Hallways is the fifth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records on September 2, 2014.

Hallways
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
GenreHip hop
Length41:48
LabelStones Throw Records
Producer
Homeboy Sandman chronology
First of a Living Breed
(2012)
Hallways
(2014)
Kindness for Weakness
(2016)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Clash8/10[3]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A−[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
HipHopDX     [6]
The Skinny     [7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

In a review for Cuepoint, Robert Christgau said Homeboy Sandman's perspective on "America, the Beautiful" was refreshing "from a man who's always been as class-conscious as alt-rap gets", while "Personal Ad" deeming "a sex boast few this side of Jay-Z would have the cool or balls to pull off".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."1,2,3"DJ Spinna2:11
2."America, the Beautiful"Jonwayne2:32
3."Loads" (featuring Blu)2 Hungry Bros.3:09
4."Refugee"Jonwayne4:11
5."Activity"J572:45
6."Heaven Too" (featuring Oh No)Oh No4:20
7."Problems"Knxwledge4:34
8."Grand Pupa"Sobermindedmusic4:00
9."Personal Ad"Professor Brian Oblivion3:23
10."Stroll"SOL6264:53
11."Unraveling" (featuring Jozef van Wissem)Jozef van Wissem2:39
12."Enough" (featuring J-Live and Kurious)Inspirmentalist3:11
Total length:41:48

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Homeboy Sandman – vocals
  • DJ Spinna – production (1)
  • Jonwayne – production (2, 4)
  • Blu – guest appearance (3)
  • 2 Hungry Bros. – production (3)
  • J57 – production (5)
  • Oh No – guest appearance (6), production (6)
  • Knxwledge – production (7)
  • Sobermindedmusic – production (8)
  • Professor Brian Oblivion – production (9)
  • SOL626 – production (10)
  • Jozef van Wissem – guest appearance (11), production (11)
  • J-Live – guest appearance (12)
  • Kurious – guest appearance (12)
  • Inspirmentalist – production (12)
  • Peanut Butter Wolf – executive production
  • Alejandro "Sosa" Tello – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Andrew Huffman – artwork
  • Lauren Jaslow – photography
  • Jeff Jank – design

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hallways - Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Hallways - Homeboy Sandman". AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Brydon, Grant (September 4, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". Clash.
  4. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (September 12, 2014). "Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. ^ Warren, Michael J. (September 2, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". Exclaim!.
  6. ^ Goldstein, Steven (September 8, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". HipHopDX.
  7. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (August 26, 2014). "Homeboy Sandman - Hallways". The Skinny.
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