Talk Back (Kembe X album)

Talk Back is the debut album from American rapper Kembe X. It was released on July 15, 2016 on iTunes, Spotify, and Tidal.[1]

Talk Back
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016
GenreHip hop
Label
  • Closed Sessions
  • The Village
Producer
Kembe X chronology
Soundtrack II Armageddon
(2013)
Talk Back
(2016)
Singles from Talk Back
  1. "Buried Alive"
    Released: November 2, 2015
  2. "Talk Back"
    Released: November 10, 2015
  3. "Squad Day (Work Week)"
    Released: January 4, 2016
  4. "10 Feet Tall"
    Released: June 20, 2016
  5. "Welcome to America"
    Released: June 29, 2016

Background

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The album was produced by Bentley Hazelwood, Hippie Sabotage, The Antydote, Crooklin, DJ Fu, Aaron Bow, Teddy Walton and AK7RA. Guest features include long time friend Alex Wiley, as well as Zacari P and Roméo Testa.[2]

Singles

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On November 2, 2015, Kembe X released the first single from Talk Back titled "Buried Alive", with the title track coming out the following week.[3][4] On January 6, 2016, the third single "Squad Day (Work Week)" was released.[5] In June, two more songs, "10 Feet Tall" and "Welcome to America", were released to further promote the project.[6][7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[8]

Writing for Exclaim!, Leandre Nawej praised the album's "distinct sense of self-awareness and social commentary".[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Buried Alive"Dikembe JabariThe Antydote4:24
2."Carpenter"JabariBentley Hazelwood2:44
3."Gino's Disquisition"JabariBentley Hazelwood2:05
4."Welcome to America"JabariBentley Hazelwood2:05
5."Squad Day (Work Week)"JabariBentley Hazelwood2:56
6."Loosie"JabariHippie Sabotage2:57
7."What U Say"JabariCrooklin4:13
8."Alive" (featuring Roméo Testa)JabariBentley Hazelwood2:36
9."10 Feet Tall"JabariBentley Hazelwood4:09
10."Paper" (featuring Zacari P and Alex Wiley)JabariDJ Fu3:00
11."Talk Back"JabariHippie Sabotage3:06
12."Oxygen"JabariBentley Hazelwood3:42
13."Young Nigga" (Bonus)Jabari2:53
14."I Can't Go" (Bonus)JabariAK7RA3:15

References

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  1. ^ "Talk Back by Kembe X". iTunes. 15 July 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Stop What You're Doing and Check Out Kembe X's New Album, 'Talk Back'".
  3. ^ "Kembe X - Buried Alive". HNHH. 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Kembe X - Talk Back". HNHH. 11 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Kembe X - Work Week (Squad Day)".
  6. ^ "Kembe X - 10 Ft. Tall". HNHH. 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Kembe X - Welcome to America". HNHH. 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b Nawej, Leandre (July 15, 2015). "Kembe X - Talk Back". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 3, 2016.