Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation

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Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
Moosebumps (cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Genre Hip hop
Length49:16
Label Bulk Recordings
Producer Dan the Automator
Kool Keith chronology
Feature Magnetic
(2016)
Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
(2018)
Controller of Trap
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.3/10 [1]
Metacritic 77/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
HipHopDX 4.3/5 [5]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [6]

Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation is the fifteenth solo studio album by American recording artist Kool Keith, who released the album under the alias Dr. Octagon. It was released on April 6, 2018 via Bulk Recordings. The set was produced by Dan "The Automator" Nakamura and featured the work of turntablist DJ Qbert. [7]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Octagon Octagon"4:02
2."Polka Dots"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
4:37
3."Black Hole Son"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
2:53
4."Power of the World (S Curls)"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
4:31
5."Operation Zero"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
4:52
6."Bear Witness IV"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
4:30
7."Area 54"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
4:04
8."Flying Waterbed"
3:40
9."3030 Meets the Doc (Pt. 1)" (featuring Deltron 3030)
4:44
10."Karma Sutra"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
3:51
11."Hollywood Tailswinging"
  • K. Thornton
  • D. Nakamura
3:44
Total length:49:16
Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Aviator Hype"3:49

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 158
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [9] 48
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [10] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [13] 4

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