Neon Icon
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| Studio album by Riff Raff | ||||
| Released | June 24, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–14 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Mad Decent | |||
| Producer | Riff Raff (also exec.), Diplo (also exec.), Atira, DJ Mustard, Deezus, DJA, Harry Fraud, Larry Fisherman, Mike Dez, Raf Riley, Top Secret Productions | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 61/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
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| Now | |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.4/10 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| XXL | 3/5 (L) |
| Vibe | (positive) |
Neon Icon is the debut studio album by American rapper Riff Raff. It was released on June 24, 2014, by Mad Decent. Riff Raff enlisted the contributions from Childish Gambino, Paul Wall, Amber Coffman, Mike Posner and Slim Thug; as well as the production that was handled by DJA, Larry Fisherman, DJ Mustard, Raf Riley, Harry Fraud and Diplo (who executive produced the album). Neon Icon was supported by the singles "How to Be the Man" and "Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz".
Following the release of his mixtape Hologram Panda with a record producer Dame Grease, Riff Raff told MTV that his upcoming Mad Decent's studio album would be titled as Riff Raff, The Neon Icon, which shortens into Neon Icon. In August 2013, in an interview with XXL, Riff Raff explained the album's title saying, "It’s like a whole new world that’s just all me. From going from nothing to becoming this shining star...so I mean, yeah, Neon Icon is just neon everything. It can’t be stopped." He also explained the album's diversity to XXL saying, "People think it’s gonna be all pretty much just hip hop music, trap music, whatever. I’m gonna have some country songs on there, some rock songs and everything like that. And I’m fading more towards that way, so it’s gonna put people in a position where they can’t even compare me to nobody."
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