Chicago rapper/producer Saba is still only 23-years-old, but he's already established himself as one of the most forward thinking young talents in hip-hop. Having come up from Chicago's Westside, he already has a few mixtapes under his belt, and has been working with Chance the Rapper since the Acid Rap days, and most recently he sang the hook on Chance's track Angels. Bucket List Project, Saba's debut and breakthrough album, dropped in October 2016, to critical acclaim. Saba handled most of the production duties on the record, with guest spots coming from Twista, NoName, Smino and more. The album finds the right balance of playful, youthful exuberance, poignant lyrics, and Hip Hop laced with Jazz and Soul influences, showcasing Saba as another rising star in the vastly talented Chicago scene. Omerta Inc will be bringing Saba's 'Bucket List Project' to vinyl for the very first time, to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the albums original release. Pressed onto 180gm deep transparent purple vinyl. Each copy comes housed in a high quality matte finish sleeve with original artwork.
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12.6 x 12.6 x 0.39 inches; 6.35 ounces
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Saba album Bucket List is amazing if ask me. I remember hearing him on Noname project. Made me curious check him out. One best nerd rappers out of the Chi.
I had never heard of Saba until an episode of the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I was like, "whooooooooooo is this amazing lyricist?!?!?". So I sought his album out and glad I did. It's really good!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017
Listen: Saba came hard on this one. It's real Chicago rap. He can rap deftly and smoothly quit hating. He can sing too. Shout out daedaeCHAD who helped produce some of this stuff. If you like Chance The Rapper, Noname, Mick Jenkins, etc. this will be right up your alley.
Chicago rapper and friend-slash-associate of Chance the Rapper released his new album, Bucket List Project, at an opportune time for him and Go-City hip-hop. Chance is still eating off his Coloring Book mixtape from May and since Saba was a part of that gravy train, he too has some momentum from it. Saba’s interesting, occasionally slack-mouthed vocal style and delivery over hazy yet firm productions give Bucket List that new-age sound. It’s just that Saba keeps to the typical rap narrative of the general hood experience without sharing many of his own unique takes or risky thoughts and such. It’s a mostly clean, sanitary affair for the young man, as he’s summoned his inner Common, Crucial Conflict and Lupe Fiasco, who makes a special guest appearance toward the end in fact. Other features include Phoelix, Twista, Noname (check out her debut mixtape Telefone from July), Smino and Matthew Santos. Bucket List is good, but Saba has to slow down his delivery a little and be articulate more of the time on fresher subject matter next time around.
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