FlySiifu's

FlySiifu's
Physical version cover
Studio album by Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin
Released	November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	51:01 (physical) 46:37 (digital)
Label	Lex
Producer	Mejiwahn Budgie Lastnamedavid Foisey Playa Haze Ahwlee Jay Versace Iiye Ohbliv Graymatter Creme Malik Abdul Rahmaan Madlib Animoss Young Morpheus Black Noise
Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin chronology
FlySiifu's (2020) $mokebreak (2021)
Singles from FlySiifu's
"Dollar Dr. Dream" Released: 2020 [1]

FlySiifu's is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin. It was released on November 13, 2020, through Lex Records. ^{[2] [3]} It is "a loose concept album about two clerks at a fictional record store." ^[4] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. ^[5] The deluxe edition of the album was released on March 19, 2021. ^[6]

Music videos

Music videos were released for "Richard Pryor", ^[7] "Mind Right", ^[8] "Razberry", ^[9] "Waiting to Get Shot", ^[10] and "Open Up Shop". ^[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Beats Per Minute	65% [12]
Loud and Quiet	7/10 [13]
Pitchfork	6.8/10 [14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , FlySiifu's received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. ^[5]

Tim Sentz of Beats Per Minute commented that "It's a fine record to put on in the background, but a slog to try to focus on, as so much of it blends together with hardly anything to standout in the end." ^[12] James Butterworth of The Quietus called the album "a mixed affair, with moments of excellence interspersed with filler over a sprawling twenty-two tracks." ^[15] Stephen Kearse of Pitchfork stated, "Though they don't bridge new worlds or sounds here, they confirm the implicit connections between their formative muses, threading the outré time signatures of J Dilla and Madlib, the spiritualism of Dungeon Family, and the flair of Dipset into a cozy tapestry." ^[14]

Accolades

Year-end lists for FlySiifu's

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
BrooklynVegan	50 Best Rap Albums of 2020	45	[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Livingston Matthews and Frank L. Walton, Jr.

FlySiifu's (physical edition) track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kin'Tro"	Mejiwahn	4:34
2.	"Suitcase Special"	Budgie	2:01
3.	"Runthafade"	Lastnamedavid	2:53
4.	"Foisey's Interlude" (featuring Silkmoney)	Foisey	1:29
5.	"Richard Pryor"	Playa Haze	3:04
6.	"Open Up Shop" (featuring B. Cool-Aid)	Ahwlee	2:30
7.	"Mind Right" (featuring Liv.e)	Jay Versace	3:40
8.	"Shloww"	Iiye	2:59
9.	"Rick James"	Ohbliv	2:51
10.	"Spades"	Graymatter	2:41
11.	"Clean" (featuring Liv.e)	Lastnamedavid	3:34
12.	"Creme's Interlude" (featuring Fousheé)	Creme	2:20
13.	"Waiting to Get Shot"	Malik Abdul Rahmaan	1:39
14.	"Time Up"	Madlib	3:32
15.	"Razberry"	Ohbliv	4:00
16.	"Dollar Dr. Dream" / "Morph's Interlude" / "Blame"	Animoss Young Morpheus Black Noise	7:13
Total length:			51:01

FlySiifu's (standard digital edition) track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kin'Tro"	Mejiwahn	3:03
2.	"FlySiifu's Voicemail"		1:31
3.	"Suitcase Special"	Budgie	2:01
4.	"Runthafade"	Lastnamedavid	2:53
5.	"Foisey's Interlude" (featuring Silkmoney)	Foisey	1:29
6.	"Richard Pryor"	Playa Haze	3:04
7.	"Open Up Shop" (featuring B. Cool-Aid)	Ahwlee	2:30
8.	"Mind Right" (featuring Liv.e)	Jay Versace	3:40
9.	"Shloww"	Iiye	2:12
10.	"One Hit Moo Skit"		0:46
11.	"Rick James"	Ohbliv	1:40
12.	"Black B_tches Matter Hoe"		1:10
13.	"Spades"	Graymatter	1:59
14.	"333Get@Me"	Iiye	0:41
15.	"Clean" (featuring Liv.e)	Lastnamedavid	3:34
16.	"Creme's Interlude" (featuring Fousheé)	Creme	2:20
17.	"Waiting to Get Shot"	Malik Abdul Rahmaan	1:39
18.	"Time Up"	Madlib	1:53
19.	"Demon Tyme Skit"		1:39
20.	"Razberry"	Ohbliv	3:08
21.	"Pick Up TF Phone"		0:52
22.	"Dollar Dr. Dream"	Animoss	2:44
Total length:			46:37

FlySiifu's (deluxe digital edition) track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
23.	"$mokebreak"	Iiye	0:49
24.	"Oatmeal" (featuring Chuck Strangers)	Chuck Strangers	3:34
25.	"3 Dope Boys" (featuring 3WaySlim)	Budgie	3:53
26.	"Shawty" (featuring Big Kahuna OG)	Iiye	4:29
27.	"L's" (featuring Fousheé)	Ohbliv	2:00
28.	"Good Word" (featuring Yungmorpheus)	Graymatter	3:18
29.	"Tha Divide" (featuring Zelooperz, Mavi, and Koncept Jackson)	Ewonee	5:15
30.	"Remote Relocation" (featuring Peso Gordon and B. Cool-Aid)	Ahwlee	4:11
31.	"Blame"	Black Noise	3:02
32.	"Smoked Outro"	Iiye	0:41
Total length:			77:40

The deluxe digital edition's additional tracks were released as the $mokebreak EP in 2021. ^[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[17]

• Pink Siifu – vocals
• Fly Anakin – vocals
• Swarvy – mixing
• Zeroh – mastering
• Jack McKain – photography, layout
• Jacob Rochester – logo design
• Barrington Darius – creative assistance

References

1. Bloom, Madison (August 20, 2020). "Listen to Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin's New Song "Dollar Dr. Dream"". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. Lee, Christina; Moody, Tarik; Morrison, John; Powers, Ann; Hilton, Robin (November 12, 2020). "New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 13". NPR . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
3. Rugoff, Lazlo (November 13, 2020). "Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin create a fictional record store on new album FlySiifu's". The Vinyl Factory . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
4. Breihan, Tom (March 19, 2021). "Stream Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin's $mokebreak EP". Stereogum . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
5. "Flysiifu's by Pink Siifu". Metacritic . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
6. Darville, Jordan (March 19, 2021). "Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin share "Tha Divide" video featuring MAVI, ZelooperZ, and Koncept Jack$on". The Fader . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
7. Breihan, Tom (September 17, 2020). "Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu – "Richard Pryor"". Stereogum . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
8. Breihan, Tom (October 15, 2020). "Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin – "Mind Right" (Feat. Liv.e)". Stereogum . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
9. Price, Joe (November 13, 2020). "Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin Drop Joint Album 'FlySiifu's'". Complex . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
10. Johnson, Patrick (January 12, 2021). ""How Could You Watch a Movie and Not Like the Dialogue?:" An Interview with Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
11. Darville, Jordan (February 8, 2021). "Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin share "Open Up Shop" video, announce new EP". The Fader . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
12. Sentz, Tim (November 13, 2020). "Album Review: Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin – FlySiifu's". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
13. Joshi, Tara (November 9, 2020). "Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin - Fly Siifu's". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved February 10, 2025.
14. Kearse, Stephen (November 18, 2020). "Pink Siifu / Fly Anakin: FlySiifu's". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
15. Butterworth, James (November 16, 2020). "Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin — FlySiifu's". The Quietus . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
16. Sacher, Andrew (December 18, 2020). "50 Best Rap Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
17. Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin (2020). FlySiifu's (CD booklet). Lex Records.

Further reading

• Brydon, Grant (May 22, 2021). "'It's Like Star Wars': Welcome to Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin's Record Shop Multi-Verse". Esquire . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
• Lesuer, Mike (November 11, 2020). "Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin's Favorite Hip-Hop Collaborations". Flood Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2025.

External links

• FlySiifu's at Discogs (list of releases)