Bucket List Project is the debut studio album by American rapper Saba. It was released on October 27, 2016, by Saba Pivot, LLC.
Background The album was produced mainly by Saba himself and Phoelix, with guest producers ranging from Cam O'bi, daedaePIVOT, Joseph Chilliams, Ken Ross, Flex Lennon, squeakPIVOT, among others. The album also includes guest appearances from Noname, Twista, Smino, Ravyn Lenae, and Jean Deaux, among others.
Critical reception
Bucket List Project received critical acclaim from critics. Pitchfork wrote "it is superbly written and performed. Saba is a crafty storyteller who makes full use of his long memory and slithering wordplay." Finishing 12th on Rolling Stone's list of 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016, Saba "successfully mashes of-the-moment hip-hop and atmospheric, live-band funk textures." Consequence of Sound compared Bucket List Project to Kendrick Lamar, writing "Saba maintained a precocious mastery of his craft with windingly poetic flows over murky, subdued beats, not too far removed from Kendrick Lamar circa Section 80."
Track listing
Track notes signifies an additional producer "In Loving Memory" and "American Hypnosis" features additional vocals from Daoud. "Stoney" features additional vocals from BRJKNC. "GPS" features uncredited vocals from Chandlar and BJRKNC. "Church (Liquor Store)" features additional vocals from Akenya. "Symmetry" and "Photosynthesis" features additional vocals from Phoelix.
Personnel Credits are adapted from the rapper's official SoundCloud page.
Vocalists Saba - primary artist Phoelix - featured artist , background artist BJRKNC - featured artist , background artist Twista - featured artist Noname - featured artist Joseph Chilliams - featured artist Jean Deaux - featured artist Matthew Santos - featured artist Akenya - featured artist , background artist Ravyn Lenae - featured artist Smino - featured artist LEGIT - featured artist Daoud - background artist Chandlar - background artist
Musicians Herbie One - trumpet Simon Dufor - sax Benjamin J Shepherd - additional bass Jameson Brenner - guitar
Technical Matt Wheeler - mixing, mastering Elton "L10" Chueng - mixing Matt Wheeler - mastering James Musshorn - recording Cornell "MixedbyCJ" Smith - recording Elton "L10" Chueng - vocal engineer Cameron Boswell - vocal engineer
Production Phoelix - production Saba - production Daoud - production L Boog - production Cam O'bi - production Joseph Chilliams - production daedaePIVOT - production Ken Ross - production Flex Lennon - production squeakPIVOT - production Cory Grindberg - production D. Phelps - production Monte Booker - production
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