Talk Back is the debut album from American rapper Kembe X. It was released on July 15, 2016 on iTunes, Spotify, and Tidal.[1]
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| Studio album by Kembe X | ||||
| Released | July 15, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Closed Sessions, The Village | |||
| Producer | Bentley Hazelwood, Hippie Sabotage, The Antydote, Crooklin, DJ Fu, Aaron Bow, Teddy Walton | |||
| Kembe X chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Talk Back | ||||
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Background edit
The album was produced by Bentley Hazelwood, Hippie Sabotage, The Antydote, Crooklin, DJ Fu, Aaron Bow, and Teddy Walton. Guest features include long time friend, Alex Wiley, as well as Zacari P and Roméo Testa.[2]
Singles edit
On November 2, 2015, Kembe X released the first single from Talk Back titled "Buried Alive", with the title track coming out the following week.[3][4] On January 6, 2016, the third single "Squad Day (Work Week)" was released.[5] In June, two more songs, "10 Feet Tall" and "Welcome to America", were released to further promote the project.[6][7]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[8] |
Writing for Exclaim!, Leandre Nawej praised the album's "distinct sense of self-awareness and social commentary".[8]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Buried Alive" | Dikembe Jabari | The Antydote | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Carpenter" | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Gino's Disquisition" | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Welcome to America" | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 2:05 |
| 5. | "Squad Day (Work Week)" | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Loosie" | Jabari | Hippie Sabotage | 2:57 |
| 7. | "What U Say" | Jabari | Crooklin | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Alive" (featuring Roméo Testa) | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 2:36 |
| 9. | "10 Feet Tall" | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Paper" (featuring Zacari P & Alex Wiley) | Jabari | DJ Fu | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Talk Back" | Jabari | Hippie Sabotage | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Oxygen" | Jabari | Bentley Hazelwood | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Young Nigga" (Bonus) | Jabari | Aaron Bow & Teddy Walton | 2:53 |
| 14. | "I Can't Go" (Bonus) | Jabari | AK7RA | 3:15 |
References edit
- ^ "Talk Back by Kembe X". iTunes. 15 July 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Stop What You're Doing and Check Out Kembe X's New Album, 'Talk Back'".
- ^ "Kembe X - Buried Alive". HNHH. 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Kembe X - Talk Back". HNHH. 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Kembe X - Work Week (Squad Day)".
- ^ "Kembe X - 10 Ft. Tall". HNHH. 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Kembe X - Welcome to America". HNHH. 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b Nawej, Leandre (July 15, 2015). "Kembe X - Talk Back". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 3, 2016.