White Van Music

White Van Music is the first studio album by the American hip hop producer Jake One. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 7, 2008.

White Van Music
Studio album by
Jake One
ReleasedOctober 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
GenreHip hop
Length66:26
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerJake One
Jake One chronology
White Van Music
(2008)		 The Stimulus Package
(2010)
Singles from White Van Music
  1. "The Truth / Trap Door"
    Released: October 7, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicfavorable[2]
Exclaim!mixed[3]
HipHopDX4.0/5[4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]
RapReviews.com8/10[6]
Spinfavorable[7]
XLR8R7/10[8]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, White Van Music received an average score of 73% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

HipHopDX included White Van Music on the "Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2008" list.[9]

Jeff Weiss of LA Weekly placed "Get 'Er Done" at number 38 on the "50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2008" list.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Coming" (featuring Black Milk and Nottz)3:07
2."Gangsta Boy" (featuring M.O.P.)3:11
3."The Truth" (featuring Freeway and Brother Ali)3:34
4."Turn It Down"0:50
5."God Like" (featuring D. Black)2:29
6."Bless the Child" (featuring Little Brother)4:22
7."Oh Really" (featuring Posdnuos and Slug)2:48
8."Hi"0:48
9."Trap Door" (featuring MF Doom)2:14
10."Dead Wrong" (featuring Young Buck)3:36
11."Kissin' the Curb" (featuring Bishop Lamont and Busta Rhymes)3:35
12."How We Ride" (featuring Freeway)4:37
13."White Van" (featuring The Alchemist, Evidence, and Prodigy)3:16
14."Big Homie Style" (featuring J. Pinder, GMK, and Spaceman)4:24
15."Scared" (featuring Blueprint)2:29
16."Great Sound"1:03
17."Get 'Er Done" (featuring MF Doom)2:24
18."Feelin' My Shit" (featuring Casual)3:23
19."Soil Raps" (featuring Keak da Sneak)4:07
20."Glow" (featuring Elzhi and Royce da 5'9")3:08
21."R.I.P."1:38
22."Home" (featuring Vitamin D, C Note, Maine, and Ish)5:21
23."Hurt U" (iTunes bonus track; featuring Pharoahe Monch and Kardinal Offishall)3:38

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 49
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 94
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References
  1. "White Van Music by Jake One". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. Rinaldi, Matt (October 23, 2008). "White Van Music - Jake One". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. Mouallem, Omar (November 2008). "Jake One - White Van Music". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. J-23 (October 8, 2008). "Jake One - White Van Music". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. Patrin, Nate (October 30, 2008). "Jake One: White Van Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  6. Hernandez, Pedro (October 28, 2008). "Jake One :: White Van Music :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. Golianopoulos, Thomas (November 6, 2008). "Jake One, 'White Van Music' (Rhymesayers)". Spin. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  8. Maharaj, Zoneil (November 27, 2008). "White Van Music". XLR8R. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  9. "The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008". HipHopDX. December 29, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  10. Weiss, Jeff (December 16, 2008). "Weiss' 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2008 (#50-26)". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. "Jake One Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  12. "Jake One Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  13. "Jake One Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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