No Mountains in Manhattan
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{{Infobox album
| name = No Mountains in Manhattan
| type = Studio
| artist = Wiki
| cover =No Mountains in Manhattan.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 25, 2017
| recorded = 2016–17
Manhattan, New York
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=52}}
| label = XL
| producer = {{hlist|Wiki {{small|(also exec.)}}|Adrian Lau|Alex Epton|Alon Sicherman|Black Mack|Dadras|DJ Earl Teklife|Kaytranada|No Life|randomblackdude|Sly C|Sporting Life|Tony Seltzer}}
| prev_title = What Happened to Fire?
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Oofie
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = No Mountains in Manhattan
| type = Studio
| single1 = Pretty Bull
| single1date = June 27, 2017
| single2 = Mayor
| single2date = August 23, 2017
| single3 = Stick Ball
| single3date = November 1, 2017
}}
}}
No Mountains in Manhattan is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Wiki. It was released on August 25, 2017, by XL Recordings.Andrew Matson, [https://massappeal.com/wiki-no-mountains-in-manhattan-classic/ "Wiki's 'No Mountains in Manhattan' is a Classic,"] Mass Appeal, September 20, 2017.Andrew Sacher, [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/wiki-proves-new-york-rap-is-alive-well-still-weird-on-no-mountains-in-manhattan/ "Wiki proves New York rap is alive, well & still weird on No Mountains In Manhattan,"] Brooklyn Vegan, August 30, 2017. It features guest verses from Ghostface Killah, Lakutis, ACAB, Slicky Boy and Your Old Droog, and production credits for Wiki, Kaytranada, Earl Sweatshirt and Sporting Life.Alex Robert Ross, [https://www.vice.com/en/article/listen-to-wikis-debut-album-no-mountains-in-manhattan-which-slaps/ "Listen to Wiki's Debut Album, 'No Mountains In Manhattan,' Which Slaps,"] Noisey, August 25, 2017.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Pitchfork
| rev1score = 8.1/10{{cite web|last1=Moreland|first1=Quinn|title=Wiki: No Mountains in Manhattan Review Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/wiki-no-mountains-in-manhattan/}}
| rev2 = The Concordian
| rev2score = 8.5/10Wesley McLean, [http://theconcordian.com/2017/09/wiki-no-mountains-in-manhattan/ "Wiki – No Mountains in Manhattan,"] The Concordian, September 12, 2017.
| rev3 = Loud and Quiet
| rev3score = 10/10Katie Beswick, [https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/wiki-no-mountains-manhattan/ "Wiki, No Mountains In Manhattan,"] Loud and Quiet, August 29, 2017.
}}
Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork commented that "No Mountains in Manhattan would be a great record even if Wiki stuck to this urban bliss, but instead he confronts the city's shadows to build a complex portrait of himself."
=Accolades=
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Publication
! Accolade ! Rank ! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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BrooklynVegan
| Top 50 Albums of 2017 | {{center|10}} |
Loud and Quiet
| Top 40 Albums of 2017 | {{center|8}} |
Okayplayer
| Top 15 Albums of 2017 | {{center|14}} |
Pitchfork
| Top 20 Rap Albums of 2017 | {{center|12}} |
Time Out
| Top 29 Albums of 2017 | {{center|19}} |
XXL Magazine
| Top 50 Hip-Hop Albums of 2017 | {{center|N/A}} |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 56:52
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Islander
| writer1 = {{hlist|Patrick Morales|Alex Epton}}
| extra1 = Epton
| length1 = 1:57
| title2 = Mayor
| writer2 = {{hlist|Morales|Antonio Hernandez|Epton|Arrow Brown}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Tony Seltzer|Epton|Ravi Gafron}}
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Pretty Bull
| writer3 = {{hlist|Morales|Hernandez}}
| extra3 = Tony Seltzer
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = Made for This
| note4 = featuring Ghostface Killah
| writer4 = {{hlist|Morales|Dennis Coles|Hernandez}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Tony Seltzer|Adrian Lau}}
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Chinatown Swing
| writer5 = {{hlist|Morales|Eric Adiele}}
| extra5 = Sporting Life
| length5 = 3:14
| title6 = Litt 15
| note6 = featuring Your Old Droog
| writer6 = {{hlist|Morales|Fernando Arbex}}
| extra6 = DJ Earl Teklife
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Face It
| writer7 = {{hlist|Morales|Epton}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Epton|Sly C}}
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Stick Ball
| writer8 = {{hlist|Morales}}
| extra8 = No Life
| length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Elaine
| writer9 = Morales
| extra9 = Wiki
| length9 = 2:16
| title10 = Pandora’s Box
| note10 = featuring Evy Jane
| writer10 = {{hlist|Morales|Adiele}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Dadras|Sporting Life}}
| length10 = 4:25
| title11 = Wiki New Written
| writer11 = {{hlist|Morales|Thebe Kgositsile}}
| extra11 = randomblackdude
| length11 = 1:22
| title12 = Jalo
| writer12 = {{hlist|Morales|John Klemmer|Rob McCormack}}
| extra12 = Black Mack
| length12 = 3:17
| title13 = Nutcrackers
| note13 = featuring Lakutis
| writer13 = {{hlist|Morales|Aleksey Weintraub|Epton}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Wiki|Alon Sicherman|Epton}}
| length13 = 4:00
| title14 = Baby Girl
| writer14 = {{hlist|Morales|Louis Celestin|Milton Nascimento|Ruy Guerra|Matthew Moore}}
| extra14 = Kaytranada
| length14 = 3:49
| title15 = NMIM
| note15 = featuring ACAB and Slicky Boy
| writer15 = {{hlist|Morales|Hernandez}}
| extra15 = Tony Seltzer
| length15 = 4:38
| title16 = Leppy Coqui
| writer16 = {{hlist|Morales|Epton|Kgositsile|Hernandez}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Epton|randomblackdude|Tony Seltzer}}
| length16 = 4:35
}}
Sample Credits
- "Mayor" contains elements from "We Have Love" performed by The Arrows.
- "Made For This" contains elements from "Winter Go Away" performed by Holly Maxwell.
- "Litt 15" contains elements from "Never In This World" as performed by Barrabas, written by J. Arbex Miro.
- "Jalo" contains elements from "Rose Petals" written and performed by John Klemmer.
- "Wiki New Written" contains elements from "We Had True Love" performed by Hot Chocolate.
- "Baby Girl" contains elements from "Fairy Tale Song (Cadê)" performed by Milton Nascimento.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|1278783|No Mountains in Manhattan}}
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