Situation is a 2007 studio album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65.[8] It is a concept album based around the year 1957.[12] It peaked at number 31 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[13] At the 2008 Juno Awards, Skratch Bastid was nominated as Producer of the Year for his work on the album.[14]
| Situation | ||||
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| Studio album by Buck 65 | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:19 | |||
| Label | WEA (Worldwide) Strange Famous Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Skratch Bastid | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | |
| Billboard | favorable[3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[4] |
| The Guardian | |
| Now | NNNN[6] |
| The New York Times | favorable[7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[8] |
| PopMatters | |
| Spin | 5/10[10] |
| Yahoo! Music | |
Situation has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[1] Metacritic gave the album a score of 68/100, based on 21 reviews.[1]
Alex Macpherson of The Guardian gave the album 2 stars out of 5, saying: "There are isolated moments of beauty - the spare piano loop of 'Ho-Boys', though nothing new, is evocative and effective - but little sticks in the mind or stimulates the emotions."[5] Dan Raper of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying, "Situation is a cool, collected set of songs from the veteran Canadian rapper, but you shouldn't be expecting anything revolutionary—at least, not from the music."[9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:40 |
| 2. | "1957" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Dang" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Lipstick" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Shutter Buggin'" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Spread 'Em" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Ho-Boys" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Way Back When" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Cop Shades" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "The Beatific" | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Mr. Nobody" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "The Rebel" | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Benz" (featuring Cadence Weapon) | 2:32 |
| 14. | "Heatwave" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "The Outskirts" | 3:12 |
| 16. | "White Bread" | 4:00 |
| 17. | "Way Back When (k-os Remix)" (bonus track on some versions) | 3:36 |
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 31 |
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