Ballin Like I'm Kobe
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| Mixtape by G Herbo | ||||||||||||||
| Released | September 29, 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2014-15 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Drill, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop | |||||||||||||
| Length | 1:06:04 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Cinematic Music Group - Machine Entertainment - 150 Dream Team, Sony, RED | |||||||||||||
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Ballin Like I'm Kobe is the third mixtape by American rapper G Herbo and was released on September 29, 2015. The mixtape has been downloaded over 250,000 times on DatPiff.
Following his debut project Welcome to Fazoland, G Herbo released a surprise mixtape by the name of Pistol P Project on December 26, 2014. On August 4 2015, Herb announced Ballin Like I'm Kobe, dedicated to his fallen friend, Jacobi D. Herring. Herb noted that “Ballin Like I’m Kobe is just a transition. The transition of me from Welcome to Fazoland, the man I became, how I mature and what I’m going through now and the situations I been through since then."
The mixtape features production from C-Sick, DJ L, DP Beats, Luca Vialli, Fuse, Don Robb, OZ, Austin Millz, Young N Fly, Southside and DJ Pain 1. It includes guest features by Lil Bibby, theMind, Sonta, J.Tsunami and Lil Durk.
Upon its release, Ballin Like I'm Kobe received critical acclaim from critics.
Patrick Lyons of HotNewHipHop rated the mixtape a 86% saying "This is one of the most powerful tapes of the year, with tracks that grab you by the collar and shake you into submission with their soul-baring honesty. Every line Herb raps, whether political, violent, philosophical or (on rare occasions) celebratory, is cut with all the stress and sadness that's accumulated over 19 years. He truly sounds "19 years going on 39," as he says on highlight cut "Remember," on which he also succinctly sums up his "fuck the world" mentality to outsiders: "I'm already gonna die by the system, so why abide by the system?"
Sydney Madden of XXL Magazine gave the mixtape an XL (4/5) saying "On this tape, Herb seems to be even more raw and ferocious with his flow than ever. Now with a new label to call home, Herbo comes with an enlightened sense of perspective, Herb’s Ballin Like I’m Kobe paints something pretty close to an audible masterpiece. And beauty is pain, right?"
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