Limbo (Aminé album)

Limbo is the second studio album by American rapper Aminé. It was released on August 7, 2020 by Republic Records.[1] The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Charlie Wilson, JID, Summer Walker, Injury Reserve, slowthai and Vince Staples.[2]

Limbo
Studio album by
Aminé
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020
Length44:05
Label
Producer
Aminé chronology
OnePointFive
(2018)		 Limbo
(2020)
Singles from Limbo
  1. "Shimmy"
    Released: February 26, 2020
  2. "Riri"
    Released: May 27, 2020
  3. "Compensating"
    Released: July 6, 2020

Prior to release, Limbo was promoted by three singles: "Shimmy", "Riri", and "Compensating" featuring Young Thug.[3]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Shimmy", was released alongside its music video on February 26, 2020.[4] The video depicts Aminé performing the song at various locales in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. "Riri" was released on May 27, 2020, and its music video was released June 24 after being delayed so Aminé could participate in Black Lives Matter marches in protest of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year70/100[6]
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[7]
Metacritic72/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash6/10[9]
Crack Magazine7/10[10]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[11]
Paste8.4/10[12]
Pitchfork7.5/10[13]
Slant Magazine[1]

Limbo received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork highlighted Aminé's shift in style from his previous album, stating "he’s more pragmatic, suddenly concerned with crafting a sustainable legacy, and this new attitude produces the best music of his career."[13] Writing for Slant Magazine, Charles Lyons-Burt praised Aminé's performance and wrote "In melding traditional hip-hop form with just the right amount of modern trap verve, Limbo makes the case for Aminé, if not as the next great rapper, then as a pop-rap workhorse. The album proves that he can keep pace with his contemporaries while drawing on the history of the genre in ways many of today’s innovators are unconcerned with engaging."[1]

The album also received some mixed reviews. Mike Milenko of Clash described the album as "an example of a talented artist not pushing his boundaries."[9] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Eli Enis praised the first six tracks before noting "the record falls off during its latter half as the melodic R&B cuts begin to blend together."[11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Burden"
  • Adam Daniel
  • Albert Tanner
  • Lloyd McDonald
  • Madison Appleby Stewart
  • William Pulliam
Mac Wetha3:31
2."Woodlawn"
  • Daniel
  • Greg Sekeres
  • James Maddocks
  • Milan Modi
  • Yung Lan
  • Greg Sekeres
  • James Maddocks
2:23
3."Kobe"
  • Daniel
  • Irvin Mejia
Pasqué0:39
4."Roots" (featuring JID and Charlie Wilson)
  • Parker Corey
  • Pasque
4:28
5."Can't Decide"
T-Minus2:53
6."Compensating" (featuring Young Thug)
T-Minus3:18
7."Shimmy"
  • Daniel
  • Anderson Hernandez
  • Mejia
  • Matthew Samuels
  • Nik Frascona
  • OZ
  • Robert Diggs
  • Rook Monroe
  • Russell Jones
2:14
8."Pressure In My Palms" (featuring slowthai and Vince Staples)
Pasque3:58
9."Riri"
  • Daniel
  • Mejia
Pasque3:02
10."Easy" (featuring Summer Walker)
  • Daniel
  • Aaron Childs
  • Jackuum
  • Marlon Roudette
  • Richard Isong Oluwaranti
  • Summer Walker
  • P2J
  • Aaron Childs
3:31
11."Mama"
  • Daniel
  • Mejia
  • Appleby Stewart
  • Odunayo Ekunbojeyo
  • Phil Hotz
  • Pasqué
3:39
12."Becky"
  • Daniel
  • Brown
  • Mejia
  • Appleby Stewart
  • Aminé
  • Pasque
3:41
13."Fetus" (featuring Injury Reserve)
  • Daniel
  • Ari Hriar Balouzian
  • Juliana Adriana Rowlands
  • Ritchie
  • Corey
  • Stephan Groggs
  • Parker Corey
3:52
14."My Reality"
  • Daniel
  • Anderson Hernandez
  • Mejia
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • Appleby Stewart
  • Maneesh
  • Matthew Samuels
  • Maneesh
  • Boi-1da
  • Vinylz
  • Jahaan Sweet
3:09
Total length:44:05

Charts
Chart performance for Limbo
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Irish Albums (OCC)[14] 45
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 70
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References
  1. Lyons-Burt, Charles (August 6, 2020). "Review: Aminé's Limbo Skillfully Melds Traditional and Modern Hip-Hop Modes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. Ivey, Justin (August 6, 2020). "New Music Friday - New Albums From NLE Choppa, Aminé, Lil Keed & More". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Over, Jessica (July 7, 2020). "Aminé announces new album 'Limbo', releases single with Young Thug". NME. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. Mahadevan, Tara (February 26, 2020). "Aminé Drops New Video "Shimmy"". Complex. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. "Aminé Goes on a Quarantine Cruise in 'Riri' Video". Spin. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. "Aminé - Limbo". Album of The Year. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. "Limbo by Aminé reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  8. "Limbo by Aminé". Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  9. Milenko, Mike (August 7, 2020). "Aminé - Limbo". Clash Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  10. Scott, Nicolas-Tyrell. "On 'Limbo', Aminé lays himself bare". Crack Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. Enis, Eli (August 7, 2020). "Aminé sounds stuck on 'Limbo'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  12. McDuffie, Candace (August 6, 2020). "Aminé Asks Tough Questions on Limbo". Paste. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  13. Pearce, Sheldon (August 11, 2020). "Aminé: Limbo". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  14. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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