''Chill, Dummy'' (often stylized as ''Chill, dummy'') is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on

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on January 27, 2017. Guest appearances include

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, and

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, among others. It peaked at number 16 on the ''

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'' Independent Albums chart.

Production

The album is produced by

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, Makr, Cory Grindberg, Ryan Olson, and P.O.S himself. It also features Moncelas Boston, Rapper Hooks,

, Lady Midnight,

, Dwynell Roland, Gerald, Manchita,

, Angelenah,

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, Eric Mayson, Hard_R (P.O.S's son),

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, Lydia Liza, and Nicholas L. Perez.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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placed it at number 26 on the "50 Best Albums of 2017" list.

In popular culture

The song ''Born a Snake'' was used in

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: A Nation Under Our Feet'', in episode nine. The song ''Gravedigger'' was used in EA's racing game ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * P.O.S – vocals, production (4, 6, 10, 12), recording *

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– guitar (1) * Gerald – vocals (1, 6) *

– production (2, 7), executive production * Moncelas Boston – vocals (3, 7) * Rapper Hooks – vocals (3) * Makr – production (3) * Lady Midnight – vocals (4, 8, 9, 11) * Dwynell Roland – vocals (5) *

– vocals (5) * Cory Grindberg – production (5, 8, 9, 11) * Ryan Olson – production (7) *

– vocals (9) * Manchita – vocals (9) * James Buckley – bass guitar (9, 11) * Angelenah – vocals (11) *

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– turntables (11) * Hard_R – vocals (12) *

– vocals (12) *

– vocals (12) * Eric Mayson – vocals (12) * Lydia Liza – vocals (12) * Nicholas L. Perez – vocals (12) * Joe Mabbott – drums (12), engineering, recording, mixing * BJ Burton – recording (2), mixing (2) * Bruce Templeton – mastering * Brian Hart – photography, design * Crystal Quinn – text

Charts

References

External links

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