You Can't Sit With Us

{{short description|2019 debut album by Pivot Gang}}

{{for|the song by Sunmi|You Can't Sit with Us}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = You Can't Sit With Us

| type = studio

| artist = Pivot Gang

| cover = You Can't Sit With Us.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2019|4|19}}

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 42:49

| label = Pivot Gang

| producer = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT (also exec.)|Daoud|squeakPIVOT|Immy|Nascent|Saba|Simon|T-Jay Beats}}

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc =

}}

You Can't Sit With Us is the debut studio album by Chicago hip hop group Pivot Gang.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2040506/pivot-gang-you-cant-sit-with-us/music/album-stream/|title=Stream Pivot Gang's Debut Album 'You Can't Sit With Us'|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=April 19, 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=April 20, 2019}} It was self-released on April 19, 2019, available on music digital distribution platforms. The thirteen-track album features guest appearances from Benjamin Earl Turner, Femdot, Jean Deaux, Kari Faux, Mick Jenkins, Smino and Sylvan LaCue.

Singles and promotion

Music videos were released for "Jason Statham, Pt. 2"{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy57oefUZXg|title=Pivot Gang - Jason Statham, Pt. 2 (Official Video) |last=Pivot |first=Saba |author-link=Saba (rapper) |date=February 15, 2019|website=YouTube|access-date=April 20, 2019}} and "Studio Ground Rules",{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aPMGV1xf_w|title=Pivot Gang - "Studio Ground Rules" (Official Music Video) |last=Pivot |first=Saba |author-link=Saba (rapper) |date=March 21, 2019|website=YouTube|access-date=April 20, 2019}} both directed by Addison Wright. On April 5, the group revealed the album's title, tracklist and artwork, and released the album's third single "Bad Boys" featuring Smino.{{cite web |title=Saba's Pivot Gang announce debut album, share Smino collaboration "Bad Boys": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2019/04/pivot-gang-cant-sit-us-album-bad-boys-smino/ |website=Consequence of Sound|date=5 April 2019 }}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Clash Music

| rev1score = 8/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/pivot-gang-you-cant-sit-with-us|title=Pivot Gang - You Can't Sit With Us|last=Yeboah-Mensah|first=Kofi|date=May 14, 2019|website=Clash Music|language=en|access-date=May 17, 2019}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2score = B+{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/04/album-review-pivot-gang-you-cant-sit-with-us/|title=Album Review: Pivot Gang's You Can't Sit with Us Flaunts the Power of Chicago's Westside|last=Shanker|first=Lucy|date=April 15, 2019|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=April 20, 2019}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork

| rev3score = 7.5/10{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pivot-gang-you-cant-sit-with-us/|title=Pivot Gang: You Can't Sit With Us|last=Pearce|first=Sheldon|date=April 30, 2019|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=May 1, 2019}}

}}

Lucy Shanker of Consequence of Sound gave a positive review of the album saying "Over the course of 13 tracks, You Can't Sit with Us flaunts the power of Chicago's Westside. Pivot Gang have no shortage of members or talent, so it seems to almost have been easy for them to create such an exceptional project. It is built up of well-thought-out features and lyrics that are at times witty and others necessarily gruesome. It hosts songs about lust, trauma, and taking care of the ones they care for. The record is a labor of love, and it was also made by completely independent artists, which makes it even more impressive". Editor for HotNewHipHop, Robert Blair, said the album "pays no mind to the pressures of living up to Chicago's rich heritage and instead keeps its sights honed in on a prosperous future. More than an endless stream of punchlines, the record is a thoughtful examination of life's trials and tribulations that's delivered with wry humour, emotion and blistering production".{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pivot-gang-you-cant-sit-with-us-review-news.77942.html|title=Pivot Gang "You Can't Sit With Us" Review|last=Blair|first=Robert|date=April 25, 2019|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=May 17, 2019}}

=Accolades=

class="sortable wikitable"
Publication

! List

! Rank

! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

CLASH

| Clash Albums of the Year 2019

| {{center|32}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/clash-albums-of-the-year-2019|title=Clash Albums of the Year 2019|website=CLASH|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2020}}}}

Consequence of Sound

| Top 50 Albums of 2019

| {{center|41}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/12/top-albums-of-2019/3/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2019|last=Melis|first=Matt|website=Consequence of Sound|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2020}}}}

Uproxx

| The Best Albums of 2019

| {{center|35}}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-albums-2019-ranked/|title=The Best Albums of 2019; Ranked|last=W.|first=A.|website=Uproxx|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2020}}}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Death Row

| writer1 = {{hlist|MFnMelo|Saba|Joseph Chilliams}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|Daoud}}

| length1 = 3:14

| title2 = Colbert

| writer2 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Frsh Waters|Saba}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Daoud|squeakPIVOT}}

| length2 = 3:33

| title3 = Mortal Kombat

| note3 = featuring Kari Faux

| writer3 = {{hlist|Saba|Joseph Chilliams|Kari Faux}}

| extra3 = daedaePIVOT

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Hero

| writer4 = {{hlist|Saba|Frsh Waters|MFnMelo}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Nascent|daedaePIVOT|Daoud|Simon}}

| length4 = 3:42

| title5 = Bad Boys

| note5 = featuring Smino

| writer5 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Smino|Saba|MFnMelo}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|squeakPIVOT ({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})}}

| length5 = 3:38

| title6 = Bible

| writer6 = {{hlist|Saba|Frsh Waters|DinnerWithJohn}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|Daoud|Immy|T-Jay Beats}}

| length6 = 3:38

| title7 = No Vest

| note7 = featuring Mick Jenkins

| writer7 = {{hlist|Mick Jenkins|Saba|Joseph Chilliams|MFnMelo}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|squeakPIVOT ({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})}}

| length7 = 3:00

| title8 = Clark Kent

| writer8 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Saba|MFnMelo}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|Saba|squeakPIVOT}}

| length8 = 3:44

| title9 = Studio Ground Rules

| writer9 = {{hlist|Saba|Frsh Waters|MFnMelo}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Daoud|daedaePIVOT}}

| length9 = 3:55

| title10 = Edward Scissorhands

| note10 = featuring Jean Deaux

| writer10 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Saba|Jean Deaux}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|squeakPIVOT}}

| length10 = 3:19

| title11 = Mathematics

| note11 = featuring Femdot

| writer11 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Saba|Femdot}}

| extra11 = daedaePIVOT

| length11 = 2:16

| title12 = Jason Statham, Pt. 2

| writer12 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Saba|MFnMelo}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|daedaePIVOT|squeakPIVOT}}

| length12 = 2:24

| title13 = Carnival

| note13 = featuring Sylvan LaCue and Benjamin Earl Turner

| writer13 = {{hlist|Joseph Chilliams|Saba|Sylvan LaCue|Frsh Waters|MFnMelo|Benjamin Earl Turner}}

| extra13 = Daoud

| length13 = 2:55

| total_length = 42:49

}}

See also

References