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Though 2020's Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon was blighted by industry tampering, the voice of Brooklyn's Pop Smoke still cut through -- no amount of radio-friendly glitz could dampen the authenticity of "Got It on Me," "44 Bulldog," or "Gangstas." Regrettably, the rapper's second posthumous album, Faith, suppresses him almost entirely. Smoke is no longer the thunderous cloud descending on his anthems; rather, he feels almost entirely an afterthought. The main culprit is, of course, the unsolicited changes made after his tragic death. Smoke's day-one collaborators -- 808Melo, YozBeats, Swirv -- lamented being omitted from the record, and with long-anticipated leaks like "We Made It" (featuring Calboy), "Bout a Million," and "Tiger" warped here beyond recognition, their claims hold weight. The most painful loss is Eli Fross' "Top Shotta." Originally a gravelly track firmly in Smoke's ballpark, it has since been gutted of both its drill roots and its collaborator, replaced by a garishly tropical beat and the obnoxious TRAVI. A chain of similarly bankrupt decisions -- 13 of the album's tracks are alleged to feature major post-death changes -- ensure that Faith feels far from anything its "creator" would have released.
With Smoke's collaborators out of the process, it would be fair to assume that his current creative team would surpass their work. Yet Faith is tarnished by a rocky production suite: "Bout a Million" adopts the sleepy guitars of the zeitgeist, "8-Ball" is a farmyard-like catastrophe, and "Tiger" has been gutted for the a cappella "Woo Baby Interlude." Amid the sea of names, a few new collaborators make waves -- Takeoff and Rick Ross proving especially potent partners -- while Smoke's friends (Rah Swish, Bizzy Banks, Lil Tjay) deliver some of the set's few true gems. For the most part, though, features fumble more than they flourish: Pusha T arrogantly advertises his own album, Kid Cudi buzzes through "8-Ball" in monotone, and Kanye arrives briefly for a garbled string of syllables. Even Dua Lipa, ostensibly at home on the slick grooves of "Demeanor," stumbles out with the excruciating "You can't say Pop without Smoke/So fill up your lungs, my diamonds will make you choke." Unfortunately, the rapper's second posthumous release is all pop, no smoke. With friends and collaborators surgically removed, Faith is littered with jarring voices, avaricious creative decisions, and a fundamental sidelining of its visionary figurehead.
© David Crone /TiVo
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Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Loblack, Composer - Audrey Jackson, ComposerLyricist - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 808MeloBeats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Yanchyshyn, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
E. Fernández, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vic Wainstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricardo Lamarre, Composer - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Britell, Composer, Producer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Avalos, Composer - Steven Victor, ComposerLyricist - L3GION, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Marlin Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Terrence Thornton, ComposerLyricist - Angie Martinez, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Jahmal Gwin, Composer - Kanye West, Composer, Producer, Programming, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cook, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pusha T, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Wainstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricardo Lamarre, Composer - Jess Jackson, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Additional Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boogz, Composer, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Rico Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - FNZ, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Victor, ComposerLyricist - SethInTheKitchen, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ross Joseph Portaro IV, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Franzino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Ku, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Doyley, ComposerLyricist - Jalil Peraza, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy “Enzo” Bondurant, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samuel Michael Benjamin Jackson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jake One, Producer - Ryan Press, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rick Ross, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The-Dream, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Jackson, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Additional Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Leonard Roberts II, ComposerLyricist - Daoud, Producer - Brandon Harding, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrius Willrich, ComposerLyricist - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Victor, ComposerLyricist - Justin Kim, ComposerLyricist - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Daoud Anthony, ComposerLyricist - Tali Zara Sulcas, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Additional Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - AXL, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 21 Savage, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 42 Dugg, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, ComposerLyricist - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dion Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Khaya “Macxsn” Gilika, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manalla Abdul-Aziz, Composer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Additional Producer, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Jackson, Producer, Additional Producer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Loblack, Composer - Dom Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 808MeloBeats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Rah Swish, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rahlique Devawn Wilks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Chad Hugo, Composer - Terrence Thornton, ComposerLyricist - Beam, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Neptunes, Producer, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Pusha T, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Press, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Kaufman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TRAVI, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tyshane Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Ben Fusel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Aleksi Godard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Travis Esprit, ComposerLyricist - Mike Lievano, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Ricardo Lamarre, Composer - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Bizzy Banks, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Majesty Moses, ComposerLyricist - Bradley 'Ghosty' Moss, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Loblack, Composer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 808MeloBeats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Sully, Composer - Fritz Tha Producer, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Ricardo Lamarre, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Beats, Producer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brock Grenfell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy DiMino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Ryan Press, ComposerLyricist - Ricardo Lamarre, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Takeoff, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Durel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Victor, ComposerLyricist - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy DiMino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Ricardo Lamarre, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Beats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Khalif Brown, ComposerLyricist - Swae Lee, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barrington Hall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Lanphear, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tay Keith, Producer, Additional Producer - Steven Victor, ComposerLyricist - Lil Tjay, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tione Merritt, ComposerLyricist - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Flo Ongonga, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Michael Hernandez, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Future, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Petit, Composer - CashMoneyAP, Producer - Nate Alford, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Foreign Teck, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN WESLEY LUCAS, ComposerLyricist - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JW Lucas, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Goodwin, ComposerLyricist - Los The Producer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Chris Brown, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Jahmal Gwin, ComposerLyricist - Shaffer Smith, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Press, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Additional Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Boogz, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brittany "Chi" Coney, ComposerLyricist - 2300, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Victor, ComposerLyricist - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Linden Bascom, ComposerLyricist - Denisa "Blue June" Andrews, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Sarah Hudson, Composer - Mantra, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Mizrahi, Composer - Coffee, ComposerLyricist - Dua Lipa, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Gomes, Composer - R&S, Producer, Co-Producer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Gomes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Fadul, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dru De Caro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Michael “Gomey” Gomes, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Kasseem Dean, Composer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Mescudi, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Kid Cudi, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tyrone Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avenue Beatz, Producer - William J. Sullivan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Musicman Ty, Producer - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
TNT, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Press, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BL, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quavo, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kodak Black, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Horton, Composer - Tahj Vaughn, Composer - Bill K. Kapri, ComposerLyricist - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tahj Money, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Kidd Fredo, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Friendlor Nomincy, Composer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Ryan Press, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chase Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Yosief Tafari, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Tony, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Loblack, Composer - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 808MeloBeats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ben Lust, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Goldberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G Herbo, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Wright, ComposerLyricist - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoz, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - OnPointLikeOP, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yosief Tafari, ComposerLyricist - Kirston Hedge, Composer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Ricardo Lamarre, ComposerLyricist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Killa, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rico Beats, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yamaica, Producer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Alyamani Ouadah, Composer - Rouben Dossous, ComposerLyricist - Killa Vuitton, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
E. Fernández, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lsp, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ciel Eckard-Lee, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TRAVI, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Loblack, Composer - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dread Woo, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jahkeem Haughton, ComposerLyricist - Fritz Tha Producer, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Dorsmind, ComposerLyricist - Travis Esprit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BL, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joezee, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Josip Planinic, ComposerLyricist - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Tayy Floss, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teveion Scully, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - AXL, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Rah Swish, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manalla Abdul-Aziz, ComposerLyricist - Rahlique Devawn Wilks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Elvin Molina, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Loblack, ComposerLyricist - Fetty Luciano, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Remy Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Corey "Cutz" Nutile, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 808MeloBeats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Molina, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Michael Hernandez, Composer - Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CashMoneyAP, Producer - Nate Alford, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anuel Aa, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Foreign Teck, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN WESLEY LUCAS, Composer, ComposerLyricist - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JW Lucas, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Emmanuel Santiago, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Goodwin, ComposerLyricist - Los The Producer, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jess Jackson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Obasi Jackson, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vic Wainstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Loblack, ComposerLyricist - Jacob Richards, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Seaberg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Riggins, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pop Smoke, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 808MeloBeats, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Bashar Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Yung Ave, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (Victor Victor)
Album review
Though 2020's Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon was blighted by industry tampering, the voice of Brooklyn's Pop Smoke still cut through -- no amount of radio-friendly glitz could dampen the authenticity of "Got It on Me," "44 Bulldog," or "Gangstas." Regrettably, the rapper's second posthumous album, Faith, suppresses him almost entirely. Smoke is no longer the thunderous cloud descending on his anthems; rather, he feels almost entirely an afterthought. The main culprit is, of course, the unsolicited changes made after his tragic death. Smoke's day-one collaborators -- 808Melo, YozBeats, Swirv -- lamented being omitted from the record, and with long-anticipated leaks like "We Made It" (featuring Calboy), "Bout a Million," and "Tiger" warped here beyond recognition, their claims hold weight. The most painful loss is Eli Fross' "Top Shotta." Originally a gravelly track firmly in Smoke's ballpark, it has since been gutted of both its drill roots and its collaborator, replaced by a garishly tropical beat and the obnoxious TRAVI. A chain of similarly bankrupt decisions -- 13 of the album's tracks are alleged to feature major post-death changes -- ensure that Faith feels far from anything its "creator" would have released.
With Smoke's collaborators out of the process, it would be fair to assume that his current creative team would surpass their work. Yet Faith is tarnished by a rocky production suite: "Bout a Million" adopts the sleepy guitars of the zeitgeist, "8-Ball" is a farmyard-like catastrophe, and "Tiger" has been gutted for the a cappella "Woo Baby Interlude." Amid the sea of names, a few new collaborators make waves -- Takeoff and Rick Ross proving especially potent partners -- while Smoke's friends (Rah Swish, Bizzy Banks, Lil Tjay) deliver some of the set's few true gems. For the most part, though, features fumble more than they flourish: Pusha T arrogantly advertises his own album, Kid Cudi buzzes through "8-Ball" in monotone, and Kanye arrives briefly for a garbled string of syllables. Even Dua Lipa, ostensibly at home on the slick grooves of "Demeanor," stumbles out with the excruciating "You can't say Pop without Smoke/So fill up your lungs, my diamonds will make you choke." Unfortunately, the rapper's second posthumous release is all pop, no smoke. With friends and collaborators surgically removed, Faith is littered with jarring voices, avaricious creative decisions, and a fundamental sidelining of its visionary figurehead.
© David Crone /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 01:25:46
- Main artists: Pop Smoke
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Victor Victor Worldwide
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide ℗ 2021 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. & Victor Victor Worldwide
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