Summertime '06

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Summertime '06
File:Summertime-06.jpg
Studio album by Vince Staples
Released June 30, 2015
Genre
Length 59:04
Label
Producer
Vince Staples chronology
Hell Can Wait
(2014)Hell Can Wait2014		 Summertime '06
(2015)
Singles from Summertime '06
  1. "Senorita"
    Released: May 4, 2015
  2. "Get Paid"
    Released: June 15, 2015

Summertime '06 is the debut studio double album by American rapper Vince Staples. It was released on June 30, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings, ARTium Recordings and Blacksmith Records. The album was executively produced by Def Jam's own record producer No I.D., alongside the additional producers such as Clams Casino, DJ Dahi, Christian Rich and Brian Kidd, among others.[1] Summertime '06 was met with critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the album's production and Staples' lyricism.

Background and promotion

When Staples revealed that he was working on this album, and he said that it would be serving as a follow-up to Hell Can Wait (2014). He also said that this album will be touching on these events about what's been happening in his life during the summer of 2006, at the age of 13 and moving forward. On June 8, 2015, Staples released the album's official artwork via Instagram, where he wrote:

"Love will tear us apart. Nov 30th, 2005 was the beginning of the loss. The following summer multiplied it. Beaten paths, crowded with the hopeless. Same song every day, listening to the words of a dead man destroyed by his own mind and body. Why? Because at the end of the day we’re all dead anyway. At least where I come from. Love tore us all apart. Love for self, love for separation, love for the little we all had, love for each other, where we came from. Jabari, Chris, Shard, Tom, Richy, Tyson, Tony, Shelly, Phil, Marcel, Brandon, Steve, Jaron, Tay. Too many to name, too much to forget. Some lost to prison, some lost to Forest Lawn, some turned snitch. Some still here but it will never be the same. Bandanas, Stealing Levis and Nike Sb’s. Derringers and Sidekicks. Its crazy how little you notice and how greatly those things impact. Summer of 2006, the beginning of the end of everything I thought I knew. Youth was stolen from my city that Summer and Im left alone to tell the story. This might not make sense but that's because none of it does, we're stuck. Love tore us all apart. Summertime ’06, June 30th."

On June 2, 2015, Staples revealed the track listing for disc one of this double album on his twitter account, and then for the disc two on June 6, 2015. On October 7, 2014, Staples released his debut EP, titled Hell Can Wait. The EP has received critical acclaim from many mainstream critics, including Pitchfork Media, XXL and HipHopDX.[2][3] On June 21, 2015, Summertime '06 was made available for streaming on NPR First Listen.[4]

Singles

On May 4, 2015, Staples released the track "Señorita", as the first single from his debut album, titled Summertime '06.[5][6] The album's second single, "Get Paid", which features guest vocals from Long Beach-native rapper Desi Mo, was released on June 15, 2015.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 87/100[7]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[8]
The A.V. Club A[9]
Exclaim! 9/10[10]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[11]
The Irish Times 4/5 stars[12]
Noisey B+[13]
Pitchfork Media 8.8/10[14]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[15]
Spin 9/10[16]
XXL 4/5[17]

The album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 13,776 units in its first week.[18][19] It ranked 20th on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart for the week of July 18, 2015.[20]

Summertime '06 was met with rave reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album holds an average score of 87 out of 100, based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7] The 405 wrote of the album "Vince rapturously integrates dense and conscious-filled narratives of his inner life, packaged vibrantly over layered and unpredictable production". In a positive review, Complex wrote "Summertime '06's coming of age tale is complemented perfectly by production that finds the nuance in Staples' stories and matches it, couching Staples' rhymes in a way that the streets can understand best." RevCutt wrote "The beauty in this project is the aspects it brings as a whole, the streets it takes you down and the imagery it details all the while giving a perspective on important issues still happening in our society and providing a new and fresh sound." It was also given the "Best New Music" accolade by Pitchfork Media.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
The AV Club The 15 Best Albums of 2015 2015
6[21]
Has it Leaked Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of 2015 2015
2[22]
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2015 2015
36[23]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
4[24]
Readers' Top 50 Albums 2015
9[25]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
4[26]

Track listing

Disc 1: Summertime
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 1"  
No I.D. 0:36
2. "Lift Me Up"  
4:31
3. "Norf Norf"  
Clams Casino 3:03
4. "Birds & Bees" (featuring Daley)
DJ Dahi 2:41
5. "Loca"  
  • Staples
  • Wilson
 No I.D. 2:41
6. "Lemme Know" (featuring Jhené Aiko and DJ Dahi)
  • DJ Dahi
  • No I.D.
  • Kidd
 3:41
7. "Dopeman" (featuring Joey Fatts and Kilo Kish)
No I.D. 1:53
8. "Jump Off the Roof" (featuring Snoh Aalegra)
No I.D. 3:44
9. "Señorita"  
Christian Rich 3:07
10. "Summertime"  
  • Staples
  • Volpe
  • Darwin Jones
  • Ronnie Smith
 Clams Casino 4:19
Total length:
 30:16
Disc 2: '06
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 2"  
  • Staples
  • Wilson
 No I.D. 1:27
2. "3230"  
  • Staples
  • Wilson
  • Wyreman
 No I.D. 2:52
3. "Surf" (featuring Kilo Kish)
Clams Casino 2:31
4. "Might Be Wrong" (featuring Haneef Talib aka GeNNo and eeeeeeee)
No I.D. 3:59
5. "Get Paid" (featuring Desi Mo)
  • Staples
  • Wilson
  • No I.D.
 3:12
6. "Street Punks"  
  • Staples
  • Wilson
 No I.D. 3:06
7. "Hang 'N' Bang" (featuring A$ton Matthews)
  • Staples
  • Wilson
  • Matthew "A$ton Matthews" Lopez
 No I.D. 2:06
8. "C.N.B."  
  • No I.D.
  • DJ Dahi
  • Kidd
 4:13
9. "Like It Is"  
  • Staples
  • Wilson
  • Natche
  • Kidd
  • No I.D.
  • DJ Dahi
  • Kidd
 4:36
10. "'06"  
  • Staples
  • Wilson
 No I.D. 0:47
Total length:
 28:48
Notes
  • "Señorita" features additional vocals from Future and Snoh Aalegra.
  • "Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 2" features additional vocals from Earl Sweatshirt.
  • "Might Be Wrong" features additional vocals from James Fauntleroy.
Sample credits
  • "Birds & Bees" contains a sample of "5ive" (aka "MRR-ADM-Archive-5") performed by MRR-ADM featuring Gonjasufi.
  • "Jump Off the Roof" contains a sample of "Nie Jesteś Moja" performed by Czeslaw Niemen.
  • "Summertime" contains a sample of "I Hope You'll Be" performed by Darwin's Theory.
  • "Señorita" contains a sample from "Covered N Money" performed by Future

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[27] 39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 3

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