Not O.K.
{{Infobox album
| name = Not O.K.
| type = mixtape
| artist = Kool A.D.
| cover = Not_O.K._cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|12|21}}
| recorded = Oakland, California
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop, alternative hip hop
| length =
| label =
| producer = Kool A.D., Oh No, Jay Casio, Toro y Moi, Amaze 88, Eyes and Teeth, Thelonious Martin, Dja, Marvy da Pimp, Iglooghost, Plinio
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Word O.K.
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = Consequence of Sound
| rev1score = C+{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/01/album-review-kool-a-d-not-o-k-mixtape/|title=Album Review: Kool A.D. – Not O.K. Mixtape |date=January 14, 2014|author=Mike Madden|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=2014-01-30}}
| rev2 = Eastern Echo
| rev2score = B+{{cite web|url=http://www.easternecho.com/article/2014/03/matt-on-music-kool-a-d-homeboy-sandman|title=Matt on Music: Kool A.D./Homeboy Sandman|date=March 19, 2014|accessdate=2014-03-20|publisher=Eastern Echo|author=Matt Rice}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev4 = Winnipeg Sun
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/01/19/rosanne-cash-tops-this-weeks-cd-reviews|title=Rosanne Cash tops this week's CD reviews|date=January 20, 2014|publisher=Winnipeg Sun|author=Darryl Sterdan|accessdate=2014-01-30}}
}}
Not O.K. is a mixtape by Kool A.D., released December 21, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://koolad.bandcamp.com/album/not-o-k|title=Not O.K. by KOOL A.D.|publisher=Bandcamp|date=2013-12-21|accessdate=2014-01-30}} The album is composed of tracks that did not make it on his forthcoming album, entitled Word O.K., and features guest appearances from Del the Funky Homosapien and Ladybug "Santos Vieira" Mecca of Digable Planets.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2013/12/20/stream-kool-a-d-new-project-not-o-k/|title=Stream Kool A.D. New Project, Not O.K.|author=Zara Golden|publisher=The Fader|date=December 20, 2013|accessdate=2014-01-30}}
Reception
Not O.K. received mixed reviews from critics. Pitchfork criticized the album for presenting nothing new from Kool A.D., noting that Kool A.D. lacks "a sense of stakes in his music, a hint that he’s headed somewhere or challenging himself."{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18884-kool-ad-not-ok/|title=Kool A.D.: Not O.K.|date=January 15, 2014|author=Ian Cohen|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=2014-01-30}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|extra_column=Producer
|title1=Not O.K.
|extra1=Kool A.D.
|length1=1:24
|title2=V
|extra2=Oh No
|length2=2:44
|title3=Exotic
|extra3=Jay Casio
|length3=3:02
|title4=Fettucini
|note4=featuring Amaze 88
|extra4=Toro y Moi
|length4=4:10
|title5=CNN
|note5=featuring Del the Funkee Homosapien and Ladybug Mecca
|extra5=Amaze 88
|length5=3:37
|title6=Insane Computer Raps
|note6=featuring Alim
|extra6=Eyes and Teeth
|length6=3:07
|title7=PLVYVHVT3
|note7=featuring Jabee
|extra7=Thelonius Martin
|length7=2:04
|title8=Trippy Gurl
|extra8=Dja
|length8=2:50
|title9=Tiger Style
|note9=featuring B.E. Labeau and Amaze 88
|extra9=Marvy da Pimp
|length9=4:39
|title10=Cuidado
|extra10=Amaze 88
|length10=4:07
|title11=Pass the Milk
|note11=featuring Milo
|extra11=Iglooghost
|length11=3:23
|title12=Psychotropical
|note12=featuring Raheem Recess
|extra12=Amaze 88
|length12=3:31
|title13=Gigglin
|extra13=Kool A.D.
|length13=0:57
|title14=Swole
|extra14=Plinio
|length14=2:59
|title15=Tears of a Dolphin
|extra15=Kool A.D.
}}
References
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External links
- [https://koolad.bandcamp.com/album/not-o-k Not O.K.] at Bandcamp
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