Situation | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 30, 2007 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 51:19 | |||
Label |
WEA (Worldwide) Strange Famous Records (US) | |||
Producer | Skratch Bastid | |||
Buck 65 chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Billboard | favorable [3] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− [4] |
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Now | NNNN [6] |
The New York Times | favorable [7] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10 [8] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 5/10 [10] |
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Situation is a 2007 studio album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65. [8] It is a concept album based around the year 1957. [12] It peaked at number 31 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. [13] At the 2008 Juno Awards, Skratch Bastid was nominated as Producer of the Year for his work on the album. [14]
Situation has received generally favorable reviews from critics. [1] Metacritic gave the album a score of 68/100, based on 21 reviews. [1]
Alex Macpherson of The Guardian gave the album 2 stars out of 5, saying: "There are isolated moments of beauty - the spare piano loop of 'Ho-Boys', though nothing new, is evocative and effective - but little sticks in the mind or stimulates the emotions." [5] Dan Raper of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying, "Situation is a cool, collected set of songs from the veteran Canadian rapper, but you shouldn't be expecting anything revolutionary—at least, not from the music." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:40 |
2. | "1957" | 3:57 |
3. | "Dang" | 2:38 |
4. | "Lipstick" | 3:08 |
5. | "Shutter Buggin'" | 3:27 |
6. | "Spread 'Em" | 2:50 |
7. | "Ho-Boys" | 3:46 |
8. | "Way Back When" | 3:32 |
9. | "Cop Shades" | 4:07 |
10. | "The Beatific" | 3:16 |
11. | "Mr. Nobody" | 3:02 |
12. | "The Rebel" | 3:15 |
13. | "Benz" (featuring Cadence Weapon) | 2:32 |
14. | "Heatwave" | 2:59 |
15. | "The Outskirts" | 3:12 |
16. | "White Bread" | 4:00 |
17. | "Way Back When ( k-os Remix)" (bonus track on some versions) | 3:36 |
Chart | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 31 |