- hip hop, experimental hip hop, abstract hip hop, jazz rap
- 44 min
- 17 tracks
- Backwoodz Studioz
Maps is a collaborative studio album by rapper Billy Woods and producer Kenny Segal. It was released through Backwoodz Studioz on May 5, 2023, and features guest appearances from Elucid, Danny Brown, Aesop Rock, Quelle Chris, ShrapKnel, Benjamin Booker, and Samuel T. Herring. The album was preceded by two singles: "FaceTime", which was released on April 12, 2023, and "Soft Landing", which was released on May 3, 2023.
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Character
Character-led, spare, grave and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 90/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.4/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Beats Per Minute91%
- Clash9/10
- HipHopDX4.6/5
- The Line of Best Fit9/10
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.9/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4.1/5
- StereogumFavorable
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Tracks
- 1Kenwood Speakers1:22
- 2Soft Landing2:54
- 3Soundcheck2:56
- 4Rapper Weed3:14
- 5Blue Smoke1:33
- 6Bad Dreams Are Only Dreams1:09
- 7Babylon by Bus2:09
- 8Year Zero3:40
- 9Hangman2:56
- 10Baby Steps3:26
- 11The Layover2:51
- 12FaceTime3:32
- 13Agriculture1:41
- 14Houdini2:25
- 15Waiting Around3:02
- 16NYC Tapwater3:08
- 17As the Crow Flies2:21
17 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- billy woods, Kenny Segal
- Label
- Backwoodz Studioz
- Released
- April 12, 2023
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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