ScHoolboy Q‘s fourth studio album was released eight years ago, and he has now shared his favorite tracks from the project.
Black Face LP debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 upon its release in the summer of 2016. The 17-cut tracklist featured guest appearances from Kanye West, Jadakiss, Vince Staples, E-40 and many more, earning it a great deal of praise.
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On Monday (July 8), NFR Podcast celebrated its anniversary on social media and wrote: “ScHoolboy Q dropped ‘Blank Face LP’ 8 years ago today [orange-dot emoji, CD emoji] Favorite tracks?”
In response, the Los Angeles native quoted the post with: “Groovy Tony/ By any means/ JoHn Muir/ Tookie knows/ Kno ya wrong.”
Groovy Tony
By any means
JoHn Muir
Tookie knows
Kno ya wrong https://t.co/LKWLg32cix— ScHoolboy Q (@ScHoolboyQ) July 8, 2024
Earlier this year, Schoolboy Q released his sixth studio album to critical acclaim.
Per HipHopDX‘s 4.5/5 review of Blue Lips, “The optimistic and self-assured transparency of the LP is fueled by a controlled dramatism that allows the West Coast barman to sustain the fervor that made him a key figure in the game throughout the 2010s while also giving him the space to look ahead with caution. Despite the absence of a defined theme, the project is held together by a patterned cohesion that distinguishes it from a compilation of singles bundled together and passed off as an album.
“An orderly union of sunshine, overcast, rain and starry skies, Blue Lips switches from bouncy to sedated to lit to pensive with a consistency that prompts an involuntary submission to its charmingly erratic rhythm. The rare instances wherein the production stagnates are compensated for by lyrical matter and vocal merit, with cameos coming from Lance Skiiiwalker, Jozzy, Devin Malik and Childish Major; and vice versa.”
It concludes: “Whereas a lot of listeners might be tempted to ask themselves if ScHoolboy Q’s latest offering was worth the wait, his remarkable growth also suggests that years of experience is perhaps what births the richest music, especially in a word-heavy genre like rap.”
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The 37-year-old rapper will embark on an 11-date tour in support of the album later this month that will stretch across North America.
