Music x Road

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Music x Road
Headie One - Music x Road.png
Mixtape by
Released23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)
Genre UK drill [1]
Length45:53
Label Relentless
Headie One chronology
Drillers x Trappers II
(2019)
Music x Road
(2019)
Gang
(2020)
Singles from Music x Road
  1. "18Hunna"
    Released: 6 January 2019 [2]
  2. "All Day"
    Released: 4 May 2019 [3]
  3. "Back to Basics"
    Released: 4 July 2019
  4. "Both"
    Released: 15 August 2019

Music x Road is a commercial mixtape by British rapper Headie One. It was released by Relentless Records on 23 August 2019. It features guest appearances from Dave, Skepta, Stefflon Don, Nav, Lotto Ash, RV, and Krept and Konan. All featured artists are fellow British rappers also, with the exception of Nav, who is Canadian. The mixtape peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Jordan Bassett of NME gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "what is really impressive about Music x Road is its breadth of sound and ambition." [6] The Guardian 's Al Horner, who also gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, commented that "Claustrophobia and regret sit like a smog across its entire 45-minute runtime." [5]

Track listing

Songwriting credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Music x Road track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Music x Road"
Nastylgia3:12
2."Both"
  • Adjei
  • John Ciafone
  • Lem Springsteen
  • Ultra Nate Wyche
  • Nastylgia
  • PJ Pipe it Up
3:33
3."Ball in Peace"AdjeiThe Writers Block2:23
4."Rubbery Bandz"AdjeiI.O3:06
5."18Hunna" (featuring Dave)
  • 169
  • Stuart Hawkes
3:09
6."Back to Basics" (featuring Skepta)Nyge3:14
7."All Day"AdjeiM1OnTheBeat3:21
8."Kettle Water"AdjeiMadara Beatz2:55
9."Interlude: 100 Bottles"AdjeiGuilty Beatz2:00
10."Home"
  • Adjei
  • Sean Combs
  • Faith Evans
  • James Grant
  • Darius Forde
  • Carl Thompson
iLL BLU3:40
11."Swerve" (featuring Stefflon Don and Nav)
  • Rymez
  • ADP
2:36
12."Chanel" (featuring Lotto Ash)
  • Adjei
  • Imrhan Kirnon
  • Nyge
  • TSB
3:00
13."Let's Go" (featuring RV and Krept and Konan)
  • Sykesbeats
  • Ghosty
3:38
14."Nearly Died"Adjei
  • Rex Kudo
  • Sevn Thomas
2:42
15."Numbed Down"Adjei
  • Sykesbeats
  • Ghosty
3:14
Total length:46:08

Charts

Chart performance for Music x Road
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [8] 71
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 5
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [9] 4

Certifications

Certifications for Music x Road
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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