Released July 31, 2015 Length 50:04 Release date 31 July 2015 Genre Hip hop music | Recorded 2013–15 Artist Gunplay Label Def Jam Recordings | |
Producer Andrew Balogh
Black Saun
The Beat Bully
DJ Mustard
D. Rich
DJ Pain 1
Eddie Montilla
Isak Swing
K Da Komposer
Mike Mulah
Mighty Joe
Onassis
Roc & Mayne
Suit Gang
Tyler Woods
The Mekanics Similar The Mobfather, Twelve Reasons to Die II, Bogota Rich, Professional Rapper, Summertime '06 | ||
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Living Legend is the debut studio album by American rapper Gunplay. The album was released on July 31, 2015, by Maybach Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. The album was supported by the singles "Tell 'Em", "Wuzhanindoe", "Be Like Me" and "Blood on the Dope".
Contents
Gunplay tell em audio
Background
In November 2012, Gunplay stated the album would be released in 2013. In June 2014, in an interview with XXL, he spoke about the sound of the album, saying: "It’s going to be something for the world, not just for the hood. I’m already a hood nigga—I got hood tracks on there—but I want take it to that next level." He explained the meaning behind the album title, saying: "I think the title fits me perfect. I elaborate on that a few times on the album to let y’all know why I am a Living Legend.” Later he said: "It’s gonna mean a lot to me and this title Living Legend, ’cause I been through 100 percent more than what these rap niggas been through, what the average nigga on the street been through and I’m still here. And I think it calls for a celebration and a title like Living Legend will embody that whole situation."
Singles
On March 13, 2015, the album's lead single "Tell 'Em Daddy" was released. On June 2, 2015, the album's second single "Wuzhanindoe" featuring YG was released. On July 1, 2015, the music video was released for "Wuzhanindoe" featuring YG. On July 10, 2015, the album's third single "Be Like Me" featuring Rick Ross was released. On The July 17, 2015, the album's fourth single "Blood on the Dope" featuring PJK was released.
Critical reception
Living Legend received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68 based on 8 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "Being able to bellow like Busta Rhymes or Ludacris just makes everything bang harder, and with a lean 11 cuts on the album's normal release, Living Legend is a non-stop gangsta party connected to the street, offering a more approachable alternative to Ross' grandiose LPs." Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX stated, "Gunplay’s repetitively destructive themes come as no shock given his stage name. While his long journey has finally paid off, Living Legend lacks it factor to have listeners clamoring for a follow-up anytime soon." David Drake of Pitchfork Media called it "a consistent release with no substantial misfires, full of densely packed verbiage and grand gestures, reminiscent of a time when technique, style, and personality seemed inseparable, interrelated qualities in a rapper's arsenal."
Songs
1Tell 'Em4:16
2Just Won't Do3:22
3Be Like Me4:06