Islah (album)

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	B ^[4]
HipHopDX	^[5]
Pitchfork Media	8.5/10^[6]
Rolling Stone
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
1.	"Not the Only One"	Kevin Gilyard Kevin Price Jan "Dreamlife Beats" Branicki	Go Grizzly Dreamlife Beats	4:41
2.	"Really Really"	Gilyard Alex Goose William Lobban-Bean Jake Troth	Goose Cook Classics Troth	3:52
3.	"2 Phones"	Gilyard Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard Rick Witherspoon Jr.	Mad Max	4:00
4.	"Pride"	Gilyard Patrick Carmelo	Carmelo	4:05
5.	"La Familia"	Gilyard	Mxllzy	3:50
6.	"Time for That"	Gilyard Steve "Swiff D" Thornton	Swiff D	3:28
7.	"Thought I Heard (Bread Winners’ Anthem)"	Gilyard Norman "DJ Chose" Payne	DJ Chose	3:24
8.	"Hard For"	Gilyard Earl Hood Eric "E" Goudy III	Earl & E	4:06
9.	"Ask for More"	Gilyard Monte "Smeez" Chandler	Smeez	3:27
10.	"One Thing"	Gilyard David "D.A." Doman	David D.A. Doman	3:19
11.	"The Truth"	Gilyard	Rvssian	3:30
12.	"Kno One"	Gilyard Marlin "Hookman" Bonds Ikenna "IKENNA FuNkEn" Udemba Justin Featherstone Christopher Featherstone William Featherstone Matthew Featherstone	IKENNA FuNkEn The Featherstones	3:34
13.	"Told Me"	Gilyard	Mxllzy	3:04
14.	"Ain't Too Hard"	Gilyard Hood Goudy III	Earl & E	3:25
15.	"I Love It"	Gilyard Michael Hernandez Richard Duran	The MeKanics	3:31

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Jam" (featuring Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign and Jamie Foxx)	Gilyard Tremaine Neverson Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Eric Bishop Chandler	Smeez	3:34
17.	"Excuse Me"	Gilyard Chandler	Smeez	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. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing pipe in: |date= (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.

[1] Baker, Soren (November 6, 2015). "Kevin Gates "Islah" Updated Release Date & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[iTunes-2] "'Islah' - Kevin Gates". iTunes. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[metacritic.com-3] "islah Reviews". Metacritic. accessdate=January 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing pipe in: |date= (help)

[Consequence_of_Sound-4] "Kevin Gates - Islah". Consequence of Sound. January 26, 2016.

[HipHopDX-5] "Kevin Gates - Islah". HipHopDX. February 3, 2016.

[Pitchfork_Media-6] Jayson Greene (February 4, 2016). "Kevin Gates: Islah". Pitchfrok Media. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

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