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Skins
Studio album by
XXXTentacion
ReleasedDecember 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)
Recorded2018
StudioXXX Studios[1]
Genre
Length19:43
Label
Producer
  • Cubeatz
  • John Cunningham
  • Potsu
  • Robert Soukiasyan
  • XXXTentacion
XXXTentacion chronology
?
(2018) 		Skins
(2018)
Singles from Skins
  1. "Bad"
    Released: November 9, 2018

Skins (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper XXXTentacion, released on December 7, 2018.[2] It is one of the projects XXXTentacion was working on before his death, and his first album to be released posthumously.[2] The lead single, "Bad!", was released on November 9. The sole guest feature is American rapper Kanye West; XXXTentacion is also expected to be a posthumous feature on West's forthcoming album Yandhi.[3] On December 4, 2018, the album was leaked to multiple websites.[4]

Background

After the release of the Extended Play A Ghetto Christmas Carol in December 2017, XXXTentacion announced he was preparing three new albums[5] and eventually announced the titles of the albums as Bad Vibes Forever, Skins, and ?.[6] XXXTentacion's second studio album ? was released in March 2018. XXXTentacion was shot and killed in June 2018 before the albums Bad Vibes Forever and Skins could be released.

It was posted temporarily on XXXTentacion's Instagram after his death that the album would be "super short. It's literally gonna be a minute",[2] but several publications reported that the album may appear in unfinished form.[7] Some of the details about the album were shown when an iTunes Store link became active for a period of time on November 7 before being taken down; the page showed that the album had 10 tracks and was a total of 17 minutes long.[7] The page was later reinstated.[8] The only track title shown is that of "Bad!"[2] DJ Scheme, XXXTentacion’s official DJ, stated that Skins will not be XXXTentacion's final posthumous album release.[9]

In September 2018, American rapper and record producer Kanye West privately previewed a song from his upcoming album Yandhi that featured posthumous vocals by XXXTentacion.[3] On November 23, 2018, a snippet of an XXXTentacion song titled "One Minute" that featured West leaked.[10] "One Minute" was later confirmed when the official track listing was revealed on December 3, 2018.[11]

Promotion

While XXXTentacion had sung a line of "Bad!" and talked about Skins on Instagram prior to his death, it was a rumored project until his team posted on Twitter that further details would be announced on November 9.[9] The pre-order became available shortly after "Bad!" was released.[12]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Introduction"OnfroyXXXTentacion0:31
2."Guardian Angel"
  • Onfroy
  • Ciara Simms
  • Potsu
  • XXXTentacion
1:48
3."Train Food"
  • Onfroy
  • John Cunningham
  • Cunningham
  • XXXTentacion
2:44
4."Whoa (Mind in Awe)"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Robert Soukiasyan
Cunningham2:37
5."Bad!"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
1:34
6."Staring at the Sky"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Cunningham
  • XXXTentacion
1:25
7."One Minute" (featuring Kanye West)
Cunningham3:17
8."Difference" (Interlude)
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
Cunningham1:16
9."I Don't Let Go"
2:01
10."What Are You So Afraid Of"
  • Onfroy
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
  • Cunningham
  • Soukiasyan
2:30
Total length:19:43

Notes

  • "Guardian Angel", "Train Food" and "I Don't Let Go" are stylized in sentence case. (e.g. "Train Food" = "Train food")
  • "Whoa (Mind in Awe)", "Difference (Interlude)" and "What Are You So Afraid Of" are stylized in lowercase.
  • "Bad!" and "Staring at the Sky" are stylized in uppercase.
  • "Guardian Angel" features a sample of "Jocelyn Flores" played in reverse.

References

  1. ^ "XXXTENTACION – BAD! (Audio)". Retrieved November 9, 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d Daly, Rhian (November 8, 2018). "First posthumous XXXTentacion album 'Skins' to be released next month". NME. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Peter A. Berry (27 September 2018). "Kanye West's 'Yandhi' Album to Feature XXXTentacion, 6ix9ine and More". XXL. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ https://urbanislandz.com/2018/12/05/xxxtentacion-new-album-skins-reportedly-leaked/amp/
  5. ^ "XXXTentacion Goes Back on Retirement Claims, Promises 3 Albums in 2018". Complex. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "XXXTentacion Shares the Titles of His New Albums". XXL. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Young, Alex (November 8, 2018). "Posthumous XXXTentacion Album, Skins, to be Released in December". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Skins by XXXTENTACION on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  9. ^ a b A, Aron (November 8, 2018). "XXXTENTACION's Cover Art For "Skins" Revealed". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  10. ^ https://rapcurrent.com/2018/11/kanye-west-feature-xxxtentacion-upcoming-album-skins/
  11. ^ https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-west-to-feature-on-xxxtentacions-new-album/
  12. ^ "XXXTentacion's Posthumous Album 'Skins' Due in December". Rap-Up. November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "SKINS / XXXTENTACION". Tidal. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
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