Hallways (album)

Hallways
Studio album by
Homeboy Sandman
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
GenreHip hop
Length41:48
LabelStones Throw Records
Producer
Homeboy Sandman chronology
First of a Living Breed
(2012) 		Hallways
(2014) 		Kindness for Weakness
(2016)

Hallways is the fifth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records on September 2, 2014.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A−[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
HipHopDX[6]
The Skinny[7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

In a review for Cuepoint, Robert Christgau said Homeboy Sandman's perspective on "America, the Beautiful" was refreshing "from a man who's always been as class-conscious as alt-rap gets", while "Personal Ad" deeming "a sex boast few this side of Jay-Z would have the cool or balls to pull off".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."1,2,3"DJ Spinna2:11
2."America, the Beautiful"Jonwayne2:32
3."Loads" (featuring Blu)2 Hungry Bros.3:09
4."Refugee"Jonwayne4:11
5."Activity"J572:45
6."Heaven Too" (featuring Oh No)Oh No4:20
7."Problems"Knxwledge4:34
8."Grand Pupa"Sobermindedmusic4:00
9."Personal Ad"Professor Brian Oblivion3:23
10."Stroll"SOL6264:53
11."Unraveling" (featuring Jozef van Wissem)Jozef van Wissem2:39
12."Enough" (featuring J-Live and Kurious)Inspirmentalist3:11
Total length:41:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Homeboy Sandman – vocals
  • DJ Spinna – production (1)
  • Jonwayne – production (2, 4)
  • Blu – guest appearance (3)
  • 2 Hungry Bros. – production (3)
  • J57 – production (5)
  • Oh No – guest appearance (6), production (6)
  • Knxwledge – production (7)
  • Sobermindedmusic – production (8)
  • Professor Brian Oblivion – production (9)
  • SOL626 – production (10)
  • Jozef van Wissem – guest appearance (11), production (11)
  • J-Live – guest appearance (12)
  • Kurious – guest appearance (12)
  • Inspirmentalist – production (12)
  • Peanut Butter Wolf – executive production
  • Alejandro "Sosa" Tello – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Andrew Huffman – artwork
  • Lauren Jaslow – photography
  • Jeff Jank – design

References

  1. ^ a b "Hallways - Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Hallways - Homeboy Sandman". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Brydon, Grant (September 4, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". Clash.
  4. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (September 12, 2014). "Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. ^ Warren, Michael J. (September 2, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". Exclaim!.
  6. ^ Goldstein, Steven (September 8, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". HipHopDX.
  7. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (August 26, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". The Skinny.