Brandon Banks (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Brandon Banks

| type = studio

| artist = Maxo Kream

| cover = Maxo Kream Brandon Banks.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2019|07|19}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Trap

| length = 47:45

| label = *Big Persona

  • 88 Classic
  • RCA

| producer = *Mike Dean {{small|(also exec.)}}

  • Teej {{small|(also exec.)}}
  • Kal Banx
  • Smash David
  • D. A. Doman
  • Apex Martin
  • Ryan ESL
  • Chuck Inglish
  • Zaytoven
  • Supah Mario
  • TEAO
  • Chasethemoney{{Cite web |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/113316467 |title=Try the TIDAL Web Player |date=2019-07-19 |website=listen.tidal.com |language=en |access-date=2019-07-28}}

| prev_title = Punken

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Weight of the World

| next_year = 2021

}}

Brandon Banks is the second studio album by American rapper Maxo Kream, released on July 19, 2019, by Big Persona, 88 Classic, and RCA Records.{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/maxo-kream-announces-new-album-brandon-banks/ |title=Maxo Kream Announces New Album Brandon Banks |date=2019-06-17 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2019-07-28}}{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/maxo-kream-brandon-banks/ |title=Maxo Kream: Brandon Banks |date=2019-07-19 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2019-07-28}} It is his major-label debut album. The album was produced by Mike Dean, Teej, Kal Banx, Smash David, D.A. Doman, among others. It also features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Megan Thee Stallion, Schoolboy Q, ASAP Ferg and KCG Josh.{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8521754/maxo-kream-brandon-banks-album-travis-scott-schoolboy-q-megan-thee-stallion |title=Maxo Kream Releases 'Brandon Banks' Album Feat. Travis Scott, ScHoolboy Q & Megan Thee Stallion: Listen |website=Billboard |access-date=2019-07-28}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| MC = 84/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/brandon-banks/maxo-kream|title=Brandon Banks by Maxo Kream Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Crone|first=Dave|date=July 18, 2019|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brandon-banks-mw0003305376|title=Brandon Banks - Maxo Kream {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|work=AllMusic|accessdate=April 15, 2020}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2Score = B+{{cite web|last=Richards|first=M.T.|date=July 30, 2019|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/album-review-maxo-kream-brandon-banks/|title=Mainstream Hip-Hop Makes Room for Maxo Kream on Brandon Banks|work=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=October 17, 2019}}

| rev3 = Exclaim!

| rev3Score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Mullin|first=Kyle|date=July 2, 2019|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/maxo_kream-brandon_banks|title=Maxo Kream Brandon Banks|work=Exclaim!|accessdate=October 17, 2019}}

| rev4 = Juice

| rev4Score = {{rating|5|6}}{{cite web|last=Steurer|first=Carlos|date=July 26, 2019|url=https://juice.de/maxo-kream-brandon-banks-review/|title=Maxo Kream – Brandon Banks|language=German|work=Juice|accessdate=October 17, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306232219/https://juice.de/maxo-kream-brandon-banks-review/|url-status=dead}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5Score = 8.4/10

| rev6 = Highsnobiety

| rev6Score = 4.5/5{{Cite web |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/maxo-kream-brandon-banks-review/ |title=Maxo Kream - 'Brandon Banks' Review |date=2019-07-22 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en-US |access-date=2019-07-28}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7Score = 4/5{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/maxo-kreams-brandon-banks-862330/ |title=Maxo Kream’s Superb, Sprawlingly Autobiographical Album ‘Brandon Banks’ |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=2019-07-23 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2019-07-28}}

}}

The album was widely acclaimed by critics. Stephen Kearse of Pitchfork stated that "like Punken before it, Brandon Banks is a major leap in craft and style as well as refinement of his self-image."

Track listing

Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes, Tidal.

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 47:45

| title1 = Meet Again

| writer1 = {{hlist|Emekwanem Biosah, Jr.|Michael Dean|Patrick Adams|Afolabi Osinulu}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Mike Dean|Teej}}

| length1 = 5:20

| title2 = Bissonnet

| writer2 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Kal Banx|Brandon Banks|Angelo Bond|Osinulu}}

| extra2 = Kal Banx

| length2 = 2:24

| title3 = Change

| writer3 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Samuel Jimenez|Felipe Spain|Yung Lan}}

| extra3 = Smash David

| length3 = 3:48

| title4 = The Relays

| note4 = featuring Travis Scott

| writer4 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Jacques Webster II|David Doman|Joshua White|Barry White|Chad Butler|Christopher Torpey|Bernard Freeman|Osinulu}}

| extra4 = D. A. Doman

| length4 = 2:57

| title5 = 8 Figures

| writer5 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Doman|Christina Doman|Aston Harris|Eliot Baker}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Mike Dean|D. A. Doman|Apex Martin}}

| length5 = 4:05

| title6 = She Live

| note6 = featuring Megan Thee Stallion

| writer6 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Megan Pete|Dean|Osinulu|Joshua Biosah}}

| extra6 = Teej

| length6 = 2:50

| title7 = Drizzy Draco

| writer7 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Charles Smith}}

| extra7 = Ryan ESL

| length7 = 2:36

| title8 = 3AM

| note8 = featuring Schoolboy Q

| writer8 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Quincy Hanley|Dean|Harris|Paul Beauregard|Evan Ingersoll}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Mike Dean|Chuck Inglish|Apex Martin}}

| length8 = 2:58

| title9 = Spice Ln.

| writer9 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Xavier Dotson}}

| extra9 = Zaytoven

| length9 = 3:22

| title10 = Murda Blocc

| note10 = featuring ASAP Ferg

| writer10 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Darold Ferguson, Jr.|Dean|Smith}}

| extra10 = Ryan ESL

| length10 = 3:06

| title11 = Pray 2 The Dope

| writer11 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|D. Doman|Aeb Byrne}}

| extra11 = D. A. Doman

| length11 = 3:32

| title12 = Brenda

| writer12 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Banx|Osinulu}}

| extra12 = Kal Banx

| length12 = 3:05

| title13 = Brothers

| note13 = featuring KCG Josh

| writer13 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|J. Biosah|Dean|Banks|Jonathan Priester}}

| extra13 = Supah Mario

| length13 = 3:04

| title14 = Dairy Ashford Bastard

| writer14 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Banks|Osinulu}}

| extra14 = Teej

| length14 = 2:13

| title15 = Still

| writer15 = {{hlist|E. Biosah|Dean|Banks|Chase Rose}}

| extra15 = Chasethemoney

| length15 = 2:25

}}

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|68|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-08-03|title=Top 200 Albums: August 3, 2019|work=Billboard|artist=Maxo Kream|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}

References