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Angels Exodus is the third studio album by American rapper Lil B. It was released digitally on January 18, 2011 through BasedWorld Records and Amalgam Digital. It serves as a prelude to Lil B's 2012 mixtape, Glassface.[1]
Music and lyrics
Angels Exodus is based on a loose theme of "Lil B against the undead: zombies and vampires."[2] The first track "Exhibit 6" features "a shout out to Jay Electronica and rhyming over a slow-paced, dark instrumental."[3] The track "Motivation", which features a Tim Hecker sample in the background,[4] is about "Lil B looking back on when people were criticizing him, and observing how now they’re all 'on his dick'."[3] "Cold War, Pt. 2" features a sample from Janelle Monáe's "Cold War." The track "More Silence More Coffins" features a sample from Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life."[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Fact |   [2] |
| HipHopDX |   [3] |
The album generally received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Fact magazine critic Chris Campbell stated: "Angels Exodus gives Lil B the chance to indulge his significant conceptual side with some confines" and further wrote: "The only fair way to evaluate a Lil B album is against other Lil B albums/mixtapes, and in terms of quality, he’s certainly released better."[2] Amanda Bassa of HipHopDX wrote: "In some ways, Angels Exodus is impressive for the sheer fact that Lil B seems to have shown some sort of artistic and mental growth since his initial YouTube blitz." Nevertheless, Bassa also criticized the album, stating: "Even mass amounts of hype can’t cover up Lil B’s poorly mixed vocals, off-kilter methods of blending rapping with simply speaking, skewed perspective on life, and utter knack for taking what makes Rap great, and doing the exact opposite."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Exhibit 6" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Life’s Zombies" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "All My Life (Remix)" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Bay Area Music" | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Motivation" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Cold War, Pt. 2" | 1:54 |
| 7. | "Vampires" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "More Silence More Coffins" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Connect The Dots" | 1:52 |
| 10. | "Time" | 3:13 |
| 11. | "The Growth" | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Frankie Silver" | 2:29 |
Personnel
- Lil B — vocals, lyrics
- Bobby Music — production
- Vanx — production
- Clams Casino — production
- Lou Pocus — production
References
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (January 13, 2011). "Lil B Preps Two New Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Campbell, Chris (March 11, 2011). "Lil B: Angels Exodus". Fact. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Bassa, Amanda (February 4, 2011). "Lil B - Angels Exodus". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Lil B's 'Motivation' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 6, 2020.