BlackenedWhite

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BlackenedWhite
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Mixtape by MellowHype
Released October 31, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 45:03
Label Odd Future
Producer Left Brain
MellowHype chronology
YelloWhite
(2010)YelloWhite2010		 BlackenedWhite
(2010)		 Numbers
(2012)Numbers2012
Singles from BlackenedWhite
  1. "Right Here"
    Released: October 14, 2010

BlackenedWhite is the debut studio album by Odd Future sub-group MellowHype. Production for the album was handled by Left Brain. It was made available for free download October 31, 2010 and re-released on July 12, 2011 through Fat Possum Records.

Background

The first single "Right Here" was released on October 14, 2010.[citation needed]

Left Brain raps on the songs "Fuck Police" and "Circus".[1][2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Primo"   2:13
2. "GunSounds"   2:43
3. "Brain" (featuring Domo Genesis) 2:30
4. "Loaded" (featuring Mike G) 4:23
5. "Hell" (featuring Frank Ocean) 3:34
6. "DeadDeputy"   2:26
7. "Right Here"   3:11
8. "Loco"   3:54
9. "Stripclub"   3:00
10. "Fuck the Police" (featuring Tyler, The Creator) 3:12
11. "Chordoroy" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler, The Creator) 5:01
12. "Rico" (featuring Frank Ocean) 3:07
13. "Gram"   1:36
14. "Circus"   3:07
15. "Based" (featuring C. Renee) 1:42
Total length:
 45:03
Notes
Sample credits
  • "Hell" contains samples from "Biscuits" by Hodgy Beats and "Christmas Is Coming" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
  • "Right Here" contains a sample from "Yesterday Princess" by Stanley Clarke.
  • "Loco" contains a sample from "Chanson D'un Jour D'Hiver" by Cortex.
  • "Gram" contains a sample from "Nostalgia" by Piero Umiliani.

Re-release

BlackenedWhite (Re-Release)
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Studio album by MellowHype
Released July 12, 2011
Recorded 2010–11
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 31:07
35:24 (Australian edition)
Label Fat Possum
Producer
Singles from BlackenedWhite (Re-Release)
  1. "64"
    Released: June 13, 2011

The album was re-released July 12, 2011 by Fat Possum Records without the song "Chordoroy" because the label did not have permission to use Earl Sweatshirt's vocals.[3][4] Also, the re-release does not contain the songs "Hell", "Loco", "Stripclub", "Gram" and "Based."

The first official single, "64", was released on June 13, 2011. The music video of the single was released on June 13, 2011.[5] Left Brain raps on the songs "F666 the Police" and "Circus".[1][2]

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 81 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 6,200 copies in the United States.[6]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk 8/10[7]
AllMusic 4/5 stars[8]
The A.V. Club B[9]
HipHopDX 3.5/5[10]
Now 2/5 stars[11]
Pitchfork Media 8.1/10[12]
RapReviews.com 6.5/10[13]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[14]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[15]
Spin 8/10[16]

When BlackenedWhite was released, it received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[17] AbsolutePunk called it "the most accessible Odd Future release to date" and went on to say that it's "another strong album from the Odd Future pack."[7] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "The original mixtape is worth checking for the Sweatshirt bits alone, but this version does a better job of putting the spotlight on Mellowhype, the Odd Future crew's secret weapon."[8] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club said, "In spite of its marvelous production from Left Brain, who shares Tyler's ear for beautifully deformed grooves and Lex Luger's gift for epileptic bangers, Blackenedwhite doesn't boil over as maniacally as Goblin, and it never fully reaches that album's reckless highs."[9] Omar Burgess of HipHopDX said, "Ultimately, Blackenedwhite is conflicted, but quality music."[10] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork Media said, "Blackenedwhite pushes them closer to humanity without sacrificing the weirdness that's so central to their appeal. They're not out of surprises yet, and they probably won't be for a long time."[12] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews.com said, "It's clearly a release intended for hardcore Odd Future fans."[13] Huw Jones of Slant Magazine said, "The duo strikes a fine working relationship throughout BlackenedWhite too, with Left ensuring his colleague's standout bars are accentuated with a quirky sample or a sudden key change. In all, this is a far more accessible affair than Goblin; it never comes close to being as downright offensive, and Hodgy's breezy flow helps make this a far easier album to digest."[15]

Chris Martins of Spin said, "Producer Left Brain breaks ground on bangers that stitch ambient electronica to cracked G-funk, while Hodgy sports the casual swag of Wiz Khalifa or Lil Wayne, with a less cringe-worthy sense of humor than his peers."[16] Jason Richards of Now said, "There's the occasional clever turn of phrase, but MellowHype's brand of vulgarity is subtler and less arresting than Tyler's."[11] Matthew Trammell from Rolling Stone awarded BlackenedWhite 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "L.A. gangsta rap for the swag generation that die-hard fans will eagerly lap up."[14] Alex Young of Consequence of Sound said, "The reissue of BlackenedWhite comes as a missed opportunity. Odd Future followers will likely have grabbed the expanded (and notably better) version when it was available free online a few months back; newcomers to the collective's output have better entry points elsewhere in their continuously-growing catalog."[18]

Re-release Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Primo"   Gerard Long 2:13
2. "GunSounds"   Long 2:45
3. "Brain" (featuring Domo Genesis)
2:31
4. "64"   Long 2:57
5. "Loaded" (featuring Mike G)
4:24
6. "DeadDeputy"   Long 1:59
7. "Right Here"   Long 3:12
8. "Igotagun"   Long 2:06
9. "F666 the Police" (featuring Tyler, The Creator)
3:14
10. "Rico" (featuring Frank Ocean)
2:37
11. "Circus"  
  • Long
  • Turner
 3:09
Total length:
 31:07

Charts

Chart (2011)[19] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 81
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 19
US Top Rap Albums 11
US Independent Albums 18

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