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Streetlights is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper Kurupt. It was released on April 20, 2010, through Penagon Records. The album was produced by Terrace Martin, Lil' Jon, Pete Rock, and Rance. It features guest appearances from J. Black, Problem, Terrace Martin, Snoop Dogg, Tone Trezure, Jah Free, Roscoe, Tri Star, Uncle Chucc, Virginya Slim, Xzibit, and DJ Quik.

ReleasedApril 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
Genres
Length51:50
LabelPenagon
Quick facts Studio album by Kurupt, Released ...
Streetlights
Studio album by
Kurupt
ReleasedApril 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
Genres
Length51:50
LabelPenagon
Producers
Kurupt chronology
Tha Tekneek Files
(2009)		 Streetlights
(2010)		 100 Wayz
(2010)
Singles from Streetlights
  1. "I'm Burnt"
    Released: December 19, 2009
  2. "In Gotti We Trust"
    Released: April 2, 2010
  3. "Questions"
    Released: May 4, 2010
  4. "Yessir"
    Released: June 18, 2010
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The album debuted at number 183 on the Top Current Album Sales, selling 2,900 copies in its first week of release.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
HipHopDX3/5[3]
Now2/5[4]
Pitchfork4.8/10[5]
RapReviews4/10[6]
Slant MagazineStarStarStar[7]
XXL3/5 (L)[8]
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Streetlights was met with mixed or average reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 57, based on seven reviews.[1]

AllMusic's Matt Rinaldi wrote: "in the end, Kurupt turns in strong performances on much of Streetlights, delivering furious free association freak-outs and ultimately some of his nastiest verses in years".[2] M.T. Richards of Slant Magazine wrote: "meaningfulness is a noticeable rarity on Streetlights, and the absence of a talented foil like DJ Quik is felt throughout, but the album nonetheless basks in breezy contentment".[7] Chris Yuscavage of XXL resumed: "Kurupt's energy doesn't carry over to every song on Streetlights".[8] Zach Kelly of Pitchfork wrote: "there are bits of great humor and wordplay scattered throughout (occasionally spat out in dizzying double time), the fogged-over choruses, tough-guy posturing ("In Gotti We Trust"), and spurts of disquieting misogyny ("Scrape") feel like too much padding".[5] Pete T. of RapReviews stated: "in 2010 he sounds derivative, uninspired, and starving for a paycheck".[6] Andrew Rennie of Now wrote: "there are moments here, but ultimately Streetlights pales against BlaQKout, the Kurupt/DJ Quik collaboration that dropped last year".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Terrace Martin3:19
2."I'm Burnt" (featuring Problem)
Terrace Martin3:17
3."Questions" (featuring Uncle Chucc)
  • Brown
  • Charles Hamilton
  • T. Martin
Terrace Martin3:04
4."In Gotti We Trust" (featuring Xzibit)
Terrace Martin2:48
5."Face Down" (featuring J. Black, Tone Trezure and Terrace Martin)
  • Terrace Martin
  • Rance (co.)
3:02
6."Yessir"
Pete Rock4:27
7."All That I Want" (featuring Snoop Dogg and J. Black)
Terrace Martin3:52
8."I'm Drunk" (featuring J. Black)
  • Brown
  • Griffin-Black
  • Marlon Williams
  • J. Martin
  • T. Martin
Terrace Martin3:03
9."Scrape" (featuring Terrace Martin, Virginya Slim and Tri Star)
  • Brown
  • T. Martin
Terrace Martin3:03
10."Riot in the Club"
Lil' Jon4:22
11."I'm the Man" (featuring J. Black and Jah Free)
  • Brown
  • Griffin-Black
  • T. Martin
Terrace Martin4:07
12."I'm Burnt (Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Roscoe and Problem)
Terrace Martin3:36
13."Streetlights" (featuring Tone Trezure)
  • Brown
  • Givens
  • T. Martin
Terrace Martin5:29
14."Bounce, Rock, Skate (Kurupted Mix)" (featuring DJ Drama, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik and Terrace Martin)
Terrace Martin4:21
Total length:51:50
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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."Pay Me" (featuring Suga Free, Daz Dillinger and Soopafly)DJ Quik4:45
16."Chuccs" (featuring Roscoe Umali and Styliztik Jones) 3:48
17."Smokin' 4:20" 2:58
Total length:63:21
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Personnel

  • Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals, executive producer
  • Terrace Martin – vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 14), producer & mixing (tracks: 1–5, 7–9, 11–14), recording, executive producer
  • Jason "Problem" Martin – vocals (tracks: 2, 8, 12)
  • Charles "Uncle Chucc" Hamilton – vocals (track 3)
  • Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 4)
  • Jeret "J. Black" Griffin-Black – vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 8, 11)
  • Latonya "Tone Trezure" Givens – vocals (tracks: 5, 13)
  • Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (tracks: 7, 12, 14)
  • Eric "Tri Star" McKinney – vocals (track 9)
  • Virginia Slimm – vocals (track 9)
  • Geoffrey "Jah Free" Edwards – vocals (track 11)
  • David "Roscoe" Williams – vocals (track 12)
  • David "DJ Quik" Blake – vocals (track 14)
  • Tyree "DJ Drama" Simmons – vocals (track 14)
  • Marlon Williams – guitar (tracks: 4, 8), bass (track 8)
  • Andrew Gouche – bass (track 11)
  • Peter "Pete Rock" Phillips – producer (track 6)
  • Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith – producer (track 10)
  • Larrance "Rance" Dopson – co-producer (track 5)
  • Aaron Dahl – recording (track 3)
  • Alexis Seton – recording (tracks: 8, 13, 14)
  • Pete Odell – mastering
  • Pascal Kerouche – art direction, design
  • Darryl "Joe Cool" Daniel – artwork
  • Devin DeHaven – photography
  • Justin Lin – A&R
  • Chris Ayears – A&R
  • John Ahn – A&R
  • Suave Management – executive producer(s), management

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[9] 183
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]38
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[11]19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]37
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