''Introverted Intuition'' is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper
Lance Skiiiwalker, released on October 18, 2016, through
Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). It features guest appearances from
Schoolboy Q and Michael Anthony. Skiiiwalker, who produced the album under the pseudonym Rocket, worked alongside
Dave Free,
Sounwave,
Tae Beast,
DJ Dahi, and
Frank Dukes for a majority of the album's production.
Background
On May 20, 2016, Lance Skiiiwalker signed a recording contract with
Top Dawg Entertainment, and announced that he was working on his debut album ''Introverted Intuition''. The album's lead single, "Speed", was release alongside his signing. "Could It Be", the second single from the album, was released on May 27. A third single, "All Stops", was released on August 5.
Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, the chief executive officer of TDE, revealed on October 14, 2016, that ''Introverted Intuition'' would be released on October 18. The day before its release, Skiiiwalker unveiled the album's tracklist and released the music video for "Lover's Lane".
Critical reception
''Introverted Intuition'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Aaron McKrell of ''
HipHopDX'' described the album as a "flawed but intriguing foray into
abstract soul over a futuristic soundscape." He commended Skiiiwalker's vulnerability, but found the four skits of him portraying a
disc jockey to be "both obnoxious and unoriginal," and the
voice distortion techniques to be a "hit or miss".
Writing for ''
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
'', Calum Slingerland thought that the album "fails to paint a vivid picture of who
kiiiwalkeris, either as an artist or person." He also criticized his voice distortions, writing that it "not only runs stale over the listen, but also hurts him more when pushing his range into its higher reaches, revealing that he isn't the most tuneful of vocalists."
''
PopMatters''
' Marshall Gu called ''Introverted Intuition'' the "worst album released by a TDE artist so far". He criticized Schoolboy Q's "three half-sung lines" on "Toaster" and the lack of a personality Skiiiwalker showcases throughout the album. Gu believes that ''Introverted Intuition'' "sounds like the exact same thing everyone’s been pushing for a while now in the corners of
hip hop and
alternative R&B
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, hipster R&B, dark R&B, emo R&B and left-field R&B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to pro ...
. It’s the narcotic haze of
Isaiah Rashad's ''
The Sun's Tirade'' without the benefit of a
Kendrick Lamar feature, the lugubriousness of ''
I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'' without the benefit of a prodigy behind the microphone,
Travis Scott without the connections,
the Weeknd without the capacity to sing, and all of
Drake's affiliates without the co-sign."
Track listing
References
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Alternative R&B albums
2016 debut albums
Top Dawg Entertainment albums
Albums produced by DJ Dahi
Albums produced by Sounwave
Albums produced by Frank Dukes
Albums produced by Tae Beast
Albums produced by Dave Free