Angels Exodus
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| Studio album by Lil B | ||||
| Released | January 18, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 36:46 | |||
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Angels Exodus is the fourth 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]
Music and lyrics
Angels Exodus is a hip hop album[2] with a loose theme of "Lil B against the undead: zombies and vampires."[3] Lyrically, the album shows "range, depth, introspection, humor and technique."[2] The first track "Exhibit 6" features "a shout out to Jay Electronica and rhyming over a slow-paced, dark instrumental."[4] The track "Motivation", which features a pitchshifted Drake sample,[3] is about "Lil B looking back on when people were criticizing him, and observing how now they’re all 'on his dick'."[4] "Cold War, Pt. 2" features a sample from Janelle Monáe's "Cold War." The tracks "More Silence More Coffins" and "The Growth" are described as "some of the best chipmunk soul tracks this side of 2004 Kanye,"[2] with the former one featuring a sample from Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life."[3]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Fact |   [3] |
| HipHopDX |   [4] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [2] |
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."[3] 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."[4] Tiny Mix Tapes' Brian Richardson described the album as "one weird hip-hop record," stating: "There may be more reverby synths on Angel’s Exodus than there are on the new Radiohead record." Richardson further commented: "Ultimately, it plays more like a mixtape than an album; although there are no skits or guest spots, several songs check in at under two minutes and feel like unfinished sketches."[2]
Track listing
- "Exhibit 6" — 3:57
- "Life’s Zombies" — 3:21
- "All My Life (Remix)" — 3:56
- "Bay Area Music" — 2:45
- "Motivation" — 3:40
- "Cold War, Pt. 2" — 1:54
- "Vampires" — 2:37
- "More Silence More Coffins" — 3:00
- "Connect The Dots" — 1:52
- "1 Time" — 3:13
- "The Growth" — 4:02
- "Frankie Silver" — 2:29
Personnel
- Lil B — vocals, lyrics
- Bobby Music — production
- Vanx — production
- Clams Casino — production
- Lou Pocus — production
References
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (January 13, 2011). "Lil B Preps Two New Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Richardson, Brian. "Lil B - Angel's Exodus". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Campbell, Chris (March 11, 2011). "Lil B: Angels Exodus". Fact. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Bassa, Amanda (February 4, 2011). "Lil B - Angels Exodus". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 27, 2015.