White People (album)

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White People
Studio album by Handsome Boy Modeling School
Released November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)
Genre Hip hop
Length 68:50
Label Elektra
Producer Dan the Automator, Prince Paul
Handsome Boy Modeling School chronology
So... How's Your Girl?
(1999)		 White People
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound7/10[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
The Guardian[5]
MusicOMHfavorable[6]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[7]
Robert ChristgauB+[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Stylus MagazineD-[10]

White People is the second studio album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. It was released on Elektra Records on November 9, 2004.[1]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, White People received an average score of 66% based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

John Murphy of MusicOMH called it "the most innovative, original and enjoyable hip-hop album since Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (featuring Father Guido Sarducci)1:08
2."If It Wasn't for You" (featuring De La Soul and Starchild Excalibur)4:37
3."Are You Down With It" (featuring Mike Patton)3:34
4."The World's Gone Mad" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien, Barrington Levy, and Alex Kapranos)5:24
5."Dating Game" (featuring Tim Meadows, Hines Buchanan, and Neelam)3:08
6."Breakdown" (featuring Jack Johnson)4:09
7."It's Like That / I Am Complete" (featuring Casual and Tim Meadows)4:50
8."I've Been Thinking" (featuring Cat Power)5:24
9."Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2 / Knockers" (featuring Lord Finesse, Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Rahzel, Qbert, Grand Wizard Theodore, Jazzy Jay, and Tim Meadows)7:16
10."The Hours" (featuring Chino Moreno, El-P and Cage)4:28
11."Class System" (featuring Pharrell and Julee Cruise)4:30
12."First... and Then" (featuring Dres)4:19
13."A Day in the Life / Good Hygiene" (featuring RZA, The Mars Volta, A.G., and Tim Meadows)5:36
14."Greatest Mistake" (featuring John Oates and Jamie Cullum)4:19
15."Dating Game Part 2" (featuring Tim Meadows, Hines Buchanan, and Neelam)0:36
16."Outro" (featuring Father Guido Sarducci)5:26

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard 200[11] 168
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[12] 79
Top Heatseekers[13] 4

References

  1. 1 2 3 "White People by Handsome Boy Modeling School". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Handsome Boy Modeling School - White People". AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Extance, Andy (December 6, 2004). "Handsome Boy Modelling School - White People". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Greenblatt, Leah (November 12, 2004). "White People". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (November 5, 2004). "Handsome Boy Modeling School, White People". The Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Murphy, John (November 8, 2004). "Handsome Boy Modeling School – White People". MusicOMH. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Warren, Jamin (November 18, 2004). "Handsome Boy Modeling School: White People". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Handsome Boy Modeling School". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ Henderson, Eric (November 18, 2004). "Handsome Boy Modeling School: White People". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ Drimmer, Josh (December 10, 2004). "Handsome Boy Modeling School - White People". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Handsome Boy Modeling School - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Handsome Boy Modeling School - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Handsome Boy Modeling School - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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