Packs (album)

PACKS is the second studio album by American rapper Your Old Droog. It was released on March 10, 2017 through Droog Recordings under exclusive license to Fat Beats Records. The fourteen-track record featured guest appearances by the likes of Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown, actor and comedian Anthony Jeselnik, Wiki from Ratking, Chris Crack, Heems, and Edan.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB[2]
Exclaim![3]
HipHopDX[4]
Pitchfork[5]
PACKS
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)
Recorded2016–2017
GenreHip hop
Length41:02
Label
  • Droog Recordings
  • Fat Beats
Producer
Your Old Droog chronology
Your Old Droog
(2014)
PACKS
(2017)
It Wasn't Even Close
(2019)
Singles from PACKS
  1. "White Rappers (A Good Guest)"
    Released: June 16, 2016
  2. "G.K.A.C. (Gotta Kill a Cop)"
    Released: January 14, 2017
  3. "Help"
    Released: February 13, 2017

Track listing

Track listing adapted from bandcamp[6] and iTunes.[7]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."G.K.A.C."3:46
2."Jeselnik Skit 1" (featuring Anthony Jeselnik) 0:07
3."I Only"The Purist4:10
4."Bangladesh" (featuring Heems)
  • RTNC
  • Your Old Droog
3:34
5."Grandma Hips" (featuring Danny Brown)
  • RTNC
  • Your Old Droog
  • E. Dan[a]
2:28
6."Jeselnik Skit 2" (featuring Anthony Jeselnik) 0:08
7."Just An Interlude" (featuring Chris Crack)RTNC3:00
8."White Rappers (A Good Guest)"
  • RTNC
  • Your Old Droog
3:51
9."Help" (featuring Wiki and Edan)
3:55
10."Jeselnik Skit 3" (featuring Anthony Jeselnik) 0:11
11."You Can Do It! (Give Up)"
  • Your Old Droog
  • Edan
3:46
12."Rapman"88-Keys3:53
13."My Girl Is a Boy"
  • RTNC
  • Your Old Droog
3:14
14."Winston Red"The Alchemist4:58
Total length:41:02

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Vocalists

Technicals

  • Your Old Droog – producer (tracks: 1, 4-5, 8-9, 11, 13), executive producer
  • Peter Mudge – producer (track 1)
  • Eric "E. Dan" Dan – producer (tracks: 1, 5)
  • Lawrence Lord – producer (track 3)
  • El Richard Moringlane – producer (tracks: 4, 7-8, 13)
  • Edan Portnoy – producer (tracks: 9, 11)
  • Charles Misodi Njapa – producer (track 12)
  • Alan Maman – producer (track 14)
  • Dan "The Man" Humiston – recording
  • Eddie Sancho – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

References

  1. "Reviews and Tracks for Packs by Your Old Droog". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. Purdom, Clayton (March 10, 2017). "PACKS – Your Old Droog – Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. Alexis, Themistoklis (March 14, 2017). "Your Old Droog PACKS". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. Leask, Hugh (March 19, 2017). "Review: Your Old Droog Steps His Rap Game Up On "Packs"". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (March 16, 2017). "Your Old Droog: Packs Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. "PACKS, by Your Old Droog". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  7. "Packs by Your Old Droog on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved March 19, 2019.



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