Angels Exodus is the third studio album by American rapper Lil B. It was released digitally on January 18, 2011 through BasedWorld Records and Amalgam Digital. It serves as a prelude to Lil B's 2012 mixtape, Glassface.[1]

Angels Exodus
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2011 (2011-01-18)
Genre
Length36:46
Label
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Lil B chronology
MM..Christmas
(2010)
Angels Exodus
(2011)
Red Flame: Devil Music Edition
(2011)

Music and lyrics

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Angels Exodus is based on a loose theme of "Lil B against the undead: zombies and vampires."[2] The first track "Exhibit 6" features "a shout out to Jay Electronica and rhyming over a slow-paced, dark instrumental."[3] The track "Motivation", which features a Tim Hecker sample in the background,[4] is about "Lil B looking back on when people were criticizing him, and observing how now they’re all 'on his dick'."[3] "Cold War, Pt. 2" features a sample from Janelle Monáe's "Cold War." The track "More Silence More Coffins" features a sample from Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life."[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Fact     [2]
HipHopDX     [3]

The album generally received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Fact magazine critic Chris Campbell stated: "Angels Exodus gives Lil B the chance to indulge his significant conceptual side with some confines" and further wrote: "The only fair way to evaluate a Lil B album is against other Lil B albums/mixtapes, and in terms of quality, he’s certainly released better."[2] Amanda Bassa of HipHopDX wrote: "In some ways, Angels Exodus is impressive for the sheer fact that Lil B seems to have shown some sort of artistic and mental growth since his initial YouTube blitz." Nevertheless, Bassa also criticized the album, stating: "Even mass amounts of hype can’t cover up Lil B’s poorly mixed vocals, off-kilter methods of blending rapping with simply speaking, skewed perspective on life, and utter knack for taking what makes Rap great, and doing the exact opposite."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Exhibit 6"3:57
2."Life’s Zombies"3:21
3."All My Life (Remix)"3:56
4."Bay Area Music"2:45
5."Motivation"3:40
6."Cold War, Pt. 2"1:54
7."Vampires"2:37
8."More Silence More Coffins"3:00
9."Connect The Dots"1:52
10."Time"3:13
11."The Growth"4:02
12."Frankie Silver"2:29

Personnel

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  • Lil B — vocals, lyrics
  • Bobby Music — production
  • Vanx — production
  • Clams Casino — production
  • Lou Pocus — production

References

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  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (January 13, 2011). "Lil B Preps Two New Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Campbell, Chris (March 11, 2011). "Lil B: Angels Exodus". Fact. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Bassa, Amanda (February 4, 2011). "Lil B - Angels Exodus". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Lil B's 'Motivation' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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