Leather Blvd

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Leather Blvd
B. Cool-Aid - Leather Blvd.png
Studio album by
B. Cool-Aid
ReleasedMarch 31, 2023
Genre
Length67:26
Label Lex
Producer
B. Cool-Aid chronology
Syrup
(2019)		Leather Blvd
(2023)
Singles from Leather Blvd
  1. "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)"
    Released: January 16, 2023
  2. "Wassup"
    Released: February 14, 2023
  3. "Soundgood"
    Released: March 8, 2023
Leather Blvd ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 4.1/5 [1]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [2]
Pitchfork 6.5/10 [3]

Leather Blvd is the second album by American hip hop duo B. Cool-Aid, consisting of rapper Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee. The album was released on March 31, 2023, by Lex Records. The album was announced January 16 along with lead single "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)" which features contributions from V.C.R., Jimetta Rose, Liv.e, Butcher Brown, and Maurice II. [4]

Contents

Release

The album's lead single, "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)", was released January 16. Pitchfork 's Dylan Green called it a song about keeping faith despite not knowing the future. He highlighted Pink Siifu's lyrics "Everything's gonna turn around someday/Everything gonna make sense, let's pray", and Maurice II saying "Somebody full of fear, somebody ain't/Minding they business, wanna talk about how I move," as a statement of being done with naysayers. The track opens with Siifu's crooning voice over a "crisp drum pattern and bass", then transitions halfway through where the instrumental "stutters and wears down", leading to Maurice's "mellow, flatly-delivered verse" joined by "ghostly coos" from Liv.e, Jimetta Rose, and V.C.R. [5]

The second single, "Wassup", was released on Valentine's Day, [6] [7] and features contributions from Devin Morrison, Pher Turner, and MoRuf. "Wassup" also came with a music video directed by Matt Zolly and Noah Porter. [6] The song is "hazy, stretched-out", and comes with "a whole lot of melody in Ahwlee's staggered groove, and Pink Siifu rap[ping] in a lovestruck croak." [8] The third single, "Soundgood", was released on March 8, also with features from Liv.e, Jimetta Rose, & V.C.R. The "Soundgood" release also came with an announcement of the album's full track list, revealing more features including Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets, Quelle Chris, Big Rube, and Fousheé. [9]

Style

The album has been described as neo soul, [7] [10] jazz rap, [10] and G-funk. [2]

Year-end lists

Leather Blvd on year-end lists
Publication#Ref.
The Wire 38 [11]

Track listing

Leather Blvd track listing
No.TitleProducersLength
1."Welcome 2 Leather Boulevard"
2:53
2."Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)"
  • Butcher Brown
  • Ahwlee
  • Maurice II
5:11
3."Diamonds"
  • Ahwlee
  • DJ Harrison
  • iiye
3:08
4."Neems (Naima)"
4:04
5."Soundgood"Ahwlee2:43
6."Wassup"
  • Ahwlee
  • Butcher Brown
5:30
7."If U Can See Me (4U)"Ahwlee1:57
8."Cnt Fk Around"Ahwlee6:16
9."Fools_LSA"
  • Ahwlee
  • Butcher Brown
  • iiye
  • DJ Harrison
4:06
10."ChalkRoundIt (Talk Abt It)"
  • iiye
  • Butcher Brown
2:32
11."Craxy!"
  • Ahwlee
  • iiye
  • DJ Harrison
4:13
12."Streets Got Pages"Ahwlee4:00
13."So Soft Salon"
  • Ahwlee
  • DJ Harrison
  • iiye
5:46
14."Leather Blvd Ad"
1:13
15."Brandy, Aaliyah"Ahwlee4:54
16."We Good at Leather Tht Leather This"
  • Ahwlee
  • Butcher Brown
  • iiye
9:00
Total length:67:26

Personnel

Sourced from Stereogum . [9]

  • Butcher Brown (1, 2, 9, 11, 16)
  • DJ Harrison (1, 3, 9, 13)
  • Melanie Charles (1)
  • Liv.e (2, 5, 7, 12)
  • Jimetta Rose (2, 5, 12, 15)
  • V.C.R. (2, 3, 5, 9, 12)
  • Maurice II (2)
  • Mndsgn (4)
  • Akeema-Zane (4)
  • Devin Morrison (6)
  • Pher (6)
  • MoRuf (6, 15)

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References

  1. ↑ Floyd, Lauren (March 30, 2023). "B. Cool-Aid (Pink Siifu & Ahwlee) Leather Blvd Feels Like a Warm Hometown Reunion". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Cashin, Cal (March 27, 2023). "B. Cool Aid - Leather Blvd - Album Review". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kearse, Stephen (April 7, 2023). "B. Cool-Aid / Pink Siifu / Ahwlee: Leather Blvd. Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (January 16, 2023). "Pink Siifu & Ahwlee announce new B. Cool-Aid album, share song ft. Liv.e, Butcher Brown & more". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Green, Dylan (January 19, 2023). "B. Cool-Aid / Pink Siifu / Ahwlee: "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)" [ft. Liv.e, Butcher Brown, Jimetta Rose, V.C.R and Maurice II] Track Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Helfand, Raphael (February 14, 2023). "B. Cool-Aid share new song "Wassup"". The Fader . Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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  8. ↑ Breihan, Tom (February 14, 2023). "B. Cool-Aid – "Wassup" (Feat. Devin Morrison, Pher, & MoRuf)". Stereogum . Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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