Paraffin (album)

Paraffin is the third studio album by American hip hop group Armand Hammer.[2] It was released via Backwoodz Studioz in 2018.[3] Originally released on vinyl only, the album was later released digitally, on cassette (by PTP),[4] and on CD.[5]

Paraffin
Studio album by
Armand Hammer
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length46:58
LabelBackwoodz Studioz, PTP
Producer
Armand Hammer chronology
Rome
(2017)		 Paraffin
(2018)		 Shrines
(2020)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.1/10[6]
Spectrum Culture80%[7]
Stereogumfavorable[2]

Nathan Stevens of Spectrum Culture gave the album a 4 out of 5, saying: "It's terrifyingly easy to get lost in Paraffin thanks to a penchant for beat switches and smoggy beats rolling into each other."[7] Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, calling it "a record that's uniquely attuned to the political, physical, and ethical realities of 2018 without being weighed down by its pop culture arcana or its attendant industry concerns."[6] Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote: "Like a lot of the best albums of 2018, Paraffin is an extended meditation on what it's like to be black in America — a place that's always been hostile to blackness and that's finding ways to make that hostility even more obvious."[2]

It was placed at number 4 on Stereogum's "10 Best Rap Albums of 2018" list,[8] number 65 on PopMatters' "70 Best Albums of 2018" list,[9] and number 28 on Bandcamp Daily's "Best Albums of 2018" list.[10] It was also included on The A.V. Club's "Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018" list,[11] as well as Pitchfork's "Best Rap Albums of 2018" list.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Sweet Mickey"Elucid2:29
2."Rehearse with Ornette"Elucid4:24
3."Dettol"Small Pro2:32
4."No Days Off"August Fanon2:59
5."Fuhrman Tapes"
  • Messiah Musik
  • Willie Green
3:14
6."Hunter"Elucid4:23
7."Alternate Side Parking"
2:30
8."If He Holla" (featuring SKECH185)August Fanon3:34
9."Black Garlic"Ohbliv2:03
10."VX"Elucid2:53
11."Vindaloo"Messiah Musik3:55
12."ECOMOG"
  • Messiah Musik
  • Kenny Segal
3:51
13."Bob Barker"Elucid2:21
14."Sudden Death"Messiah Musik2:29
15."Root Farm"
  • Messiah Musik
  • Elucid
3:21
Total length:46:58

References
  1. "Armand Hammer - Paraffin (Vinyl)". Backwoodz Studioz. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. Breihan, Tom (September 12, 2018). "Armand Hammer's Paraffin Is A Disorienting Rap Masterpiece". Stereogum. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. Kim, Michelle (August 31, 2018). "7 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Troye Sivan, Eminem, Big Red Machine, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. Diamond, Samuel (August 28, 2018). "PTP releasing Armand Hammer's Paraffin on cassette, hosting immigrants rights, racial justice benefit tonight". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. "Paraffin | FXCK RXP". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  6. Thompson, Paul A. (September 5, 2018). "Armand Hammer: Paraffin". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  7. Stevens, Nathan (September 12, 2018). "Armand Hammer: Paraffin". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  8. Breihan, Tom (December 7, 2018). "The 10 Best Rap Albums Of 2018". Stereogum. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  9. Skinner, Jared (December 10, 2018). "The 70 Best Albums of 2018: 65. Armand Hammer - Paraffin (Backwoodz Studioz)". PopMatters. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  10. Mlynar, Philip (December 13, 2018). "The Best Albums of 2018: #40 – 21". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  11. Purdom, Clayton (December 12, 2018). "The best hip-hop albums of 2018". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  12. Pearce, Sheldon (December 18, 2018). "The Best Rap Albums of 2018". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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