Limbo (Aminé album)

The album's lead single, "Shimmy", was released alongside its music video on February 26, 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/amine-new-video-shimmy|title=Aminé Drops New Video "Shimmy"|work=Complex|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara C.|date=February 26, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821043128/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/amine-new-video-shimmy|url-status=live}} The video depicts Aminé performing the song at various locales in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/02/amine-pays-homage-to-portland-in-shimmy-video/|title=Aminé Pays Homage to Portland in 'Shimmy' Video|work=Spin|last=Tan|first=Emily|date=February 26, 2020|accessdate=August 20, 2020|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817192303/https://www.spin.com/2020/02/amine-pays-homage-to-portland-in-shimmy-video/|url-status=live}} "Riri" was released on May 29, 2020,{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/amine-riri-new-song/|title=Amine Closes The Chapter On An Old Relationship With His New Song, 'Riri'|publisher=Uproxx|last=Okon|first=Wongo|date=May 29, 2020|accessdate=August 20, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021171019/https://uproxx.com/music/amine-riri-new-song/|url-status=live}} and its music video was released June 24, 2020, after being delayed so Aminé could participate in Black Lives Matter marches in protest against the murder of George Floyd and shooting of Breonna Taylor.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/06/amine-goes-on-a-quarantine-cruise-in-riri-video/|title=Aminé Goes on a Quarantine Cruise in 'Riri' Video|work=Spin|last=Blanchet|first=Brenton|date=June 24, 2020|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708024507/https://www.spin.com/2020/06/amine-goes-on-a-quarantine-cruise-in-riri-video/|archive-date=July 8, 2020|url-status=live}} "Compensating" featuring Young Thug, was released on July 6, 2020, as the album's third single.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/06/amine-young-thug-compensating|title=Aminé teams up with Young Thug on "Compensating", announces upcoming album Limbo|work=The Fader|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=July 6, 2020|accessdate=August 20, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805142054/https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/06/amine-young-thug-compensating|url-status=live}}

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 6.7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12522/Amine-Limbo.aspx|title=Limbo by Aminé reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924202101/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12522/Amine-Limbo.aspx|url-status=live}}

| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/limbo/amine|title=Limbo by Aminé Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 26, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821074347/https://www.metacritic.com/music/limbo/amine|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/limbo-mw0003417400|title=Limbo – Aminé|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|accessdate=August 26, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119074631/https://www.allmusic.com/album/limbo-mw0003417400|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2Score = 6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/amin%C3%A9-limbo|title=Aminé – Limbo|work=Clash|last=Milenko|first=Mike|date=August 7, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810161907/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/amin%C3%A9-limbo|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Crack Magazine

| rev3Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/album-reviews/amine-limbo/|title=On 'Limbo', Aminé lays himself bare|work=Crack Magazine|last=Scott|first=Nicolas-Tyrell|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821033204/https://crackmagazine.net/article/album-reviews/amine-limbo/|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4Score = C+{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/amine-limbo-review/|title=Aminé sounds stuck on 'Limbo'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Enis|first=Eli|date=August 7, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810130451/https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/amine-limbo-review/|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = Paste

| rev5Score = 8.4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/amine/limbo-review/|title=Aminé: Limbo Album Review: Rapper Asks Tough Questions|work=Paste|last=McDuffie|first=Candace|date=August 6, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809013223/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/amine/limbo-review/|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/amine-limbo/|title=Aminé: Limbo Album Review|work=Pitchfork|last=Pearce|first=Sheldon|date=August 11, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811210744/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/amine-limbo/|url-status=live}}

| rev7 = RapReviews

| rev7Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/12/amine-limbo/|title=Amine :: Limbo|work=RapReviews|last=Juon|first=Steve "Flash"|date=December 8, 2020|accessdate=December 16, 2020|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113121205/https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/12/amine-limbo/|url-status=live}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-amine-limbo-skillfully-melds-traditional-and-modern-hip-hop-modes/|title=Aminé 'Limbo' Review: The Album Melds Traditional and Modern Hip-Hop Modes|work=Slant Magazine|last=Lyons-Burt|first=Charles|date=August 6, 2020|accessdate=August 13, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818155407/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-amine-limbo-skillfully-melds-traditional-and-modern-hip-hop-modes/|url-status=live}}

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Limbo was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on seven reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork highlighted Aminé's shift in style from his previous album, stating "he's more pragmatic, suddenly concerned with crafting a sustainable legacy, and this new attitude produces the best music of his career". Writing for Slant Magazine, Charles Lyons-Burt praised Aminé's performance and wrote "In melding traditional hip-hop form with just the right amount of modern trap verve, Limbo makes the case for Aminé, if not as the next great rapper, then as a pop-rap workhorse. The album proves that he can keep pace with his contemporaries while drawing on the history of the genre in ways many of today's innovators are unconcerned with engaging". Candace McDuffie of Paste said, "Although this light-hearted nature dominated Good for You in its entirety, Limbo takes more of an existential turn as Aminé earnestly wonders what comes after that initial rush of success". Nicolas-Tyrell Scott from Crack Magazine enjoyed the album, saying, "Limbo feels like the emergence of a new artist: one whose growth has taught him exactly how to use his voice". Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews said, "Limbo shows that if he takes his time and works with the right people, the results can be drastically improved. The hidden talent Amine had is hidden no more, and I'm happy to say I won't be nearly so reluctant to listen to his NEXT album".

The album also received some mixed reviews. Mike Milenko of Clash described the album as "an example of a talented artist not pushing his boundaries". Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Eli Enis praised the first six tracks before noting "the record falls off during its latter half as the melodic R&B cuts begin to blend together".

Limbo debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 26,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9437558/nle-choppa-amine-top-10-albums-rb-hip-hop-chart|title=NLE Choppa & Amine Score First Top 10s on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|last=Anderson|first=Trever|date=August 20, 2020|accessdate=August 28, 2020|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823214757/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9437558/nle-choppa-amine-top-10-albums-rb-hip-hop-chart|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2020-08-22|title=Billboard 200 – August 22, 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 4, 2020|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823032101/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2020-08-22|url-status=live}} The album also debuted at number 10 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Amine's first top-ten album on this chart.

{{Track listing

| headline = Limbo track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:05

| title1 = Burden

| writer1 = {{hlist|Adam Daniel|Albert Tanner|Lloyd McDonald|Madison Stewart|William Pulliam}}

| extra1 = Mac Wetha

| length1 = 3:31

| title2 = Woodlawn

| writer2 = {{hlist|Daniel|Greg Sekeres|James Maddocks|Milan Modi}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Yung Lan|Sekeres|Maddocks}}

| length2 = 2:23

| title3 = Kobe

| writer3 = {{hlist|Daniel|Irvin Mejia}}

| extra3 = Pasqué

| length3 = 0:39

| title4 = Roots

| note4 = featuring JID and Charlie Wilson

| writer4 = {{hlist|Daniel|Charlie Brown|Destin Route|George Smallwood|Mejia|Nathaniel Ritchie|Parker Corey}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Corey|Pasqué}}

| length4 = 4:28

| title5 = Can't Decide

| writer5 = {{hlist|Daniel|Tyler Williams|Stewart}}

| extra5 = T-Minus

| length5 = 2:53

| title6 = Compensating

| note6 = featuring Young Thug

| writer6 = {{hlist|Daniel|T. Williams|Mejia|Jeffery Williams}}

| extra6 = T-Minus

| length6 = 3:18

| title7 = Shimmy

| writer7 = {{hlist|Daniel|Anderson Hernandez|Mejia|Matthew Samuels|Nik Frascona|Oz|Robert Diggs|Rook Monroe|Russell Jones}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Vinylz|Oz|Nik D|Rook{{ref|a|[a]}}|Pasqué{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 2:14

| title8 = Pressure in My Palms

| note8 = featuring Slowthai and Vince Staples

| writer8 = {{hlist|Daniel|Mejia|Brenda Mensah|Tyron Frampton|Vince Staples}}

| extra8 = Pasqué

| length8 = 3:58

| title9 = Riri

| writer9 = {{hlist|Daniel|Mejia}}

| extra9 = Pasqué

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = Easy

| note10 = featuring Summer Walker

| writer10 = {{hlist|Daniel|Aaron Childs|Jackuum|Marlon Roudette|Richard Oluwaranti|Summer Walker}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|P2J|Childs}}

| length10 = 3:31

| title11 = Mama

| writer11 = {{hlist|Daniel|Mejia|Stewart|Odunayo Ekunbojeyo|Phil Hotz}}

| extra11 = Pasqué

| length11 = 3:39

| title12 = Becky

| writer12 = {{hlist|Daniel|Brown|Mejia|Stewart}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Aminé|Pasqué}}

| length12 = 3:41

| title13 = Fetus

| note13 = featuring Injury Reserve

| writer13 = {{hlist|Daniel|Ari Balouzian|Juliana Rowlands|Ritchie|Corey|Jordan Groggs}}

| extra13 = Corey

| length13 = 3:52

| title14 = My Reality

| writer14 = {{hlist|Daniel|Hernandez|Mejia|Daniel Caesar|Jahaan Sweet|Stewart|Maneesh|Samuels}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Maneesh|Boi-1da|Vinylz|Sweet{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length14 = 3:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 61:28

| title15 = Mrs. Clean

| writer15 = {{hlist|Daniel|Jordan Jenkins}}

| extra15 = Pi'erre Bourne

| length15 = 2:08

| title16 = Zack & Cody

| note16 = featuring Valee

| writer16 = {{hlist|Daniel|Taylor Winfield|Valee}}

| extra16 = Taycreations

| length16 = 2:08

| title17 = Gelato

| writer17 = {{hlist|Daniel|Amritivir Singh|Leutrim Bequiri}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Ambezza|Byrd|Finesse}}

| length17 = 2:09

| title18 = Talk

| note18 = featuring Saba

| writer18 = {{hlist|Daniel|Diego|Mejia|Nami|Saba}}

| extra18 = Pasqué

| length18 = 2:13

| title19 = Chicken

| note19 = featuring Toosii

| writer19 = {{hlist|Daniel|Mejia|Naujour Grainger}}

| extra19 = Pasqué

| length19 = 2:25

| title20 = Buzzin

| note20 = featuring Unknown Mortal Orchestra

| writer20 = {{hlist|Daniel|Mejia|Davon Jamison|Nami|Unknown Mortal Orchestra}}

| extra20 = Pasqué

| length20 = 3:40

| title21 = Solid

| writer21 = {{hlist|Daniel|Mejia|Brown}}

| extra21 = Pasqué

| length21 = 2:40

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Burden" contains samples of "Thank You God", written by William Pulliam and Albert Tanner, as performed by Darondo.
• "Roots" contains samples of "I Love My Father", written and performed by George Smallwood.
• "Shimmy" contains samples from "Shimmy Shimmy Ya", written by Robert Diggs and Russell Jones, as performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard.
• "Fetus" contains samples of "So Young", written by Ari Balouzian and Juliana Rowlands, as performed by Midnight Sister.

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/163897654/credits|title=Credits / Limbo (Deluxe) / Aminé|publisher=Tidal|accessdate=December 4, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119074546/https://listen.tidal.com/album/163897654/credits|url-status=live}}

Performance

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• Aminé – vocals
• Jak Knight – additional vocals (8, 10, 15, 18)
• Bree Runway – additional vocals (15)
• Joyce Wrice – additional vocals (15, 16, 20)
• Marche' Black – additional vocals (16)
• Charlie Wilson – additional vocals (18)
• Odie – additional vocals (18)
• Daniel Caesar – additional vocals (21)
• Marche Black – background vocals (7)
• Merna – background vocals (8)
• Sing Harlem – background vocals (8, 18, 20, 21)

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Musicians

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• Morning Estrada – programming (11)
• Sean Phelan – strings (11, 14)
• Pasqué – programming (13)

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Technical

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• David Nakaji – mixing (1, 3, 8–21)
• Morning Estrada – recording, mixing (2, 4–7)
• Phil Holtz – recording (8, 11–14, 21)
• Sean Phelan – recording (12)
• A. "Bainz" Bains – recording (13)
• P2J – recording (17)
• Summer Walker – recording (17)
• Irving Gadoury – recording (18)
• John Bruington – mixing assistance (8–12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21)
• Brodie Means – recording assistance (2, 4, 6–8, 11, 15, 16)
• Milan Beker – recording assistance (1, 5, 8, 11–14, 16, 18, 19)
• Jaramiah Rios – recording assistance (17)
• Jason Patterson – recording assistance (17)

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