Wild Water Kingdom is the second solo mixtape by American rapper Heems. It was released on Heems' own Greedhead Music label on November 14, 2012.[1]
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| Released | November 14, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 61:24 | |||
| Label | Greedhead | |||
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Background
editWild Water Kingdom features production from Harry Fraud, Keyboard Kid, Crookers, Beautiful Lou, Le1f, and Lushlife.[1] Guests on Wild Water Kingdom include Childish Gambino and Lakutis.[2] Heems contrasted the style of Wild Water Kingdom with that of Nehru Jackets, noting that on Nehru Jackets, "the beats were aggressive and the bars were laid back. This time, the beats are a little laid back and the bars are aggressive."[3]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Arizona Daily Wildcat |   [5] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [6] |
| Impact Magazine | [7] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A−[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | 6/10[11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Wild Water Kingdom received an average score of 71, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork stated that "Wild Water Kingdom is the most substantial solo project full-length associated with Das Racist to date, because it merges the academic underpinnings of Heems' ideas with thoroughly listenable rap music."[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "WWK Intro" | B. Official | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Cowabunga Gnarly" | Harry Fraud | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Third Thing" | Crookers | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Death Is Not an Option" (featuring Bodega Bamz and Lakutis) | Keyboard Kid | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Wild Water Kingdom" | Harry Fraud | 5:43 |
| 6. | "Himanshu Freestyles" | Keyboard Kid | 2:31 |
| 7. | "Let It Go" (featuring Cee Gee) | Keyboard Kid | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Killing Time" | Yorissey Blkhrts | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Running Thru the Jungle" | Beautiful Lou | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Half Pint" | Mike Finito | 2:50 |
| 11. | "WOYY" | Mike Finito | 2:26 |
| 12. | "Deepak Choppa" | Le1f | 5:41 |
| 13. | "Soup Boys" | Lushlife | 4:10 |
| 14. | "Medium Green Eyes" (featuring Safe) | Steel Tipped Dove | 4:08 |
| 15. | "Tell Me" (featuring Childish Gambino) | Mike Finito | 2:59 |
| 16. | "Adina Howard" | Shaleik | 3:24 |
| 17. | "Combat Jack Show Freestyle" | 4:06 | |
| Total length: | 61:24 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Minsker, Evan; Battan, Carrie (November 14, 2012). "Download the New Mixtape From Das Racist's Heems, Wild Water Kingdom". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ Martins, Chris (November 14, 2012). "Das Racist's Heems Teases New Album, Defends 'Relax' in Reddit AMA". Spin. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ Cubarrubia, RJ (November 1, 2012). "Q&A: Das Racist's Heems on His 'Wild Water Kingdom' Mixtape, Identity Politics". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wild Water Kingdom (Mixtape) by Heems". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Whelan, Alex (November 18, 2012). "Das Racist's Heems delivers again on "Wild Water Kingdom"". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (November 20, 2012). "Album Review: Heems – Wild Water Kingdom Mixtape". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Keenan, Dan (November 22, 2012). "Album Review: Heems – Wild Water Kingdom". Impact Magazine. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (November 27, 2012). "Expert Witness". MSN Music. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Bromwich, Jonah (November 20, 2012). "Heems - Wild Water Kingdom". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (December 5, 2012). "Wild Water Kingdom". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Murray, Nick (November 28, 2012). "Heems, 'Wild Water Kingdom'". Spin. Retrieved March 10, 2013.