Music x Road
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Music x Road
| type = mixtape
| artist = Headie One
| cover = Headie One - Music x Road.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|08|23}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = UK drill{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/uk-rapper-headie-one-enlists-nav-stefflon-don-skepta-for-music-x-road-new-mixtape.119516.html|title=U.K. Rapper Headie One Enlists Nav, Stefflon Don, Skepta For "Music x Road"|work=HotNewHipHop|first=Aron|last=A.|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=20 September 2019}}
| length = 45:53
| label = Relentless
| producer =
| prev_title = Drillers x Trappers II
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Gang
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Music x Road
| type = mixtape
| single1 = 18Hunna
| single1date = 6 January 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/18hunna-feat-dave-single/1447131305|title=18HUNNA (feat. Dave) - Single by Headie One on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|date=6 January 2019|accessdate=30 March 2020}}
| single2 = All Day
| single2date = 4 May 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/all-day-single/1460836180|title=All Day - Single by Headie One on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|date=4 May 2019|accessdate=30 March 2020}}
| single3 = Back to Basics
| single3date = 4 July 2019
| single4 = Both
| single4date = 15 August 2019
}}
}}
Music x Road is a commercial mixtape by British rapper Headie One. It was released by Relentless Records on 23 August 2019. It features guest appearances from Dave, Skepta, Stefflon Don, Nav, Lotto Ash, RV, and Krept and Konan. All featured artists are fellow British rappers also, with the exception of Nav, who is Canadian. The mixtape peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = The Guardian
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/23/headie-one-music-x-road-review|title=Headie One: Music X Road review – UK drill kingpin gets introspective|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Al|last=Horner|date=23 August 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}
| rev2 = NME
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/headie-one-music-x-road-review|title=Headie One – 'Music x Road' review|work=NME|first=Jordan|last=Bassett|date=22 August 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}
}}
Jordan Bassett of NME gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "what is really impressive about Music x Road is its breadth of sound and ambition." The Guardian{{'}}s Al Horner, who also gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, commented that "Claustrophobia and regret sit like a smog across its entire 45-minute runtime."
Track listing
Songwriting credits adapted from Tidal.[https://web.archive.org/web/20231018191316/https://tidal.com/browse/album/115076985]
{{Track listing
| headline = Music x Road track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 46:08
| title_width = 30%
| writing_width = 50%
| extra_width = 100%
| title1 = Music x Road
| writer1 = {{hlist|Irving Adjei|Michael Brooks}}
| extra1 = Nastylgia
| length1 = 3:12
| title2 = Both
| writer2 = {{hlist|Adjei|John Ciafone|Lem Springsteen|Ultra Nate Wyche}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Nastylgia|PJ Pipe it Up}}
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Ball in Peace
| writer3 = Adjei
| extra3 = The Writers Block
| length3 = 2:23
| title4 = Rubbery Bandz
| writer4 = Adjei
| extra4 = I.O
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = 18Hunna
| note5 = featuring Dave
| writer5 = {{hlist|Adjei|David Omoregie}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|169|Stuart Hawkes}}
| length5 = 3:09
| title6 = Back to Basics
| note6 = featuring Skepta
| writer6 = {{hlist|Adjei|Joseph Adenuga}}
| extra6 = Nyge
| length6 = 3:14
| title7 = All Day
| writer7 = Adjei
| extra7 = M1OnTheBeat
| length7 = 3:21
| title8 = Kettle Water
| writer8 = Adjei
| extra8 = Madara Beatz
| length8 = 2:55
| title9 = Interlude: 100 Bottles
| writer9 = Adjei
| extra9 = Guilty Beatz
| length9 = 2:00
| title10 = Home
| writer10 = {{hlist|Adjei|Sean Combs|Faith Evans|James Grant|Darius Forde|Carl Thompson}}
| length10 = 3:40
| extra10 = iLL BLU
| title11 = Swerve
| note11 = featuring Stefflon Don and Nav
| writer11 = {{hlist|Adjei|Stephanie Allen|Navraj Goraya}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Rymez|ADP}}
| length11 = 2:36
| title12 = Chanel
| writer12 = {{hlist|Adjei|Imrhan Kirnon}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Nyge|TSB}}
| note12 = featuring Lotto Ash
| length12 = 3:00
| title13 = Let's Go
| note13 = featuring RV and Krept and Konan
| writer13 = {{hlist|Adjei|Jordan Townsend|Casyo Johnson|Janayd Wilson}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Sykesbeats|Ghosty}}
| length13 = 3:38
| title14 = Nearly Died
| writer14 = Adjei
| extra14 = {{hlist|Rex Kudo|Sevn Thomas}}
| length14 = 2:42
| title15 = Numbed Down
| writer15 = Adjei
| extra15 = {{hlist|Sykesbeats|Ghosty}}
| length15 = 3:14
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Music x Road !scope="col"| Chart (2019) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|71|artist=Headie One|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|5|date=20190830|rowheader=true|refname=chart|access-date=20 September 2019}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|4|date=20190830|rowheader=true|access-date=8 April 2020}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Music x Road}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Headie One|title=Music X Road|award=Silver|id=17803-5086-2|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|accessdate=28 September 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0003309451|label=Music x Road}}
{{Headie One}}