Hella Personal Film Festival | ||||
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Studio album by Open Mike Eagle and Paul White | ||||
Released | March 25, 2016 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 45:33 | |||
Label | Mello Music Group | |||
Producer | Paul White | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Clash | 9/10 |
Consequence of Sound | B |
Exclaim! | 8/10 |
HipHopDX | 4.0/5 |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 |
Spin | 7/10 |
Hella Personal Film Festival is a 2016 collaborative studio album by American rapper Open Mike Eagle and British record producer Paul White. It was released via Mello Music Group on March 25, 2016. Recorded in London, it features guest appearances from Aesop Rock and Hemlock Ernst. Music videos were created for "Check to Check", "Admitting the Endorphin Addiction", "Smiling (Quirky Race Doc)", and "Dang Is Invincible".
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Hella Personal Film Festival received an average score of 79% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album a 4.0 out of 5 and stated that "Hella Personal Film Festival succeeds on the merits of Paul White's melodic beats setting the backdrop for Open Mike Eagle's woes, aggravation and sighs of relief alike." Marcus J. Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10 and called it "refreshingly cohesive, exploring varied themes without drifting off-course." Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "for the most part, this is an album that boasts both accessible sonics and lyrical labyrinths."
It topped at number 26 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list.