| Family & Friends | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 2, 2011 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 31:25 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Yoni Wolf, Advance Base | |||
| Serengeti chronology | ||||
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Family & Friends is a studio album by American rapper Serengeti. It was released on Anticon in 2011. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Rolling Stone |    [8] |
| Spin | 8/10 [9] |
| URB | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying: "Bleak and beautiful, Family & Friends is an absolute beast." [10] Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "Serengeti's most accessible and straightforward record." [7]
Spin placed it at number 39 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2011" list. [11] LA Weekly placed it at number 8 on the "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011" list. [12]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tracks" | Yoni Wolf | 2:53 |
| 2. | "PMDD" | Advance Base | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Long Ears" | Yoni Wolf | 2:36 |
| 4. | "Ha-Ha" | Advance Base | 2:35 |
| 5. | "A.R.P." | Advance Base | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Godammit" | Yoni Wolf | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Flutes" | Advance Base | 2:00 |
| 8. | "California" | Yoni Wolf | 2:54 |
| 9. | "The Whip" | Advance Base | 5:10 |
| 10. | "Family & Friends" | Yoni Wolf | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Dwight" | Advance Base | 2:54 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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