Islah (album)
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Islah is the debut studio album by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on January 29, 2016, by Bread Winners' Association; distributed by Atlantic Records.[1][2] The album was supported by seven singles: "Kno One", "La Familia", "The Truth", "Really Really", "2 Phones", "Jam" and "Excuse Me".
Critical Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | B [4] |
HipHopDX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[6] |
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Spin | 8/10 |
Islah received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average average score of 80 based on 6 reviews, which indicatesm "generally positive reviews".
Singles
The debut single, "Kno One" was released on July 9, 2015. It was produced by the unknowingly-profiled record producer IKENNA FuNkEn, alongside this high-profiled production team The Featherstones.
On September 3, 2015, Gates simultaneously released the songs for "La Familia" and "The Truth", as the second single and the third single. The album's fourth single, "Really Really" was released on October 5, 2015. It was produced by Alex Goose, alongside Cook Classics and Jake Troth.
The album's fifth single, "2 Phones" was released on November 5, 2015. It was produced by Mad Max. On January 29, 2016, Gates simultaneously released the songs for "Jam" featuring Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx and Ty Dolla $ign, and "Excuse Me", as the sixth single and the seventh single.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Not the Only One" |
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| 4:41 |
2. | "Really Really" |
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| 3:52 |
3. | "2 Phones" |
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| 4:00 |
4. | "Pride" |
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| 4:05 |
5. | "La Familia" |
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| 3:50 |
6. | "Time for That" |
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| 3:28 |
7. | "Thought I Heard (Bread Winners’ Anthem)" |
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| 3:24 |
8. | "Hard For" |
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| 4:06 |
9. | "Ask for More" |
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| 3:27 |
10. | "One Thing" |
| 3:19 | |
11. | "The Truth" |
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| 3:30 |
12. | "Kno One" |
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| 3:34 |
13. | "Told Me" |
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| 3:04 |
14. | "Ain't Too Hard" |
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| 3:25 |
15. | "I Love It" | 3:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Jam" (featuring Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign and Jamie Foxx) |
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| 3:34 |
17. | "Excuse Me" |
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| 4:37 |
Total length: | 68:10 |
References
- ^ Baker, Soren (November 6, 2015). "Kevin Gates "Islah" Updated Release Date & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "'Islah' - Kevin Gates". iTunes. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "islah Reviews". Metacritic. accessdate=January 29, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Kevin Gates - Islah". Consequence of Sound. January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Kevin Gates - Islah". HipHopDX. February 3, 2016.
- ^ Jayson Greene (February 4, 2016). "Kevin Gates: Islah". Pitchfrok Media. Retrieved February 4, 2016.