Situation (album)
| Situation | ||||
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| Studio album by Buck 65 | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:19 | |||
| Label |
WEA (Worldwide) Strange Famous Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Skratch Bastid | |||
| Buck 65 chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (68/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A−)[3] |
| The Guardian |   [4] |
| Now | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.3/10)[6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| SF Weekly | (favorable)[8] |
| Spin | (5/10)[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [10] |
| Yahoo! Music | [11] |
Situation is a 2007 studio album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65.[6] It is entirely produced by Skratch Bastid.[12]
Reception
Situation has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[1] Metacritic gave the album a score of 68/100, based on 21 reviews.[1]
Oscar Pascual of SF Weekly said, "[with] rhymes that theoretically combine to make Situation a concept album about 1957, Buck creates a number of dark and desperate characters to tell a wide array of seldom-uplifting stories."[8] Meanwhile, Alex Macpherson of The Guardian noted that "[there] are isolated moments of beauty - the spare piano loop of Ho-Boys, though nothing new, is evocative and effective - but little sticks in the mind or stimulates the emotions."[4] Dan Raper of PopMatters commented that "Situation is a cool, collected set of songs from the veteran Canadian rapper, but you shouldn’t be expecting anything revolutionary—at least, not from the music."[7]
The album reached #1 in its second week on Chart's campus radio chart,[13] and peaked at #31 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[14]
At the 2008 Juno Awards, producer Skratch Bastid was nominated as Producer of the Year for his work on the album.[15]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:40 |
| 2. | "1957" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Dang" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Lipstick" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Shutter Buggin'" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Spread 'Em" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Ho-Boys" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Way Back When" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Cop Shades" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "The Beatific" | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Mr. Nobody" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "The Rebel" | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Benz" (featuring Cadence Weapon) | 2:32 |
| 14. | "Heatwave" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "The Outskirts" | 3:12 |
| 16. | "White Bread" | 4:00 |
| 17. | "Way Back When (k-os Remix)" (bonus track on some versions) | 3:36 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Situation - Buck 65". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Wood, Mikeal. "Situation". Billboard.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Buck 65". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- 1 2 Macpherson, Alex (October 26, 2007). "Buck 65, Situation". The Guardian.
- ↑ Perlich, Tim (October 25, 2007). "Situation". Now.
- 1 2 Strew, Roque (November 9, 2007). "Buck 65: Situation". Pitchfork Media.
- 1 2 Raper, Dan (November 4, 2007). "Buck 65: Situation". PopMatters.
- 1 2 Pascual, Oscar (December 17, 2007). "CD Review: Buck 65 -- Situation". SF Weekly.
- ↑ Modell, Josh (January 18, 2008). "Buck 65, 'Situation' (Strange Famous)". Spin.
- ↑ Norton, Chris (November 28, 2007). "Buck 65 - Situation". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ↑ Gennoe, Dan (November 5, 2007). "Buck 65 - Situation". Yahoo! Music.
- ↑ Mistry, Anupa (November 16, 2012). "Behind the beat: Skratch Bastid on Buck 65's Situation". CBC Music.
- ↑ "Full top 50 chart". Chart. November 15–22, 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ↑ "Situation - Buck 65". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ↑ Acharya, Neil (March 2010). "Skratch Bastid". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2010-04-25.