Three Seashells (mixtape)

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Three Seashells
Mixtape by Lakutis
Released February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20)
Genre Hip hop
Length24:25
Label Greedhead Music
Producer Black Noise, Steel Tipped Dove, Hghwnd, Spvce, Bill Ding, Sicksentz, Hot Sugar
Lakutis chronology
I'm in the Forest
(2011)I'm in the Forest2011		Three Seashells
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound B [1]
Impose Magazinefavorable [2]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [3]
Potholes in My BlogStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Three Seashells (sometimes stylized as 3 Seashells [5] ) is a mixtape by American rapper Lakutis. [6] It was released on Greedhead Music on February 20, 2014. [1] Music videos were created for "Too Ill for the Law", [7] "Jesus Piece", [8] and "Body Scream". [9]

Aleksey Weintraub, better known by his stage name Lakutis, is a Russian American rapper from New York. He has collaborated with Das Racist, Hot Sugar, and Kitty. He has also toured with Le1f and Antwon.

Greedhead Music is an independent record label founded by Himanshu Suri of Das Racist. Initially, Suri founded Greedhead Music as a management and recording company in 2008 to manage Das Racist. Greedhead's first releases were the group's 2010 mixtapes, Shut Up, Dude and Sit Down, Man. Das Racist's first commercially available album, Relax, was also the first commercial release on the Greedhead imprint. Greedhead has since released solo mixtapes by both Kool A.D. and Heems. The label has also released works by Dash Speaks, Weekend Money, Keepaway, Lakutis, Big Baby Gandhi, Le1f, Antwon, and Meyhem Lauren, as well as non-hip-hop acts like singer Safe, Scottish bhangra act Tigerstyle, and comedian Joe Mande.

Contents

Reception

Pat Levy of Consequence of Sound gave Three Seashells a grade of B, saying, "Despite the record's relatively short runtime, so much humor, angst, and pure bohemian attitude are melded together with admirable results." [1] Zach Kelly of Pitchfork gave it a 6.7 out of 10 and commented that "Lakutis isn't big on coherent content, favoring a sort of stream of consciousness approach to his rhyming." [3]

<i>Consequence of Sound</i> American music website

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On February 26, 2014, it was named by Stereogum as the Mixtape of the Week. [10]

Stereogum is a daily Internet publication that focuses on music news, song premieres, and irreverent commentary. The site was created in January 2002 by Scott Lapatine.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."What the Fuck"Black Noise1:42
2."Animal"Steel Tipped Dove3:01
3."Jesus Piece"Steel Tipped Dove3:12
4."Too Ill for the Law"Hghwnd2:37
5."Mumra"Spvce1:20
6."Skit 1" 0:07
7."Chinese Slippers"Bill Ding2:08
8."Black Swann" (featuring DVS)Sicksentz2:40
9."Skit 2" 0:14
10."Body Scream" Hot Sugar 3:06
11."Skeleton"Bill Ding2:11
12."Dope as Fuck"Bill Ding2:07

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References

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  2. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (February 20, 2014). "Lakutis, Three Seashells". Impose Magazine. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kelly, Zach (March 6, 2014). "Lakutis: Three Seashells". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Letvinchuk, Alex (February 28, 2014). "Lakutis – 3 Seashells". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (March 5, 2014). "Lakutis Laments The Demise Of "Fresh Hot New York Style Pizza"". The Village Voice . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (February 21, 2014). "Premiere: Stream Lakutis' New Mixtape "Three Seashells"". Complex . Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lobenfeld, Claire (April 23, 2013). "Lakutis – "Too Ill For The Law" Video". Stereogum . Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ Bowe, Miles (February 13, 2014). "Lakutis – "Jesus Piece" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum . Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Trammell, Matthew (September 29, 2014). "Watch Lakutis Spread a Field of Feels in "Body Scream"". The Fader . Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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