Hiding Places
| Hiding Places | ||||
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| Released | March 29, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Backwoodz Studioz | |||
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| Billy Woods chronology | ||||
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| Kenny Segal chronology | ||||
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Hiding Places is a collaborative studio album by Brooklyn rapper Billy Woods and Los Angeles record producer Kenny Segal.[1] It was released by Backwoodz Studioz on March 29, 2019.[2] It features guest appearances from Mothermary, Elucid, and Self Jupiter.[3]
Background
Kenny Segal produced Milo's 2015 album So the Flies Don't Come, which featured a guest appearance from Elucid.[4] Elucid is one half of the duo Armand Hammer along with Billy Woods.[4] Segal went on to provide the beats to Armand Hammer's albums Rome and Paraffin.[4] After that, Woods and Segal decided to create a collaborative album.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Fader | favorable[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[6] |
| Stereogum | favorable[7] |
Marcus J. Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, writing: "In a way, Hiding Places plays like a complement to early-00s underground New York rap, and sits alongside early Definitive Jux records."[6] He added: "There's an edginess to the record, similar to Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein, a feeling that the rapper will either self-destruct or nuke everything in his wake."[6] Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote: "The album works as a sweaty, jangled rumination on stress and fear and hopelessness and grim acceptance."[7] Paul Thompson of The Fader called it "[Billy Woods'] leanest and his best [record]".[5]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| NPR | 25 Best Albums of 2019 | 9
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| Stereogum | 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 9
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| Time | 10 Best Albums of 2019 | 5
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| Vice | 100 Best Albums of 2019 | 8
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| The Wire | Top 50 Releases 2019 | 44
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Spongebob" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Steak Knives" | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Checkpoints" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Spider Hole" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Houthi" | 2:44 |
| 6. | "A Day in a Week in a Year" (featuring Mothermary) | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Bedtime" | 2:15 |
| 8. | "Crawlspace" (featuring Elucid) | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Speak Gently" (featuring Self Jupiter) | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Toothy" | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Bigfakelaugh" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Red Dust" | 3:24 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Billy Woods – vocals
- Kenny Segal – production, mixing
- Ryan Crosby – guitar (1, 4)
- Mothermary – vocals (6), additional production (6)
- Elucid – vocals (8)
- Blockhead – co-production (8)
- Self Jupiter – vocals (9)
- Steel Tipped Dove – engineering
- Willie Green – mastering
References
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (March 29, 2019). "20 New Rap Songs Out This Week". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ Bloom, Madison; Blais-Billie, Braudie (March 29, 2019). "7 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Fennesz, Quelle Chris, K Á R Y Y N, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (March 29, 2019). "Stream billy woods & Kenny Segal's New Album Hiding Places". Stereogum. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Mlynar, Phillip (July 1, 2019). "Woods and Segal Finds Chemistry in Avant-Garde Rap". Qwest TV. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Thompson, Paul (April 9, 2019). "billy woods and the virtue of hiding". The Fader. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c Moore, Marcus J. (April 8, 2019). "woods + segal: Hiding Places". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (April 10, 2019). "billy woods & Kenny Segal Made A Stressed-Out Rap Classic". Stereogum. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "NPR Music's 25 Best Albums Of 2019". NPR. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2019". Stereogum. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "The 10 Best Albums of 2019". Time. November 27, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2019". Vice. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "The Wire's Top 50 Releases 2019". The Wire. December 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
External links
- Hiding Places at Discogs (list of releases)