Black Ben Carson

Black Ben Carson (stylized in all lowercase)[1] is the first studio album by American rapper JPEGMafia. It was self-released on February 15, 2016.[1][2] The album was supported by the three singles "You Think You Know",[3] "I Smell Crack"[4] and "Digital Blackface".[5] Black Ben Carson was named after the only black 2016 presidental candidate Ben Carson, who was running Republican.[6]

Black Ben Carson
Studio album by JPEGMafia
Released	February 15, 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Experimental hip hop
Length	1:13:15
Producer	JPEGMafia
JPEGMafia chronology
Darkskin Manson (2015) Black Ben Carson (2016) The 2nd Amendment (2016)

The album is split into two sides; Side A being "hip hop in its rawest form – loud, angry, political, and self-aware" and Side B with a more introspective, mellow and calm sound.[2]

Black Ben Carson was named the best Baltimore album of 2016 by the Baltimore City Paper.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drake Era"	3:57
2.	"All Caps No Spaces"	4:06
3.	"Digital Blackface"	3:43
4.	"Cuck"	2:48
5.	"I Smell Crack"	2:23
6.	"You Think You Know"	3:23
7.	"Motor Mouth"	4:26
8.	"Black Ben Carson"	4:02
9.	"Black Steve Austin"	2:18
10.	"Black Stacey Dash"	2:52
11.	"What's Crackin'"	4:58
12.	"I Just Killed A Cop Now I'm Horny"	5:53
13.	"Plastic"	3:04
14.	"Boi" (featuring Butch Dawson)	4:29
15.	"The 27 Club"	3:56
16.	"Face Down Ass Up" (featuring Bito Sureiya, Kente of Nasa8 and Freaky)	4:29
17.	"This That Shit Kid Cudi Coulda Been" (featuring Toyomansi)	4:07
18.	"2015 Was a Great Year"	2:50
19.	"Try Me"	4:55

Notes

• All song titles stylized in lowercase, except "All Caps No Spaces", stylized in all caps.

Notes

1.^ Except "The 27 Club", originally released in 2012 on his mixtape The Rockwood Escape Plan.[8][9]

References

1. "JPEGMAFIA – Black Ben Carson". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
2. Kramer, Kyle (15 February 2016). "JPEGMAFIA's New Album 'Black Ben Carson' Is Going to Heal, Inspire, and Revive America". Vice. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
3. Weigel, Brandon (7 December 2015). "JPEGMAFIA releases video for 'You Think You Know'". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. "JPEGMAFIA – I Smell Crack". YouTube. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
5. "JPEGMAFIA – Digital Blackface". YouTube. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
6. Gillespie, Blake (2016). "JPEGMAFIA, Black Ben Carson (Interview)". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. "Top Ten Baltimore Albums of 2016". Baltimore Sun. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. "INTERVIEW: AFROPUNK contributor Lightning Pill virtually sits down with rapper/producer/beatmaker JPEGMAFIA". Afropunk. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
9. "Devon Hendryx - The Rockwood Escape Plan". Bandcamp. Retrieved 8 January 2021.