Bucket List Project

Bucket List Project
Studio album by
Saba
ReleasedOctober 27, 2016
Studio
Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica
Genre
Length49:32
LabelSaba Pivot, LLC
Producer
  • Saba (also exec.)
  • Phoelix (also exec.)
  • Cam O'bi
  • Cory Grindberg
  • D. Phelps
  • daedaePIVOT
  • Daoud
  • Flex Lennon
  • Joseph Chilliams
  • Ken Ross
  • L Boog
  • Monte Booker
  • squeakPIVOT
Saba chronology
SpareChange!
(2015) 		Bucket List Project
(2016) 		Care for Me
(2018)

Bucket List Project is the debut studio album by American rapper Saba. It was released on October 27, 2016 by Saba Pivot, LLC.[1][2]

Background

The album was produced mainly by Saba himself and Phoelix, with guest producers ranging from Cam O'bi, daedaePIVOT, Joseph Chilliams, Ken Ross, Flex Lennon, squeakPIVOT, among others. The album also includes guest appearances from Noname, Twista, Smino, Ravyn Lenae, and Jean Deaux, among others.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound[5]
Exclaim![6]
HipHopDX[7]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
The Irish Times[9]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[10]

Bucket List Project received critical acclaim from critics. Pitchfork wrote "it is superbly written and performed. Saba is a crafty storyteller who makes full use of his long memory and slithering wordplay."[11] Finishing 12th on Rolling Stone's list of 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016, Saba "successfully mashes of-the-moment hip-hop and atmospheric, live-band funk textures."[12] Consequence of Sound compared Bucket List Project to Kendrick Lamar, writing "Saba maintained a precocious mastery of his craft with windingly poetic flows over murky, subdued beats, not too far removed from Kendrick Lamar circa Section 80."[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tahj Malik Chandler

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."In Loving Memory"
1:57
2."Stoney" (featuring Phoelix and BJRKNC)
  • Phoelix
  • Saba
3:32
3."GPS" (featuring Twista)Cam O'bi3:48
4."Church (Liquor Store)" (featuring Noname)Cam O'bi4:05
5."Westside Bound 3" (featuring Joseph Chilliams)
  • Joseph Chilliams
  • daedaePIVOT
  • Saba[a]
2:58
6."MOST"
3:34
7."Symmetry"
  • Ken Ross
  • Phoelix[a]
  • daedaePIVOT[a]
4:33
8."Photosynthesis" (featuring Jean Deaux)
  • Phoelix
  • Saba
3:23
9."The Billy Williams Story"
  • Flex Lennon
  • squeakPIVOT
3:54
10."Bucket List" (featuring Matthew Santos)
  • daedaePIVOT
  • Cory Grindberg
3:36
11."American Hypnosis" (featuring Akenya)
  • Phoelix
  • Saba
  • D. Phelps[a]
  • Daoud[a]
4:14
12."California / Outro" (featuring Ravyn Lenae and Phoelix)
6:25
13."World in My Hands" (featuring Smino and LEGIT)
  • Saba
  • Phoelix
  • daedaePIVOT
3:52

Track notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • "In Loving Memory" and "American Hypnosis" features additional vocals from Daoud.
  • "Stoney" features additional vocals from BRJKNC.
  • "GPS" features uncredited vocals from Chandlar and BJRKNC.
  • "Church (Liquor Store)" features additional vocals from Akenya.
  • "Symmetry" and "Photosynthesis" features additional vocals from Phoelix.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the rapper's official Soundcloud page.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Stream Saba's "Bucket List Project"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Stream Saba's New Project 'Bucket List'". Complex. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Album Of The Week: Saba Bucket List Project". Stereogum. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Saba – Bucket List Project". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Saba – Bucket List Project | Consequence of Sound". consequenceofsound.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  6. ^ "Saba – Bucket List Project | Exclaim Mag". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  7. ^ "Review: Saba Adds The Right Components To His Early "Bucket List Project" | HipHopDX". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  8. ^ "Saba – Bucket List Project | Pitchfork Media". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  9. ^ "Saba - Bucket List Project album review: Beautiful sounds from a tough town | The Irish Times". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  10. ^ Hull, Tom (May 31, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Saba: Bucket List Project Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  12. ^ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  13. ^ "Album Review: Saba – Bucket List Project". Consequence of Sound. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  14. ^ "Bucket List Project by SABA | Saba Pivot". Retrieved June 7, 2017.