K+ (mixtape)
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K+ is the debut mixtape of American vocalist Kilo Kish. It was released as a digital download on February 7, 2013.
Production
Several demos were recorded for K+, both in the studio and at home.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound |    [2] |
| NME | 7/10[3] |
Initially, K+ received a mixed to positive critical response. BBC Music's Mike Diver wrote K+ recalled "both Lauryn Hill’s guard-down emotions, articulated brilliantly on The Miseducation of [Lauryn Hill], and the solid narrative structure that served Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city so well. Her promise is reaching fruition."[4] Writing for The A&T Register, Jeffrey Lockhart felt the mixtape was "very well polished, and professional," and assumed that Kilo Kish had "a future in the music industry."[5] NME writer Siân Rowe, giving the album a 7 out of 10, said that Kish "might not be entirely #wow just yet (unsurprising, considering she made songs for her debut ‘Homeschool’ EP as a “joke… kinda”) but she’s heading there."[3] In a more varied review, Mike Madden of Consequence of Sound said the mixtape was "a very of-the-moment project" due to its influences and elements of genres like neo-soul and trap music, but criticized it because "it winds up so exemplary of some fads in music circa now – and gets so little out of them – that it’s all too easy to imagine it blending in with everything else that sounds similar and going obsolete within a year or two."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "K+ Intro" | Lakisha Robinson | 1:03 | |
| 2. | "Goldmine" |
| Star Slinger | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Ghost" (featuring Childish Gambino) | 2:37 | ||
| 4. | "Trappin'" (featuring Vince Staples) |
| randomblackdude | 3:53 |
| 5. | "IOU" |
| Matt Martians | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Turquoise" | Robinson | Prof. Calc | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Scones" |
| Childish Gambino | 1:59 |
| 8. | "Love2K" (featuring ASAP Ferg) |
| Very Rare | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Better" | Robinson | Patrice Raige | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Creepwave" (featuring Flatbush Zombies) | Cronos | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 30:56 | |||
- Notes
- "Trappin'" features additional vocals by Earl Sweatshirt
- "Scones" features additional vocals by Childish Gambino
- Sample credits
- "IOU" contains a sample of "SexyBack" as written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley and Floyd Nathaniel Hills and performed by Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, from the album FutureSex/LoveSounds
Personnel
Source:[6]
- Kilo Kish – songwriter, vocalist, producer
- Childish Gambino – songwritier, vocalist, producer
- Vince Staples – songwriter, vocalist
- ASAP Ferg – songwriter, vocalist
- Kilo Pez - songwriter
- Earl Sweatshirt – vocalist, producer (as randomblackdude)
- Flatbush Zombies – vocalists
- Jesse Boykins III – vocalist
- Joe McCaffery – guitarist
- Star Slinger – producer
- Matt Martians – producer
- PROF CALC – producer
- Very Rare – producer
- Patrice Raige – producer
- CRONOS – producer
- Benjanim Julia – engineer
- Leon Kelly – engineer
- Joey Raia – mixer
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Phillip T. Annand – artwork
References
- ^ Kish, Kilo (February 7, 2013). "K+ by Kilo Kish". Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Madden, Mike (March 20, 2013). "Album Review: Kilo Kish – k+". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Rowe, Siân (February 27, 2013). "Kilo Kish - 'K+'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Diver, Mike. "Kilo Kish K+ Review". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ Lockhart, Jeffrey (February 28, 2013). "Mixtape Review: Kilo Kish - K+". The A&T Register. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ K+ liner notes. Image One, Image Two. Links retrieved December 19, 2013.
