My 1st Chemistry Set | |
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Studio album by Boldy James | |
Released | October 15, 2013 |
Recorded | 2013 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 49:59 |
Label | Decon, Mass Appeal Records |
Producer | The Alchemist |
Singles from My 1st Chemistry Set | |
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(M.1.C.S.) My 1st Chemistry Set is the debut studio album by Detroit rapper Boldy James, released on October 15, 2013 through Decon. It was preceded by Boldy James' EP, Grand Quarters (2013).M.1.C.S. was entirely produced by The Alchemist and features guest appearances from Action Bronson, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Freeway, King Chip and Vince Staples among others. On September 12, 2013, the lead single from the album, "Moochie," was leaked onto the Internet. The following single, "Reform School," was leaked on October 7, 2013.M.1.C.S. was generally well received by music critics. Complex named it amongst the best albums of October 2013.
Upon its release, My 1st Chemistry Set was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. Exclaim! reviewer, Chayne Japal, gave the album a seven out of ten, saying "Throughout, the simplified rawness of Boldy James's style matches up perfectly with Alchemist's minimalist production, offering up yet another sneaky slow-burner of a collab from the journeyman producer."Pitchfork Media's Jayson Greene, gave the album a 7.4 out of ten, saying "There are guests that breeze through. [...] But none of them eclipse Boldy, who makes the most of this opportunity and delivers some of the best verses of his career. He has been steadily deepening, as a writer and rapper, and by now, the lousy emotional weather of QB rap is his own, a personal storm cloud he generates wherever he goes."