and the Anonymous Nobody...

and the Anonymous Nobody...
Studio album by De La Soul
Released August 26, 2016
Genre Hip hop, funk
Length 67:59
Label A.O.I., Kobalt
Producer
De La Soul chronology
For Your Pain & Suffering (EP)
(2016)		 and the Anonymous Nobody...
(2016)
Singles from and the Anonymous Nobody...
  1. "Trainwreck"
    Released: April 29, 2016
  2. "Pain"
    Released: June 1, 2016
  3. "Royalty Capes"
    Released: July 20, 2016
  4. "Drawn"
    Released: August 10, 2016
  5. "Greyhounds"
    Released: August 17, 2016
  6. "Here in After"
    Released: September 19, 2016
  7. "Memory of...(Us)"
    Released: November 1, 2016

and the Anonymous Nobody... is the ninth full-length album by American hip hop group De La Soul, and was released on August 26, 2016, on A.O.I. Records, executive produced by Jordan Katz. The group announced the track list on May 20, 2016.[1]

Background

In early 2015, De La Soul created a Kickstarter in order to fund the album. In under ten hours, it surpassed the projected goal of $110,000.[2] Initially, the group announced that the album would be released on April 29, 2016.[3] Subsequently releasing a new EP titled For Your Pain & Suffering on April 29, 2016, the group rescheduled the release of the album for August 26, 2016.[4]

The first single, "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg), was released on June 1, 2016.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
Consequence of SoundB-[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
Pitchfork6.4/10.0[9]
Spin8/10[10]
XXL[11]

Writing for Exclaim!, Kyle Mullin gave the album a rave review, calling it "one of the most thrilling, wide-ranging rap releases of the year."[8]

Commercial performance

In the United States, And the Anonymous Nobody... debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, with 23,000 album-equivalent units, marking the fifth highest debut of the week.[12] It was the seventh best-selling album of the week, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[13] And the Anonymous Nobody... was the first De La Soul album to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Rap Albums.[14][15] The album was also streamed 2 million times in the first week.[12]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Genesis" (featuring Jill Scott)The Anonymous Nobodies 1:36
2. "Royalty Capes"  
 3:46
3. "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
 4:39
4. "Property of Spitkicker.com" (featuring Roc Marciano)
  • Plug Too
  • The Anonymous Nobodies[a]
 5:32
5. "Memory of… (Us)" (featuring Estelle and Pete Rock)
 4:55
6. "CBGB's"  
  • Plug Too
  • Ethan Phillips[a]
 1:20
7. "Lord Intended" (featuring Justin Hawkins)
  • The Anonymous Nobodies
  • Joshua Matthew Lopez[a]
 7:16
8. "Snoopies" (by De La Soul and David Byrne)
 4:15
9. "Greyhounds" (featuring Usher)
  • Phillips
  • The Anonymous Nobodies[a]
  • Chegwidden[a]
 5:26
10. "Sexy Bitch"  Plug Won 1:31
11. "Trainwreck"  
  • West
  • The Anonymous Nobodies[a]
 3:17
12. "Drawn" (featuring Little Dragon)
 5:33
13. "Whoodeeni" (featuring 2 Chainz)Plug Too 4:31
14. "Nosed Up"  West 3:57
15. "You Go Dave (A Goldblatt Presentation)" (featuring David Goldblatt)
  • Chegwidden
  • Phillips
  • The Anonymous Nobodies[a]
 1:20
16. "Here in After" (featuring Damon Albarn)
  • The Anonymous Nobodies
  • Rastegar[a]
  • Lopez[a]
  • Chegwidden[a]
 5:41
17. "Exodus"  The Anonymous Nobodies 3:24
Total length:
 1:07:59
Notes

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 34
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 31
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 51
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 19
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 22
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 16
UK Official Vinyl Albums (OCC)[29] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[30] 2
US Billboard 200[31] 12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 3
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[33] 1

References

  1. ↑ Schwartz, Danny (May 20, 2016). "De La Soul announce tracklist". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Finn (9 August 2016). "De La Soul's Legacy Is Trapped in Digital Limbo". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Walker, Angus (November 21, 2015). "De La Soul Sets New Release Date For Upcoming Album". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Simmons, Ted (April 29, 2016). "De La Soul announced that their Kickstarter-funded album would be delayed". XXLMag.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  6. ↑ Sendra, Tim (26 August 2016). "De La Soul – and the Anonymous Nobody". Allmsuic. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Eustice, Kyle (26 August 2016). "De La Soul – and the Anonymous Nobody". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 Mullin, Kyle (August 30, 2016). "De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ Patrin, Nate (3 September 2016). "De La Soul: and the Anonymous Nobody". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Williams, Stereo (2016-08-25). "Spin Magazine Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  11. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/08/de-la-soul-make-a-strong-return-with-and-the-anonymous-nobody/
  12. 1 2 Hernandez, Victoria (September 5, 2016). "Young Thug's "No, My Name Is Jeffery" Lands In Top 10 Of Billboard 200". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Top Album Sales". Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "De La Soul's First Album In 12 Years Lands At No. 1 On Billboard Rap Albums Chart". Vibe. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ "De La Soul's Crowd-Funded Album Debuts at No. 1 on Top Rap Albums Chart". Billboard. September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ "De La Soul – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for De La Soul. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 35, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  24. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 35, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  31. ↑ "De La Soul – Chart history" Billboard 200 for De La Soul. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  32. ↑ "De La Soul – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for De La Soul. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  33. ↑ "De La Soul – Chart History: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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