Kilt II | ||||
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Mixtape by Iamsu! | ||||
Released | June 6, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
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Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10 |
Kilt II is the fifth solo mixtape by American rapper Iamsu!. The mixtape was released on June 6, 2013 independently for free. Then on July 9, 2013, a deluxe edition of the mixtape was released to digital music retailers.Production on the mixtape was primarily handled by Iamsu! and other members of the group The Invasion, among others such as Trackademicks, and Tha Bizness. The album featured guest appearances members of The Invasion, HBK Gang, among others such as Problem, Juvenile, Ty Dolla Sign, Terrace Martin, Tank, and Mistah FAB. The mixtape was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.
On February 13, 2013, both Iamsu! and Problem, who they had met for the first time at the "Function" video shoot, released a collaboration mixtape, titled Million Dollar Afro. The mixtape was praised by Tom Breihan of Stereogum and Spin named the mixtape one of the best rap releases of 2013. On March 5, 2013, Spin named Iamsu! as the tenth "Hottest MC in the Game". The mixtape serves as the sequel to Iamsu!'s third mixtape, 2012's Kilt.
Iamsu! incorporates live instrumentation on Kilt II, which he says "is more musical than anything I've done before. I played instruments on here. I experimented with vocoder. I composed most of the music and worked with a lot of talented musicians. I tried a lot of new sounds." The mixtape's production was primarily handled by Iamsu!, P-Lo and other members of his production team The Invasion. Other individuals that provided production included Trackademicks, Tha Bizness and Exclusive. Guest appearances on the mixtape came from members of The Invasion, HBK Gang, among others such as Problem, Juvenile, Tydollasign, Terrace Martin, Tank, and Mistah F.A.B