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Dividing his time between socially conscious rap and bud smoker’s anthems, ScHoolboy Q makes quite the impression on his debut “street album”: the polished, funky, well-balanced, and rewarding Setbacks. Think Mos Def meets Murs on an especially hazy, West Coast weekend and you’ve got the idea, but this ScHoolboy offers some unique ideas on top of it. He’s a complex, mature young man who worries about his kids consuming too much fast food (the straight forward “Figg Get Da Money”) but he’s also a dude who can’t help letting go, diving headfirst into a bong when work is done (the dreamlike “Light Years Ahead”). “What’s the Word” with fellow Black Hippy member Jay Rock, is a radio-friendly number that deserves a lavish party video while the following “iBETiGOTSUMWEED” is the kind of looped, scratchy soul the Madlib and Stones Throw crowd crave. Talented on either end of the spectrum, ScHoolboy Q delivers both with the same skill and cool head, all while keeping his own identity up front. Setbacks wants to come off as just slightly more important than a mixtape, but this casual release is a big contribution to the “true hip-hop” movement.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Kendrick Lamar, FeaturedArtist - Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Jay Rock, FeaturedArtist - Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist - Ab Soul, FeaturedArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Alori Joh, FeaturedArtist - Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, MainArtist - Jhené Aiko, FeaturedArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
BJ The Chicago Kid, FeaturedArtist - Punch, FeaturedArtist - Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Kendrick Lamar, FeaturedArtist - Schoolboy Q, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Black Hippy, MainArtist
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
Album review
Dividing his time between socially conscious rap and bud smoker’s anthems, ScHoolboy Q makes quite the impression on his debut “street album”: the polished, funky, well-balanced, and rewarding Setbacks. Think Mos Def meets Murs on an especially hazy, West Coast weekend and you’ve got the idea, but this ScHoolboy offers some unique ideas on top of it. He’s a complex, mature young man who worries about his kids consuming too much fast food (the straight forward “Figg Get Da Money”) but he’s also a dude who can’t help letting go, diving headfirst into a bong when work is done (the dreamlike “Light Years Ahead”). “What’s the Word” with fellow Black Hippy member Jay Rock, is a radio-friendly number that deserves a lavish party video while the following “iBETiGOTSUMWEED” is the kind of looped, scratchy soul the Madlib and Stones Throw crowd crave. Talented on either end of the spectrum, ScHoolboy Q delivers both with the same skill and cool head, all while keeping his own identity up front. Setbacks wants to come off as just slightly more important than a mixtape, but this casual release is a big contribution to the “true hip-hop” movement.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:36
- Main artists: Schoolboy Q
- Label: Top Dawg Entertainment - ScHoolboy Q
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q 2011 Top Dawg Entertainment / ScHoolboy Q
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