Last Winter

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Last Winter
Bas-Last Winter.jpg
Studio album by
Bas
ReleasedApril 29, 2014
Recorded2013–14
Genre Hip hop
Length40:02
Label
Producer
  • J. Cole (exec.)
  • Cedric Brown
  • Ron Gilmore
  • GP808
  • Hottrak
  • Jay Kurzweil
  • Ogee Handz
Bas chronology
Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 2
(2013)
Last Winter
(2014)
Too High to Riot
(2016)

Last Winter is the debut studio album by American rapper Bas. It was released on April 29, 2014, by Dreamville Records, and Interscope Records. The album debuted at No. 103 on Billboard 200, selling 3,601 copies in its first week. [1] It has sold 11,000 copies in the US as of February 2016. [2]

Contents

Background

The album features guest appearances from his label-mates J. Cole, and KQuick, along with artists contributing this album such as Irvin Washington, and Mack Wilds. [3] The production on this album includes from Cedric Brown, Ron Gilmore, GP808, Hottrak, Jay Kurzweil, and Ogee Handz, among others.

Singles and promotion

On May 2, Bas released the music video for "My Nigga Just Made Bail" featuring J. Cole. [4] The song "Lit" appeared on his mixtape in 2013, and a music video for that was released on July 11, followed by a video for "Charles De Gaulle to JFK". [5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from ASCAP. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."New World Order"
Gilmore3:50
2."Mook in New Mexico"
  • Hamad
  • Gilmore
  • Ali Gabir Oussama
  • Ogee Handz
  • Gilmore [a]
3:17
3."Fiji Water In My Iron" (featuring KQuick)
  • Hamad
  • Gilmore
  • Oussama
  • Kaleb Rollins
  • Ogee Handz
  • Gilmore [a]
3:29
4."My Nigga Just Made Bail" (featuring J. Cole)
  • Hamad
  • Jermaine Cole
  • Gilmore
  • Wala Longanga
  • Yala Asebaluka
  • Harrys Likongo
  • GP808
  • Hottrak
  • Gilmore
3:36
5."Charles De Gaulle to JFK"
  • Hamad
  • Gilmore
Gilmore3:09
6."Vacation" (featuring Irvin Washington)
Gilmore3:28
7."Building Blocks (Interlude)"
  • Hamad
  • Jay Kurzweil
Jay Kurzweil1:35
8."Donk of the Day"
  • Brown
  • Gilmore
4:48
9."Golden Goals"
Kurzweil2:34
10."Nigga on the Dos, The Most Interesting Man in the World"
  • Hamad
  • Gilmore
  • Yolanda DeBerry
  • T.S. Rose Desandies
  • Yann Fabroni
  • Jii Amadehuss
  • Gilmore
3:28
11."Your World" (featuring Mack Wilds)
  • Hamad
  • Gilmore
  • Oussama
  • Rollins
  • Ogee Handz
  • Gilmore [a]
3:00
12."Last Winter"
  • Hamad
  • Brown
  • Gilmore
  • Frank Alstin
  • Charles Simmons
  • Brown
  • Gilmore
3:12
Total length:40:02
iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Lit" (featuring J. Cole & KQuick)
  • Brown
  • Gilmore
4:38
Total length:44:40

Sample Credits [7]

Notes

[a] indicated a co-producer.

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 103
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 18
US Rap Albums (Billboard) [10] 13

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