Hallways (album)

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Hallways
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
Genre Hip hop
Length41:48
Label Stones Throw Records
Producer DJ Spinna, Jonwayne, 2 Hungry Bros., J57, Oh No, Knxwledge, Sobermindedmusic, Professor Brian Oblivion, SOL626, Jozef van Wissem, Inspirmentalist
Homeboy Sandman chronology
First of a Living Breed
(2012)
Hallways
(2014)
Kindness for Weakness
(2016)

Hallways is the fifth studio album by Queens, New York rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released on September 2, 2014 by Stones Throw Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A− [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

In a review for Cuepoint , Robert Christgau said Homeboy Sandman's perspective on "America, the Beautiful" was refreshing "from a man who's always been as class-conscious as alt-rap gets", while "Personal Ad" deeming "a sex boast few this side of Jay-Z would have the cool or balls to pull off". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleProducerLength
1."1,2,3" DJ Spinna 2:11
2."America, the Beautiful" Jonwayne 2:32
3."Loads" (featuring Blu)2 Hungry Bros.3:09
4."Refugee"Jonwayne4:11
5."Activity"J572:45
6."Heaven Too" (featuring Oh No)Oh No4:20
7."Problems" Knxwledge 4:34
8."Grand Pupa"Sobermindedmusic4:00
9."Personal Ad"Professor Brian Oblivion3:23
10."Stroll"SOL6264:53
11."Unraveling" (featuring Jozef van Wissem)Jozef van Wissem2:39
12."Enough" (featuring J-Live and Kurious)Inspirmentalist3:11

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