FlySiifu's

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FlySiifu's
Studio album by
Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin
ReleasedNovember 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
Genre Hip hop
Length46:37
Label Lex
Producer
  • Mejiwahn
  • Budgie
  • Lastnamedavid
  • Foisey
  • Playa Haze
  • Ahwlee
  • Jay Versace
  • Iiye
  • Ohbliv
  • Graymatter
  • Creme
  • Malik Abdul Rahmaan
  • Madlib
  • Animoss
Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin chronology
FlySiifu's
(2020)		Smokebreak
(2021)
Singles from FlySiifu's
  1. "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]

Contents

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
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 65% [12]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [13]

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." [14] 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." [13]

BrooklynVegan placed the album at number 45 on its list of the "50 Best Rap Albums of 2020". [15]

Track listing

FlySiifu's (2020) track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Kin'Tro"Mejiwahn3:03
2."FlySiifu's Voicemail" 1:31
3."Suitcase Special"Budgie2:01
4."Runthafade"Lastnamedavid2:53
5."Foisey's Interlude" (featuring Silkmoney)Foisey1:29
6."Richard Pryor"Playa Haze3:04
7."Open Up Shop" (featuring B. Cool-Aid)Ahwlee2:30
8."Mind Right" (featuring Liv.e)Jay Versace3:40
9."Shloww"Iiye2:12
10."One Hit Moo Skit" 0:46
11."Rick James"Ohbliv1:40
12."Black B_tches Matter Hoe" 1:10
13."Spades'"Graymatter1:59
14."333Get@Me"iiye0:41
15."Clean" (featuring Liv.e)Lastnamedavid3:34
16."Creme's Interlude" (featuring Fousheé)Creme2:20
17."Waiting to Get Shot"Malik Abdul Rahmaan1:39
18."Time Up" Madlib 1:53
19."Demon Tyme Skit" 1:39
20."Razberry"Ohbliv3:08
21."Pick Up TF Phone" 0:52
22."Dollar Dr. Dream"Animoss2:44
Total length:46:37
FlySiifu's (2021) track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
23."Smokebreak"Iiye0:49
24."Oatmeal" (featuring Chuck Strangers) Chuck Strangers 3:34
25."3 Dope Boys" (featuring 3WaySlim)Budgie3:53
26."Shawty" (featuring Big Kahuna OG)Iiye4:29
27."L's" (featuring Fousheé)Ohbliv2:00
28."Good Word" (featuring Yungmorpheus)Graymatter3:18
29."Tha Divide" (featuring Zelooperz, Mavi, and Koncept Jackson)Ewonee5:15
30."Remote Relocation" (featuring Peso Gordon and B. Cool-Aid)Ahwlee4:11
31."Blame"Black Noise3:02
32."Smoked Outro"Iiye0:41
Total length:77:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [16]

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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 $mokebreak EP". Stereogum . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Flysiifu's by Pink Siifu". Metacritic . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Darville, Jordan (March 19, 2021). "Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin share "Tha Divide" video featuring MAVI, ZelooperZ, and Koncept Jack$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. 1 2 Sentz, Tim (November 13, 2020). "Album Review: Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin – FlySiifu's". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Kearse, Stephen (November 18, 2020). "Pink Siifu / Fly Anakin: FlySiifu's". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
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  16. ↑ Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin (2020). FlySiifu's (CD booklet). Lex Records.

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