Big Baby D.R.A.M.

Big Baby D.R.A.M.
Studio album by D.R.A.M.
Released October 21, 2016
Recorded 2015–2016
Genre
Length 53:25
Label
Producer
D.R.A.M. chronology
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(2016)
Singles from Big Baby D.R.A.M.
  1. "Broccoli"
    Released: April 6, 2016
  2. "Cute"
    Released: July 29, 2016
  3. "Cash Machine"
    Released: September 9, 2016

Big Baby D.R.A.M. is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist D.R.A.M. It was released on October 21, 2016, by Atlantic Records and Empire Distribution.[3] The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Erykah Badu and Lil Yachty, while the production was handled by Charlie Heat, Mike Dean, Ricky Reed and Roofeeo, among others.[4]

The album was supported by three singles: "Broccoli" featuring Lil Yachty, "Cute" and "Cash Machine".[5] Big Baby D.R.A.M. received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200. It also debuted at number 12 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Singles

"Broccoli" was released as the album's lead single on April 6, 2016. The song features a guest verse from American rapper Lil Yachty, with the production that was provided by J Gramm, Rogét Chahayed and Karl Rubin.[6][7] The song's accompanying music video premiered on July 22, 2016, on D.R.A.M.'s YouTube account.[8] On September 23, 2016, the single was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9]

"Cute" was released as the album's second single on July 29, 2016. The track was produced by Charlie Heat.[10][11]

"Cash Machine" was released as the album's third single on September 9, 2016. The track was produced by Ricky Reed.[12][13] The music video for the single premiered on October 18, 2016.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[15]
Metacritic79/100[16]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[17]
Consequence of SoundB[18]
The Guardian[19]
HipHopDX3.7/5[20]
Now4/5[21]
Pretty Much AmazingB–[22]
Pitchfork7.8/10[1]
Rolling Stone[23]
XXL3/5[24]

Big Baby D.R.A.M. received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.[16] James Kilpin of Clash said, "It's refreshing to hear something different and altogether more interesting from a slighter older but no less exciting name."[17] Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "It'll be interesting to see how those sorts of lyrics sound 10, 15, or 20 years down the line, but at the very least, Big Baby D.R.A.M.'s melodies and instrumentation are enough to ensure people will be listening to these songs for a while."[18] Tim Jonze of The Guardian said, "The Virginia rapper's playfulness is frequently channelled through his talent for crafting delightfully weird pop."[19] Eric Diep of HipHopDX said, "Big Baby D.R.A.M. is presented as a playlist of D.R.A.M.'s best conceptual songs rather than achieve the glory of playing a perfect album from front to back."[20] Christine Clarke of Now said, "The dizzying array of styles and themes always entertain, and D.R.A.M.'s confidence as both a singer and rapper allows him to pull these threads together."[21]

August Brown of Los Angeles Times said, "With Big Baby D.R.A.M. he comes into his own, rapping with verve and sensitivity while fully capturing 2016's loopy, soulful moment in hip-hop. No wonder he's smiling."[25] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said, "His excellent full-length debut album, Big Baby D.R.A.M., is joyous, clever and moves in surprising directions."[2] Daniel Bromfield of Pretty Much Amazing said, "Big Baby D.R.A.M. makes it clear he's interested in a lot more than just writing breezy radio tunes. The only problem is that's unequivocally what he's best at."[22] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork said, "D.R.A.M. doesn't really have new ideas to pitch into this ball pit, but on his full-length debut Big Baby D.R.A.M., he reminds us that new ideas aren't the whole game."[1] Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone said, "Love or hate his broken style, he's the Biz Markie for the era where it goes down in the D.M."[23] Scott Glaysher of XXL said, "Big Baby D.R.A.M. does have moments where tracks like "Sweet VA Breeze" and "WiFi" easily blend into each other, sounding a bit too similar. But those middling songs don't really hinder the overall replay value of the album."[24]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Get It Myself"  
Segal 1:46
2. "Misunderstood" (featuring Young Thug)
Ricky Reed 3:29
3. "In a Minute / In House"  
 5:16
4. "Monticello Ave"  
  • LosHendrix
  • Chahayed
 4:24
5. "WiFi" (featuring Erykah Badu)
  • Massenburg-Smith
  • Chahayed
  • Gabe Niles
  • Samuel Aristil
  • Pablo Dylan
  • Erica Wright
  • Niles
  • SamTrax
  • Dylan
  • Chahayed
 4:52
6. "Cash Machine"  
  • Massenburg-Smith
  • Frederic
Ricky Reed 3:01
7. "Broccoli" (featuring Lil Yachty)
  • J Gramm
  • Chahayed
  • Rubin[a]
 3:45
8. "Cute"  
Charlie Heat 4:03
9. "Outta Sight / Dark Lavender Interlude"  
  • Massenburg-Smith
  • Chahayed
  • Chris McClenney
  • McClenney
  • Chahayed
 3:34
10. "Change My #"  
Dean 4:20
11. "Password"  
  • Massenburg-Smith
  • Segal
Segal 1:59
12. "100%"  
 3:28
13. "Sweet VA Breeze"  
  • Massenburg-Smith
  • Chahayed
  • Dan Stuckie
  • Chahayed
  • Stuckie
 3:34
Bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
14. "Workaholic"  
  • Massenburg-Smith
  • Nathan Perez
  • Benjamin Diehl
  • Richard Munoz
  • Faris Al-Majed
  • Happy Perez
  • Ben Billions
  • The ANMLS[a]
 3:25
Total length:
 53:25

Notes

Sample Credits

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 55
US Billboard 200[28] 19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 12

References

  1. 1 2 3 Greene, Jayson (October 28, 2016). "D.R.A.M.: Big Baby D.R.A.M. Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Caramanica, Jon (November 2, 2016). "Review: 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.' Finds a Rapper-Singer in Whimsy Mode". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (October 6, 2016). "D.R.A.M. Announces Debut Album 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.'". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bundy, Will (October 7, 2016). "Young Thug And Erykah Badu Will Appear On D.R.A.M.'s Big Baby D.R.A.M.". The Fader. Andy Cohn. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Big Baby D.R.A.M. by D.R.A.M. on Apple Music – iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ Robinson, Collin (April 6, 2016). "D.R.A.M. – "Broccoli" (Feat. Lil Yachty)". Stereogum. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Broccoli (feat. Lil Yachty) – Single by D.R.A.M. on Apple Music – iTunes". Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ DeVille, Chris (July 22, 2016). "D.R.A.M. – "Broccoli" (Feat. Lil Yachty) Video". Stereogum. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ Robinson, Collin (July 29, 2016). "Big Baby D.R.A.M. – "Cute"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Cute – Single by D.R.A.M. on Apple Music – iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ Breiham, Tom (September 9, 2016). "D.R.A.M. – "Cash Machine"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cash Machine – Single by D.R.A.M. on Apple Music – iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ Rettig, James (October 18, 2016). "D.R.A.M. – "Cash Machine" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Big Baby D.R.A.M. by D.R.A.M. reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Reviews for Big Baby D.R.A.M. by D.R.A.M.". Metacritic. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  17. 1 2 Kilpin, James (November 11, 2016). "D.R.A.M. – Big Baby D.R.A.M.". Clash. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  18. 1 2 Madden, Michael (October 19, 2016). "D.R.A.M. – Big Baby D.R.A.M.". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  19. 1 2 Jonze, Tim (20 October 2016). "D.R.A.M.: Big Baby D.R.A.M. review – wonderfully strange hip-hop-pop". The Guardian. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  20. 1 2 Diep, Eric (October 26, 2016). "D.R.A.M. Big Baby D.R.A.M. Album Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  21. 1 2 Clarke, Christine (November 13, 2016). ">>> D.R.A.M.'s debut album is playful and seriously good". Now. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  22. 1 2 Bromfield, Daniel (November 3, 2016). "Reviews: D.R.A.M., Elysia Crampton, Patrick Cowley & Candida Royalle". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  23. 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (October 21, 2016). "Review: D.R.A.M.'s 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  24. 1 2 Glaysher, Scott (October 27, 2016). "D.R.A.M. Proves His Staying Power on 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.'". XXL. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  25. ↑ Brown, August (October 26, 2016). "What to listen to now: D.R.A.M., Colbie Caillat, NxWorries and Weyes Blood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Cash Machine – D.R.A.M.". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  27. ↑ "D.R.A.M. – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for D.R.A.M.. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  28. ↑ "D.R.A.M. – Chart history" Billboard 200 for D.R.A.M.. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  29. ↑ "D.R.A.M. – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for D.R.A.M.. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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