QPac

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QPac
Quando Rondo - QPac.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Recorded2019–2020
Length49:53
Label
Producer
  • 16yrold
  • Beezo
  • CashMoneyAP
  • C4
  • Danny Majic
  • DJ Swift
  • Drell on the Track
  • Einer Bankz
  • Figurez Made It
  • Go Grizzly
  • Hood Famous
  • India Got Them Beats
  • JetsonMade
  • Jonuel Colon
  • KC Supreme
  • MalikOTB
  • Mook
  • MP808
  • Neeko Baby
  • Pierre
  • Pliznaya
  • Pooh Beatz
  • Tahj Money
  • TJ Produced It
  • TnTXD
Quando Rondo chronology
From the Neighborhood to the Stage
(2019)
QPac
(2020)
Diary of a Lost Child
(2020)

QPac is the debut studio album by American rapper Quando Rondo. It was released on January 10, 2020, by Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records, following his 2019 mixtape From the Neighborhood to the Stage. The album's name makes reference to 2Pac. [1] It features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Lil Durk, Luh Kel and Polo G. The album also features production from several prestigious artists such as CashMoneyAP, JetsonMade, MP808, Tahj Money, and TnTXD.

Contents

QPac was supported by five singles: "Just Keep Going", "Double C's", "Marvelous" featuring Polo G, "Collect Calls", and "Bad Vibe" featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie and 2 Chainz. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 20,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

QPac received generally positive reviews from critics. Fred Thomas from AllMusic stated that "Quando Rondo sharpened his talents for his official studio debut, QPac." He further noted that "Quando expands on the sung/rapped style he broke through with." Concluding his review, Tomas notes that QPac is "the rapper's most versatile collection up to this point, QPac displays more versatility and considered production choices than his great but sometimes monotonous mixtapes."

Track listing

QPac tracklisting
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Blue Opps"Pliznaya2:06
2."Real Love"
  • Go Grizzly
  • Pooh Beatz
2:25
3."Double C's"
2:34
4."Dripped Out" (featuring Luh Kel)
3:12
5."Nothing Else Matters"
  • Hood Famous
  • Pooh Beatz
2:39
6."Poetic Justice"
  • DJ Swift
  • Mook
  • Jonuel Colon
2:58
7."Marvelous" (featuring Polo G)
  • MalikOTB
  • TnTXD
  • Tahj Money
3:30
8."Expensive Edibles"C42:17
9."Collect Calls"KC Supreme2:38
10."Bad Vibe" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie and 2 Chainz)
  • Danny Majic
  • Pierre
3:19
11."101"Drell on the Track3:23
12."Safest" (featuring Lil Durk)TJ Produced It3:54
13."Just Keep Going"
2:05
14."Legitimate Drugz"Go Grizzly2:27
15."Perfect Timing"Drell on the Track2:21
16."Codeine Tales"
  • Figurez Made It
  • Pooh Beatz
2:41
17."Love or Lust"Drell on the Track2:16
18."Letter to My Daughter"India Got Them Beats3:10
Total length:49:53

Charts

Chart performance for QPac
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 14

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