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. 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". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on seven reviews. Limbo was met with generally positive reviews.
AMINE LIMBO LYRICS PROFESSIONAL
Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores "Compensating" featuring Young Thug, was released on July 6, 2020, as the album's third single. "Riri" was released on May 29, 2020, and its music video was released June 24, 2020, after being delayed so Aminé could participate in Black Lives Matter marches in protest against the murder of George Floyd and shooting of Breonna Taylor. The video depicts Aminé performing the song at various locales in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. The album's lead single, "Shimmy", was released alongside its music video on February 26, 2020.
The album debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 26,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Prior to release, Limbo was promoted by three singles: "Shimmy", "Riri", and "Compensating". The album features guest appearances from JID, Charlie Wilson, Young Thug, Slowthai, Vince Staples, Summer Walker, and Injury Reserve. It was released on August 7, 2020, by CLBN and Republic Records. This is the life I live and it comes out spilling on the page.Limbo is the second studio album by American rapper Aminé. So, I don’t even think about it when writing those types of lyrics. “If you look,” Aminé says, “time and time again in hip-hop, people are talking about racial issues and talking about tensions in America. Recently experienced massive protests against police brutality, there is a lot For an artist steeped in hip-hopĪnd music culture, born and raised by immigrants in a mostly white city that Its ability to reflect the world in real time. After all, the essence or through-line to the genre is The world from that diaspora relate to me.”įor Aminé, telling the truth about the world is as hip-hopĪs anything there is. Now, I want to make sure that kids around Because, growing up, for me, Iĭidn’t really see people who came from that kind of background. To be a first-generation Eritrean-Ethiopian. A first-generation American and son of immigrants, Aminé But if that wasn’t enough, his own heritage and family tree also He says “an alarm went off.” Bryant’sĭeath, along with the tragic murder of rap star, Nipsey Hussle, propels him to Aminé says that lifeĬut short was a “wake up call” for him. Star, Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident in 2019. Aminé speaks eloquently about the death of NBA basketball Stoked, Aminé is set to work, while also carrying on the lineage of many who Now, with his musical foundation secure and his ambition Surrounding myself with people I want to surround myself with. “All that came out because I had extra time,” Aminé says. Spritely “Compensating,” pensive “Can’t Decide,” candid “My Reality” and braggadocios It was in these sessions that standouts on Limbo were crystalized, like the The west coast and traveled to Toronto to work with producers (and friends), But, perhaps even more important than either of thoseīenefits, Aminé now had more time to craft his sophomore LP in full. The mixtape gave Aminé another hit and allowed him to go onĪ new global tour. Give myself more time, I put out my mixtape, OnePointFive, which did a lot for me.” “But I knew I had to put out music,” Aminé says. Was going to take longer to construct the cohesive work than he’d first As he began to build the album, though, he realized it Ideas, things that had bubbled up from long stints on the road, along withįresh ideas and flows. Hopped in the studio almost immediately and began putting down new thoughts and Aminé began the record directly coming off tour for his debut While “Caroline” was the start to Aminé’s career, Limbo will prove to be a giant leapįorward still. “After high school,” he says, “I couldn’t use that equipmentĪnymore because I didn’t go there anymore.
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