Released June 23, 2015 Length 60:07 Release date 23 June 2015 | Recorded 2014-2015 Artist Skyzoo Genre Hip hop music | |
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Music for My Friends
(2015) The Easy Truth
(with Apollo Brown)
(2016) Label First Generation Rich / EMPIRE Producers Jahlil Beats, Skyzoo, Thelonious Martin, Illmind, Apollo Brown Similar Skyzoo albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
full album skyzoo music for my friends
Music for My Friends is the third studio album by Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo. The album was released on June 23, 2015 under his label First Generation Rich. It is the follow-up to A Dream Deferred in 2012. Among the singles are "Luxury," which features Westside Gunn, and had an official music video released. It peaked at No. 15 on the US Top Heatseekers chart, and at No. 36 at Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was positively received in the music press.
Contents
Skyzoo all day always audio
Production and release
Featuring guest artists such as Jadakiss, Black Thought, Bilal, Elzhi, Westside Gunn, Christon Gray and others, the LP is based on the themes of growing up at 13 years old and seeing the world based on the morals learned at that age. The album includes production by Illmind, Thelonious Martin, Jahlil Beats, MarcNfinit, Apollo Brown, DJ Prince, and others, and also features cover art commissioned by comic book illustrator Chris B. Murray.
Reception
The album was generally well received. HipHopDX gave the album 4/5 stars, writing that the album "a collection of stories and anecdotes from Skyzoo’s youth, with shout outs to — and from — friends and family." XXL reviewed the album positively, writing that "as with every offering from Skyzoo, his lyricism and imagery helps to bring the listener into his stories, this time [with Music For My Friends] speaking from the perspective of a 13-year-old kid trying to find his place in the world… From the sequencing of the album to the production, Skyzoo’s new LP highlights his ability to create conceptual albums that offer a breath of fresh air in today’s musical climate." In July 2015, the staff at XXL included the album on their list of the "30 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015 (So Far)."
Songs
1All Day - Always3:13
2Suicide Doors4:52
3The Moments That Matter (feat Kay Cola)Kay Cola3:48