Streetlights (Kurupt album)
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Streetlights is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper
The album debuted at number 183 on the
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 57/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
HipHopDX | 3/5[3] |
Now | 2/5[4] |
Pitchfork | 4.8/10[5] |
RapReviews | 4/10[6] |
Slant Magazine | [7] |
Sputnikmusic | 3/5[8] |
XXL | 3/5 (L)[9] |
Streetlights was met with mixed or average reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 57, based on seven reviews.[1]
AllMusic's Matt Rinaldi wrote: "in the end, Kurupt turns in strong performances on much of Streetlights, delivering furious free association freak-outs and ultimately some of his nastiest verses in years".[2] M.T. Richards of Slant Magazine wrote: "meaningfulness is a noticeable rarity on Streetlights, and the absence of a talented foil like DJ Quik is felt throughout, but the album nonetheless basks in breezy contentment".[7] Chris Yuscavage of XXL resumed: "Kurupt's energy doesn't carry over to every song on Streetlights".[9] Zach Kelly of Pitchfork wrote: "there are bits of great humor and wordplay scattered throughout (occasionally spat out in dizzying double time), the fogged-over choruses, tough-guy posturing ("In Gotti We Trust"), and spurts of disquieting misogyny ("Scrape") feel like too much padding".[5] Pete T. of RapReviews stated: "in 2010 he sounds derivative, uninspired, and starving for a paycheck".[6] Andrew Rennie of Now wrote: "there are moments here, but ultimately Streetlights pales against BlaQKout, the Kurupt/DJ Quik collaboration that dropped last year".[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" |
| 4:22 | |
11. | "I'm the Man" (featuring J. Black and Jah Free) |
| Terrace Martin | 4:07 |
12. | "I'm Burnt (Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Roscoe and Problem) |
| Terrace Martin | 3:36 |
13. | "Streetlights" (featuring Tone Trezure) |
| Terrace Martin | 5:29 |
14. | "Bounce, Rock, Skate (Kurupted Mix)" (featuring DJ Drama, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik and Terrace Martin) |
| Terrace Martin | 4:21 |
Total length: | 51:50 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Pay Me" (featuring Suga Free, Daz Dillinger and Soopafly) | DJ Quik | 4:45 |
16. | "Chuccs" (featuring Roscoe Umali and Styliztik Jones) | 3:48 | |
17. | "Smokin' 4:20" | 2:58 | |
Total length: | 63:21 |
Personnel
- Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals, executive producer
- Terrace Martin – vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 14), producer & mixing (tracks: 1-5, 7-9, 11-14), recording, executive producer
- Jason "Problem" Martin – vocals (tracks: 2, 8, 12)
- Charles "Uncle Chucc" Hamilton – vocals (track 3)
- Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 4)
- Jeret "J. Black" Griffin-Black – vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 11)
- Latonya "Tone Trezure" Givens – vocals (tracks: 5, 13)
- Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (tracks: 7, 12, 14)
- Eric "Tri Star" McKinney – vocals (track 9)
- Virginia Slimm – vocals (track 9)
- Geoffrey "Jah Free" Edwards – vocals (track 11)
- David "Roscoe" Williams – vocals (track 12)
- David "DJ Quik" Blake – vocals (track 14)
- Tyree "DJ Drama" Simmons – vocals (track 14)
- Marlon Williams – guitar (tracks: 4, 8), bass (track 8)
- Andrew Gouche – bass (track 11)
- Peter "Pete Rock" Phillips – producer (track 6)
- Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith – producer (track 10)
- Larrance "Rance" Dopson – co-producer (track 5)
- Aaron Dahl – recording (track 3)
- Alexis Seton – recording (tracks: 8, 13, 14)
- Pete Odell – mastering
- Pascal Kerouche – art direction, design
- Darryl "Joe Cool" Daniel – artwork
- Devin DeHaven – photography
- Justin Lin – A&R
- Chris Ayears – A&R
- John Ahn – A&R
- Suave Management – executive producer(s), management
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US | 183 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 38 |
US | 19 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 37 |
References
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Streetlights - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Rinaldi, Matt. "Kurupt - Streetlights Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Burgess, Omar (April 19, 2010). "Kurupt - Streetlights". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Rennie, Andrew (June 3, 2010). "Kurupt - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Kelly, Zach (April 26, 2010). "Kurupt: Streetlights". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b T, Pete (April 20, 2010). "Kurupt :: Streetlights – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Richards, M. T. (May 14, 2010). "Review: Kurupt, Streetlights". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kurupt - Streetlights (album review) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. May 2, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Yuscavage, Chris (April 20, 2010). "Kurupt, Streetlights - XXL". XXL. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kurupt Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kurupt Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kurupt Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kurupt Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2023.