Bucket List Project

Bucket List Project
Bucket List Project
Studio album by Saba
Released	October 27, 2016
Studio	Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica
Genre	Hip hop; jazz rap; neo soul;
Length	49:32
Label	Saba Pivot, LLC
Producer	Saba (also exec.); Phoelix (also exec.); Cam O'bi; Cory Grindberg; D. Phelps; daedaePIVOT; Daoud; Flex Lennon; Joseph Chilliams; Ken Ross; L Boog; Monte Booker; squeakPIVOT;
Saba chronology

Bucket List Project is the debut studio album by American rapper Saba. It was released on October 27, 2016 by Saba Pivot, LLC.^[1]^[2]

Background

The album was produced mainly by Saba himself and Phoelix, with guest producers ranging from Cam O'bi, daedaePIVOT, Joseph Chilliams, Ken Ross, Flex Lennon, squeakPIVOT, among others. The album also includes guest appearances from Noname, Twista, Smino, Ravyn Lenae, and Jean Deaux, among others.^[3]^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	^[5]
Exclaim!	^[6]
HipHopDX	^[7]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[8]
The Irish Times	^[9]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()^[10]

Bucket List Project received critical acclaim from critics. Pitchfork wrote "it is superbly written and performed. Saba is a crafty storyteller who makes full use of his long memory and slithering wordplay."^[11] Finishing 12th on Rolling Stone's list of 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016, Saba "successfully mashes of-the-moment hip-hop and atmospheric, live-band funk textures."^[12] Consequence of Sound compared Bucket List Project to Kendrick Lamar, writing "Saba maintained a precocious mastery of his craft with windingly poetic flows over murky, subdued beats, not too far removed from Kendrick Lamar circa Section 80."^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tahj Malik Chandler.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In Loving Memory"	Phoelix Saba Daoud^[a] L Boog^[a]	1:57
2.	"Stoney" (featuring Phoelix and BJRKNC)	Phoelix Saba	3:32
3.	"GPS" (featuring Twista)	Cam O'bi	3:48
4.	"Church (Liquor Store)" (featuring Noname)	Cam O'bi	4:05
5.	"Westside Bound 3" (featuring Joseph Chilliams)	Joseph Chilliams daedaePIVOT Saba^[a]	2:58
6.	"MOST"	Saba Phoelix^[a]	3:34
7.	"Symmetry"	Ken Ross Phoelix^[a] daedaePIVOT^[a]	4:33
8.	"Photosynthesis" (featuring Jean Deaux)	Phoelix Saba	3:23
9.	"The Billy Williams Story"	Flex Lennon squeakPIVOT	3:54
10.	"Bucket List" (featuring Matthew Santos)	daedaePIVOT Cory Grindberg	3:36
11.	"American Hypnosis" (featuring Akenya)	Phoelix Saba D. Phelps^[a] Daoud^[a]	4:14
12.	"California / Outro" (featuring Ravyn Lenae and Phoelix)	Monte Booker Phoelix Daoud^[a] / Phoelix Saba	6:25
13.	"World in My Hands" (featuring Smino and LEGIT)	Saba Phoelix daedaePIVOT	3:52

Track notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
"In Loving Memory" and "American Hypnosis" features additional vocals from Daoud.
"Stoney" features additional vocals from BRJKNC.
"GPS" features uncredited vocals from Chandlar and BJRKNC.
"Church (Liquor Store)" features additional vocals from Akenya.
"Symmetry" and "Photosynthesis" features additional vocals from Phoelix.