Harlan & Alondra

"Black"
Harlan & Alondra
Studio album by Buddy
Released	July 20, 2018
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, G-funk
Length	39:30
Label	RCA
Producer	Brody Brown & David Waltzer (exec.); Mike & Keys & Roofeo (also exec.); Brody Brown; DJ Khalil; HazeBanga; Isiah Salazar; Jahaan Sweet; Jake One; Roofeeo; Scoop DeVille; Scum; Terrace Martin;
Buddy chronology
Singles from Harlan & Alondra
	"Black"; Released: March 7, 2018; "Trouble on Central"; Released: May 10, 2018; "Hey Up There"; Released: June 20, 2018; "Trippin'"; Released: July 9, 2018;

Harlan & Alondra is the debut studio album by American rapper Buddy. It was released on July 20, 2018 by RCA Records.[1][2]

Background

The album was produced by Mike & Keys, Brody Brown, Roofeeo, Jake One, DJ Khalil, and Jahaan Sweet, Scoop DeVille. Guest features include ASAP Ferg, Ty Dolla Sign, Snoop Dogg, Khalid and Guapdad 4000.[3]

Singles

On March 7, 2018, Buddy released the first single from titled "Black", with an accompanying music video coming out the following week.[4] On May 10, the second single "Trouble on Central" was released, and a video after the album's release.[5] In June and July, he put out two more songs, "Hey Up There" and "Trippin'", to further promote the project.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.4/10[8]

Writing for Pitchfork, Briana Younger said "Buddy emerges as one of the region’s most versatile artists. Like a bluesman who still believes things get better, he offsets their often weighty revelations masked in revelry with something that feels more soothing. Part conversation and part confessional, Harlan & Alondra is an alternative take on one of pop culture’s most fabled cities. Buddy drops the top and extends an invitation to ride with him, reminding us along the way that though it may not always be sunny by the beach, it’s always worthwhile."[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Real Life Shit"	Simmie Sims III Christopher Brown Terrace Martin	Brody Brown Martin^[a]	4:09
2.	"Shameless" (featuring Guapdad 4000)	Sims III Akeem Hayes Michael Cox, Jr. John Groover, Jr. Jacob Dutton	Mike & Keys Jake One	4:02
3.	"Black" (featuring ASAP Ferg)	Sims III Darold Ferguson, Jr. Jahaan Sweet Sir Darryl Farris	Sweet	3:53
4.	"Hey Up There" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Sims III Tyrone Griffin Jr. Khalid Muhammad Rashad Muhammad Salazar	HazeBanga Isiah Salazar	3:21
5.	"Legend"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Japhet Landis Martin	Mike & Keys Brown Roofeeo Martin^[a]	0:46
6.	"Trouble on Central"	Sims III Elijah Molina Landis Brown Farris	Scoop DeVille Roofeeo Brown^[a]	3:07
7.	"The Blue" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Sims III Calvin Broadus Jr. Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Landis Brown Martin	Mike & Keys Roofeeo Brown Martin^[a]	3:25
8.	"Speechless"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Brown Landis	Mike & Keys Brown Roofeeo	3:19
9.	"Young"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Brown Landis Erika Wright Antwan Patton Andre Benjamin Thomas Callaway Joi Gilliam Ruben Wright Myrna Brown nee Crenshaw	Mike & Keys Brown Roofeeo	3:24
10.	"Trippin'" (featuring Khalid)	Sims III Khalid Robinson Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Landis Brown	Mike & Keys Roofeeo Brown	3:00
11.	"Find Me 2"	Sims III Landis Brown	Roofeeo Brown Scum^[a]	3:22
12.	"Shine"	Sims III Cox, Jr. Groover, Jr. Khalil Abdul-Rahman Daniel Tannenbaum Sam Barsh David Foreman	Mike & Keys DJ Khalil	3:46
Total length:				39:30

Harlan & Alondra (Deluxe)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Cubicle" (featuring 03 Greedo)	Sims III Jason Jamal Jackson		2:57
14.	"It's Love"	Sims III		3:59
15.	"Link Up" (featuring Kent Jamz, Bas, Guapdad 4000, JID and Ari Lennox)	Sims III Abbas Hamad Akeem Hayes Destin Route Muhammad Courtney Salter	Thundercat Flying Lotus	3:10
16.	"Bad Attitude"	Sims III Brown Landis	Brown Roofeeo	3:18

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
"Real Life Shit", "Legend", "Speechless" and "Young" features background vocals from Rose Gold
"Hey Up There" features background vocals from Kent Jamz
"Trouble on Central" features background vocals from Joyce Wrice
"The Blue" features background vocals from Quiñ and Terrace Martin
"Young" interpolates "Liberation" performed by Outkast and Cee-lo[9]

References

"Buddy Drops 'Harlan & Alondra' Album - XXL". XXL Mag.
http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "Buddy Drops Debut Album "Harlan & Alondra"".
"Buddy's smooth debut album 'Harlan & Alondra' is a must-hear - EARMILK". 23 July 2018.
"Listen to Buddy's Powerful New Single "Black" with ASAP Ferg".
"Buddy Searches for Escape on New Song "Trouble on Central" - XXL". XXL Mag.
"Buddy Reveals 'Harlan & Alondra' Tracklist with Snoop Dogg, Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign". exclaim.ca.
"Reviews for Harlan & Alondra by Buddy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
Younger, Briana (July 3, 2018). "Buddy - Harlan & Alondra". Pitchfork.
http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/buddy-outkast-harlan-alondra-interview/

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[1] "Buddy Drops 'Harlan & Alondra' Album - XXL". XXL Mag.

[2] ttp://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "Buddy Drops Debut Album "Harlan & Alondra"".

[3] "Buddy's smooth debut album 'Harlan & Alondra' is a must-hear - EARMILK". 23 July 2018.

[4] "Listen to Buddy's Powerful New Single "Black" with ASAP Ferg".

[5] "Buddy Searches for Escape on New Song "Trouble on Central" - XXL". XXL Mag.

[6] "Buddy Reveals 'Harlan & Alondra' Tracklist with Snoop Dogg, Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign". exclaim.ca.

[metacritic-7] "Reviews for Harlan & Alondra by Buddy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.

[Pitchfork-8] Younger, Briana (July 3, 2018). "Buddy - Harlan & Alondra". Pitchfork.

[9] ttp://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/buddy-outkast-harlan-alondra-interview/

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