Help (Blackbear album)

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Help
Help Blackbear cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 27, 2015
Genre
Length31:02
Label Beartrap
Producer
  • Blackbear
  • J.Hill
  • Jerry Good
  • Mod Sun
  • Kizzo
  • Corporal
Blackbear chronology
Dead
(2015)
Help
(2015)
Drink Bleach
(2016)
Singles from Help
  1. "Different Hos"
    Released: October 25, 2015
  2. "Paragraphs"
    Released: November 16, 2015
  3. "Oh Lord"
    Released: November 20, 2015
  4. "Slide Thru"
    Released: January 15, 2016

Help (stylized in all lowercase) is the second studio album by American singer Blackbear. It was released on November 27, 2015 through his independent record label Beartrap following his debut album Deadroses (2015) and the acoustic EP Dead (2015). The album includes guest appearances from Jerry Good and Maejor. Four singles were released in promotion of the album: "Different Hos", "Paragraphs", "Oh Lord", and "Slide Thru" featuring Jerry Good. The album peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

Background and composition

Help describes Blackbear's addiction to prescription drugs and wish for escapism. The album cover features a picture of him at the SoHo House West Hollywood and was designed by frequent collaborator Mod Sun. [1] [2]

Singles

"Different Hos" was released as the lead single from Help on October 25, 2015 on SoundCloud with "Paragraphs" and "Oh Lord" following on November 16 and 20 respectively. "Hustler" was released alongside "Paragraphs" but was removed after a few hours. "Slide Thru" was released as a single alongside a music video on January 15, 2016. [3]

Track listing

Help track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Stop" Matthew Musto J.Hill2:50
2."Oh Lord"MustoBlackbear3:20
3."Slide Thru" (featuring Jerry Good)
  • Musto
  • Good
  • Hill
  • Tane Runo
  • Good
  • J.Hill
3:05
4."Paragraphs"
  • Musto
  • Wilson
  • Conley
J.Hill2:49
5."Nervous"
2:33
6."Where Was U?"
  • Musto
  • Tearce Kizzo
  • Blackbear
  • Kizzo
3:32
7."Help" (featuring Maejor)
Corporal3:33
8."Different Hos"
  • Musto
  • Smith
Mod Sun2:14
9."Verbatim"
  • Musto
  • Kizzo
Kizzo3:36
10."Hustler"
  • Musto
  • Wilson
Corporal3:30
Total length:31:02

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak

position

US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 34
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 24

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