Black Hollywood is the third album by hip hop duo Camp Lo, released on July 24, 2007, on Good Hands Records. It was the duo's first album in five years. The album was produced by long-time collaborator Ski, who had produced the majority of the group's first two albums, Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again. The album features guest appearances from Ski and Jungle Brown, who appeared on the duo's debut. The album's first single was "Black Hollywood".

Black Hollywood
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
Recorded2006–2007
GenreHip hop
LabelGood Hands
ProducerSki Beatz
Camp Lo chronology
Let's Do It Again
(2002)
Black Hollywood
(2007)
Another Heist
(2009)

The album's original title was A Piece of the Action, a reference to the Sidney Poitier-Bill Cosby film A Piece of the Action. The group's previous albums were also named after films starring Poitier and Cosby. "Ganja Lounge" contains a sample from the voiceover at the beginning of the 1995 film Friday.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
HipHopDX3/5[2]
No Ripcord7.5/10[3]
Pitchfork7.4/10[4]
RapReviews8.0/10[5]

The Washington Post wrote that the album "reinvigorates the rappers' long-standing penchant for alliteration and blaxploitation."[6]

Track listing

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# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Posse From the Bronx" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
2 "82 Afros" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba, Ski
3 "Soul Fever" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
4 "Pushahoe" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
5 "Suga Willie's Revenge" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba, Jungle Brown
6 "Jack n' Jill" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
7 "Material" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
8 "Money Clap" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
9 "Ganja Lounge" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
10 "Black Hollywood" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
11 "Zoom" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba
12 "Sweet Claudine" Ski Beatz Geechi Suede, Sonny Cheeba

Album singles

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Single information
"Black Hollywood"
  • Released: July 24, 2007
  • B-Side: "Soul Fever"

References

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  1. ^ "Black Hollywood". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ Cooper, Roman (July 25, 2007). "Camp Lo Black Hollywood". HipHopDX. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ Conti, Chris (October 28, 2007). "Camp Lo Black Hollywood". No Ripcord. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ Cohen, Ian (November 16, 2007). "Black Hollywood Camp Lo". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Chandler, Justin (August 14, 2007). "Camp Lo Black Hollywood". RapReviews. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ^ Richards, Cliff (24 July 2007). "A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind". The Washington Post. p. C5.