Family & Friends

Family & Friends
Studio album by
Serengeti
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
GenreHip hop
Length31:25
LabelAnticon
ProducersYoni Wolf, Advance Base
Serengeti chronology
Conversations with Kenny / Legacy of Lee
(2009)		 Family & Friends
(2011)		 C.A.R.
(2012)

Family & Friends is a studio album by American rapper Serengeti. It was released on Anticon in 2011.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
Consequence of SoundC+
Pitchfork6.8/10
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
Spin8/10
URBStarStarStarStarStar

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying: "Bleak and beautiful, Family & Friends is an absolute beast." Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "Serengeti's most accessible and straightforward record."

Spin placed it at number 39 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2011" list. LA Weekly placed it at number 8 on the "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011" list.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Tracks"Yoni Wolf2:53
2."PMDD"Advance Base2:41
3."Long Ears"Yoni Wolf2:36
4."Ha-Ha"Advance Base2:35
5."A.R.P."Advance Base2:13
6."Godammit"Yoni Wolf2:59
7."Flutes"Advance Base2:00
8."California"Yoni Wolf2:54
9."The Whip"Advance Base5:10
10."Family & Friends"Yoni Wolf2:30
11."Dwight"Advance Base2:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. ↑ "Family & Friends". Anticon. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (July 28, 2011). "Anticon MC Serengeti: The Quirkiest, Deepest Rapper". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Family and Friends by Serengeti". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Serengeti". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Jake (June 6, 2011). "Album Review: Serengeti – Family & Friends". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Zach (July 21, 2011). "Serengeti: Family and Friends". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Huff, Quentin B. (July 20, 2011). "Serengeti: Family & Friends". PopMatters. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ Hoard, Christian (August 2, 2011). "Serengeti: Family and Friends". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ Martins, Chris (July 10, 2011). "Serengeti, 'Family & Friends' (Anticon)". Spin. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Uddenberg, Brett (September 12, 2011). "Serengeti – Family & Friends (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "SPIN's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011". Spin. December 8, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011". LA Weekly. December 12, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2018.