Look What This World Did to Us

Look What This World Did To Us
Studio album by Red Pill
Released April 7, 2015
Genre Hip hop
Length 39:13
Language English
Label Mello Music Group
Producer
  • KuroiOto
  • L'Orange
  • Duke Westlake
  • Castle
  • Hir-O
  • Red Pill
  • Dayggs
  • Reed Eller
Red Pill chronology
Learning To Punch EP
(2015)		 Look What This World Did To Us
(2015)		 Day Drunk - EP
(2015)
Singles from Look What This World Did To Us
  1. "That's Okay"
    Released: March 23, 2015

Look What This World Did To Us is a studio album by Red Pill.[1] Released on April 7, 2015 by Mello Music Group, it was largely well received by critics. The Canadian music publication Exclaim! wrote that the lyrics "range from deeply intimate, to unflinchingly grim, to hilariously self-deprecating, often in the same bar."[2]

Production and release

External video
Red Pill - "Ten Year Party" Music Video (April 16, 2015)
Red Pill - "Rap Game Cranky" Music Video (Mar 5, 2015)

According to Red Pill, at the time of writing the album he'd been reading Charles Bukowski, which somewhat influenced the album's focus on "the daily grind."[3] About the production, Red Pill explained that "for this particular record, I wanted things to be jazzier, more subdued, dustier. I’m a fan of sample based production but I’m really into everything at the end of the day. I like to be able to sound good on anything and I’m open to all kinds of production — I just happen to gravitate more to sample based, “boom bap” style shit."[4] It was released on April 7, 2015 by Mello Music Group.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX[5]

HipHopDX gave Look What This World Did To Us a positive review and a score of 3.5/5.[5] Locash Magazine called the album "serious breakout album potential, reminiscent of Atmosphere’s Overcast, or El-P’s Fantastic Damage," and further wrote that "this album is middle class frustration rap, flipped with some dark comedy, and soaked in escapism and alcohol."[4]

HipHopDX opined that "finding peace within the chaos of his cluttered mind, Red Pill is intent on controlling his various moods and presenting them to his listening audience. Always looking for a silver lining to his cloud, Red Pill’s sense of optimism distinguishes him as a level-headed thinker."[5] The Canadian music publication Exclaim! wrote that the lyrics "range from deeply intimate, to unflinchingly grim, to hilariously self-deprecating, often in the same bar."[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Red Pill. 

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Meh"  KuroiOto 3:46
2. "That's Okay"  L'Orange 3:22
3. "Rap Game Cranky"  Duke Westlake 2:57
4. "Windows"  Castle 2:28
5. "Kids"  Hir-O 2:28
6. "Smoke Rings"  Red Pill 3:10
7. "Leonard Letdown"  L'Orange 2:24
8. "Blues"  Dayggs, Reed Eller 2:51
9. "Rum & Coke"  Red Pill 4:57
10. "Drown"  Hir-O 2:50
11. "Look What This World Did To Us"  Red Pill 3:55
12. "Ten Year Party"  Red Pill 4:05

Personnel

Credits for Look What This World Did To Us adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Managerial

  • Red Pill – executive producer
  • Michael Tolle – executive producer

Visuals and imagery

  • Sarah Dalton – graphic design
  • Jeremy Deputat – photography

Performance credits

  • Red Pill – primary artist

Technical and production

  • Red Pill – producer
  • Charlie Beans – engineer, mixing
  • Castle – producer
  • Dayggs – producer
  • Reed Eller – producer
  • Hir-O – producer
  • KuroiOto – producer
  • Eric Morgeson – mastering
  • L'Orange – producer
  • Duke Westlake – producer

References

  1. 1 2 "Red Pill Biography". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  2. 1 2 Mullin, Kyle (April 6, 2015). "Look What This World Did To Us". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  3. ↑ Frazier, Kelly (March 24, 2015). "Detroit Rapper Red Pill Channels Everyday Life on New Album Look What This World Did To Us". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  4. 1 2 "The Red Pill Interview Locash Exclusive". Locash Magazine. May 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  5. 1 2 3 Fairfax, Jesse (April 20, 2015). "Red Pill - Look What This World Did To Us". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/look-at-what-this-world-did-to-us-mw0002829586/credits

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