56 |
| 6. | "No Fly List" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Phone Tap" | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Half Moghul Half Mowgli" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Swish Swish" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Shoes Off" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Din-e-iLahi" | 3:35 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 45 |
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