Cashmere (Swet Shop Boys album)
2016 studio album by Swet Shop Boys
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Cashmere is the debut studio album by Swet Shop Boys.[1] It was released via Customs on October 14, 2016.[2] It peaked at number 45 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3] Redinho handled the production,[4] while rappers Heems and Riz MC shared vocal duties.[5] Music videos were created for "T5",[6] "Zayn Malik",[7] and "Aaja".[8]
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| Released | October 14, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 34:55 | |||
| Label | Customs | |||
| Producer | Redinho | |||
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Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Chris Dart of Exclaim! wrote, "it's full of three-minute gems that get your head nodding and your brain working hard to parse multi-layered metaphors, and that stop when you're still wanting more."[14] Tanner Smith of PopMatters described it as "an undeniably complicated but fun album that reckons with South Asian representation in the global pop culture of 2016."[16]
It was placed at number 36 on NME's "Albums of the Year 2016" list,[18] number 24 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list,[19] and number 27 on Vice's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list.[20]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "T5" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Shottin" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Aaja" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Zayn Malik" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Tiger Hologram" | 2:56 |
| 6. | "No Fly List" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Phone Tap" | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Half Moghul Half Mowgli" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Swish Swish" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Shoes Off" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Din-e-iLahi" | 3:35 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 45 |