No Mountains in Manhattan

No Mountains in Manhattan is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Wiki. It was released on August 25, 2017, by XL Recordings.[1][2] It features guest verses from Ghostface Killah, Lakutis, ACAB, Slicky Boy and Your Old Droog, and production credits for Wiki, Kaytranada, Earl Sweatshirt and Sporting Life.[3]

No Mountains in Manhattan
Studio album by
Wiki
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017
Recorded2016–17
Manhattan, New York
GenreHip hop
Length56:52
LabelXL
Producer
Wiki chronology
What Happened to Fire?
(2017)		 No Mountains in Manhattan
(2017)		 Oofie
(2019)
Singles from No Mountains in Manhattan
  1. "Pretty Bull"
    Released: June 27, 2017
  2. "Mayor"
    Released: August 23, 2017
  3. "Stick Ball"
    Released: November 1, 2017

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.1/10[4]
The Concordian8.5/10[5]
Loud and Quiet10/10[6]

Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork commented that "No Mountains in Manhattan would be a great record even if Wiki stuck to this urban bliss, but instead he confronts the city's shadows to build a complex portrait of himself."[4]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2017
10
[7]
Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums of 2017
8
[8]
Okayplayer Top 15 Albums of 2017
14
[9]
Pitchfork Top 20 Rap Albums of 2017
12
[10]
Time Out Top 29 Albums of 2017
19
[11]
XXL Magazine Top 50 Hip-Hop Albums of 2017
N/A
[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Islander"
Epton1:57
2."Mayor"
  • Morales
  • Antonio Hernandez
  • Epton
  • Arrow Brown
  • Tony Seltzer
  • Epton
  • Ravi Gafron
3:34
3."Pretty Bull"
  • Morales
  • Hernandez
Tony Seltzer3:28
4."Made for This" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
  • Tony Seltzer
  • Adrian Lau
4:51
5."Chinatown Swing"
Sporting Life3:14
6."Litt 15" (featuring Your Old Droog)
DJ Earl Teklife4:22
7."Face It"
  • Morales
  • Epton
  • Epton
  • Sly C
3:35
8."Stick Ball"
  • Morales
No Life3:29
9."Elaine"MoralesWiki2:16
10."Pandora’s Box" (featuring Evy Jane)
  • Morales
  • Adiele
  • Dadras
  • Sporting Life
4:25
11."Wiki New Written"
randomblackdude1:22
12."Jalo"
Black Mack3:17
13."Nutcrackers" (featuring Lakutis)
  • Wiki
  • Alon Sicherman
  • Epton
4:00
14."Baby Girl"
Kaytranada3:49
15."NMIM" (featuring ACAB and Slicky Boy)
  • Morales
  • Hernandez
Tony Seltzer4:38
16."Leppy Coqui"
  • Morales
  • Epton
  • Kgositsile
  • Hernandez
  • Epton
  • randomblackdude
  • Tony Seltzer
4:35
Total length:56:52

Sample Credits

  • "Mayor" contains elements from "We Have Love" performed by The Arrows.
  • "Made For This" contains elements from "Winter Go Away" performed by Holly Maxwell.
  • "Litt 15" contains elements from "Never In This World" as performed by Barrabas, written by J. Arbex Miro.
  • "Jalo" contains elements from "Rose Petals" written and performed by John Klemmer.
  • "Wiki New Written" contains elements from "We Had True Love" performed by Hot Chocolate.
  • "Baby Girl" contains elements from "Fairy Tale Song (Cadê)" performed by Milton Nascimento.

References
  1. Andrew Matson, "Wiki's 'No Mountains in Manhattan' is a Classic," Mass Appeal, September 20, 2017.
  2. Andrew Sacher, "Wiki proves New York rap is alive, well & still weird on No Mountains In Manhattan," Brooklyn Vegan, August 30, 2017.
  3. Alex Robert Ross, "Listen to Wiki's Debut Album, 'No Mountains In Manhattan,' Which Slaps," Noisey, August 25, 2017.
  4. Moreland, Quinn. "Wiki: No Mountains in Manhattan Review Pitchfork".
  5. Wesley McLean, "Wiki – No Mountains in Manhattan," The Concordian, September 12, 2017.
  6. Katie Beswick, "Wiki, No Mountains In Manhattan," Loud and Quiet, August 29, 2017.
  7. "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017". Brooklynvegan.com. December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  8. "The Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums". Loudandquiet.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  9. "The Best Albums of 2017". Okayplayer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  10. Pearce, Sheldon (December 14, 2017). "The 20 Best Rap Albums of 2017". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  11. "29 Best Albums of 2017 You Need to Know". Timeout.com. December 11, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  12. Borromeo, Adrian (December 20, 2017). "50 of the Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2017". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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