Billy Woods and Kenny Segal / Maps
Album review
Billy Woods and Kenny Segal / Maps
通好みながら、近年の活躍が目覚ましいBilly Woodsが4年ぶりにKenny Segalと組んだアルバム。
Billy Woodsの作品にしては、大分、聴き易く、Criticの評価も高い。Song WritingはBilly Woods、ProduceはKenny Segalという役割分担となっており。また、Guestでは、Armand Hammerのもう一人、ELUCIDやAesop Rockなどが参加している。
全体をややダークなトーンで統一しつつ、MoodyでJazz要素強めのTrackは都会的であり、この上で、Billy Woodsがストーリーテラーぶりを発揮している。
Score card
rap oriented---------song oriented
urban-------------------------earthy
familiar----------------------serious
Rating
Producers
Kenny Segal(all)
Guests
Quelle Chris, ShrapKnel, Danny Brown, Elucid & Benjamin Booker, Sam Herring, Aesop Rock
Tracks
| No. | Title | Composers | Performer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenwood Speakers | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 01:21 |
| 2 | Soft Landing | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 02:53 |
| 3 | Soundcheck | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. Quelle Chris | 02:56 |
| 4 | Rapper Weed | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 03:14 |
| 5 | Blue Smoke | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 01:32 |
| 6 | Bad Dreams Are Only Dreams | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 01:09 |
| 7 | Babylon by Bus | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. ShrapKnel | 02:08 |
| 8 | Year Zero | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. Danny Brown | 03:40 |
| 9 | Hangman | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 02:55 |
| 10 | Baby Steps | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. Elucid & Benjamin Booker | 03:25 |
| 11 | The Layover | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 02:50 |
| 12 | FaceTime | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. Sam Herring | 03:32 |
| 13 | Agriculture | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 01:40 |
| 14 | Houdini | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 02:24 |
| 15 | Waiting Around | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. Aesop Rock | 03:01 |
| 16 | NYC Tapwater | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal | 03:08 |
| 17 | As the Crow Flies | Billy Woods | billy woods & Kenny Segal feat. Elucid | 02:20 |