''Reaper'' is the second studio album by American rapper

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It was released on October 20, 2017, by

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, making it his first studio album released on a label.

Track listing

Critical reception

''Reaper'' was released to limited critical reviews upon its release. Mosi Reeves, writing for ''

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'' gave ''Reaper'' three stars out of five, saying that "Nothing,Nowhere. isn't a revelatory rapper or singer, but seamless blend of the two that makes Reaper stand out". Jon Caramanica, writing for ''

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'', praised the album. Caramanica described the album as "an outstanding album that synthesizes the second-wave emo of the early to mid-2000s with the rattling hip-hop low end of the last few years. It is one of the most promising pop albums of the year; the logical, and perhaps inevitable, endpoint of hip-hop’s broad diffusion into every corner of American musical life; and also the most viable current direction for guitar-driven music in the mainstream."

References

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