''Talk Back'' is the debut album from American rapper
Kembe X. It was released on July 15, 2016 on
iTunes
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,
Spotify
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, and
Tidal.
Background
The album was produced by Bentley Hazelwood, Hippie Sabotage, The Antydote, Crooklin, DJ Fu,
Aaron Bow,
Teddy Walton
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and AK7RA. Guest features include long time friend
Alex Wiley, as well as
Zacari P and Roméo Testa.
Singles
On November 2, 2015, Kembe X released the first single from ''Talk Back'' titled "Buried Alive", with the title track coming out the following week. On January 6, 2016, the third single "Squad Day (Work Week)" was released. In June, two more songs, "10 Feet Tall" and "Welcome to America", were released to further promote the project.
Critical reception
Writing for ''
Exclaim!
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'', Leandre Nawej praised the album's "distinct sense of self-awareness and social commentary".
Track listing
References
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Kembe X albums
2016 debut albums