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Released | March 25, 2016 | |||
Studio | Office/Space Studios | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 45:33 | |||
Label | Mello Music Group | |||
Producer | Paul White | |||
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Hella Personal Film Festival is a 2016 collaborative studio album by American rapper Open Mike Eagle and British record producer Paul White. [2] It was released via Mello Music Group on March 25,2016. [3] Recorded in London,it features guest appearances from Aesop Rock and Hemlock Ernst. [3] Music videos were created for "Check to Check", [4] "Admitting the Endorphin Addiction", [5] "Smiling (Quirky Race Doc)", [6] and "Dang Is Invincible". [7]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 [8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | B+ [10] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [11] |
Clash | 9/10 [12] |
Consequence of Sound | B [13] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [14] |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5 [15] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [16] |
Spin | 7/10 [17] |
At Metacritic,which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,the album received an average score of 79,based on 9 reviews,indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]
Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album a 4.0 out of 5 and stated that "Hella Personal Film Festival succeeds on the merits of Paul White's melodic beats setting the backdrop for Open Mike Eagle's woes,aggravation and sighs of relief alike." [15] Marcus J. Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10 and called it "refreshingly cohesive,exploring varied themes without drifting off-course." [16] Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10,saying,"for the most part,this is an album that boasts both accessible sonics and lyrical labyrinths." [14]
Rolling Stone placed it at number 26 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list. [18] HipHopDX included it on the "Most Slept-On Rap Albums of 2016" list. [19]
All tracks are written by Michael Eagle and Paul White, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Admitting the Endorphin Addiction" |
| 3:28 |
2. | "I Went Outside Today" (featuring Aesop Rock) |
| 2:43 |
3. | "Dang Is Invincible" | 2:50 | |
4. | "Check to Check" | 2:03 | |
5. | "The Curse of Hypervigliance (In Politics, Romance, and Cohabitation)" | 2:47 | |
6. | "Insecurity" | 2:31 | |
7. | "Smiling (Quirky Race Doc)" | 3:42 | |
8. | "Leave People Alone" | 3:05 | |
9. | "A Short About a Guy That Dies Every Night" | 3:03 | |
10. | "Protectors of the Heat" (featuring Hemlock Ernst) |
| 4:26 |
11. | "Insecurity Part 2 (The Moor the Marry Her)" | 3:45 | |
12. | "Dive Bar Support Group" | 4:23 | |
13. | "Drunk Dreaming" | 2:49 | |
14. | "Reprieve" | 3:57 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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