BlackenedWhite

BlackenedWhite
Mixtape by MellowHype
Released October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)
Recorded 2010
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 45:03
Producer Left Brain
MellowHype chronology
YelloWhite
(2010)		 BlackenedWhite
(2010)		 MellowHypeWeek
(2012)
Singles from BlackenedWhite
  1. "Right Here"
    Released: October 14, 2010

BlackenedWhite is the second mixtape 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, as MellowHype's debut studio album.

Background

The first single "Right Here" was released on October 14, 2010.[1] Left Brain raps on the songs "Fuck the Police" and "Circus".[2][3]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Left Brain.

No.TitleLength
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."Chordaroy" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and 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", performed by Hodgy Beats; and "Christmas Is Coming", performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
  • "Right Here" contains a sample from "Yesterday Princess", performed by Stanley Clarke.
  • "Loco" contains a sample from "Chanson D'un Jour D'Hiver", performed by Cortex.
  • "Gram" contains a sample from "Nostalgia", performed by Piero Umiliani.

Re-release

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

The mixtape was re-released on July 12, 2011, by Fat Possum Records, without the song "Chordaroy" because the label did not have permission to use Earl Sweatshirt's vocals.[4][5] 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.[6] The music video of the single was released on June 13, 2011.[7] Left Brain raps on the songs "F666 the Police" and "Circus".[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[8]
Metacritic72/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk8/10[10]
AllMusic[11]
The A.V. ClubB[12]
HipHopDX3.5/5[13]
Now[14]
Pitchfork8.0/10[15]
RapReviews.com6.5/10[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Slant Magazine[18]
Spin(favorable)[19]

BlackenedWhite received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on 21 reviews.[9] Drew Beringer from 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."[10] 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."[11] 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."[12]

Omar Burgess of HipHopDX said, "Ultimately, BlackenedWhite is conflicted, but quality music."[13] Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork said, "The catch-22 for MellowHype is that while their centrism certainly has its merits, their music is unlikely to convert anyone that has, at this point, already written off Odd Future. Which leaves them with a solid, fun rap album to satiate a feverish cult and a growing number of casual fans."[15] Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com said, "It's clearly a release intended for hardcore Odd Future fans."[16] 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."[18]

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."[19] 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."[14] Matthew Trammell from Rolling Stone calling it "L.A. gangsta rap for the swag generation that die-hard fans will eagerly lap up."[17] 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."[20]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 81 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 6,000 copies in the United States.[21]

Re-release track listing

All tracks are produced by Left Brain, except "Game" produced by Tyler, the Creator.

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

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[22] 81
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] 18

References

  1. ↑ Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (October 14, 2010). "Mellowhype, "Right Here" MP3". The Fader. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "MellowHype – Fuck the Police Lyrics". Genius. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "MellowHype – Circus Lyrics". Genius. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "MellowHype "BlackenedWhite" Release July 12 | Fat Possum Records". fatpossum. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Ryon, Sean (June 1, 2011). "OFWGKTA's MellowHype To Release "Blackenedwhite" On July 12 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mellowhype – 64 Music Video (June 13th)". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Odd Future's MellowHype Drop Spooky New Video". Spin. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Blackenedwhite by MellowHype reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "BlackenedWhite Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Mellowhype – Blackenedwhite – Album Review". AbsolutePunk. July 13, 2011. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  11. 1 2 David Jeffries (July 11, 2011). "BlackenedWhite review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  12. 1 2 Rytlewski, Evan (July 12, 2011). "MellowHype: Blackenedwhite | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  13. 1 2 Omar Burgess (July 11, 2011). "Hodgy Beats & Left Brain (MellowHype) (OFWGKTA) BlackenedWhite". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Rating from Now Magazine Canada (Nowtoronto.com)". Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  15. 1 2 Sargent, Jordan (July 29, 2011). "MellowHype: BlackenedWhite [Reissue] Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "MellowHype: BlackenedWhite | Music Review". RapReviews.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  17. 1 2 "Rating from Rolling Stone (Rollingstone.com)". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  18. 1 2 "MellowHype: BlackenedWhite | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  19. 1 2 "MellowHype, 'BlackenedWhite' (Fat Possum)". Spin. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ Alex Young (July 12, 2011). "MellowHype – BlackenedWhite [Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Hip Hop Albums Sales: The Week Ending 7/17/2011". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ "MellowHype Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  23. ↑ "MellowHype Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  24. ↑ "MellowHype Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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