| Let It Go | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 19, 2012 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:03:59 |
| Label | Tres Records |
| Producer | House Shoes |
Let It Go is a debut studio album by American DJ and producer House Shoes, released on June 19, 2012 via Tres Records. It featured guest appearances by the likes of Black Milk, Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, Danny Brown, Fatt Father & Marv Won of the Fat Killahz, Gangrene, Guilty Simpson & Hex Murda of Almighty Dreadnaughtz, Roc Marciano, and more. The record is available as double CD album, vinyl and digital download.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | [3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| RapReviews |  [5] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a score of 69, based on 5 reviews. Patrick Taylor of RapReviews praised the album saying, "Most of Let It Go is solid, but there are some skippable tracks". Adam Finlay of PopMatters said, "The result is a more cohesive album than most tight rap collectives". Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! said, "If J. Dilla has been Detroit hip-hop's most influential recent figure, then DJ HouseShoes is the stern, no-frills custodian of that legacy, known to regulate violators and opportunists circling the music James Yancey created". Marcus J. Moore of BBC said, "Excessive interludes drag the runtime and make the project feel a bit unfocused – but these missteps don’t subtract too much from the overall premise".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let It Go" (featuring Shafiq Husayn) | 1:09 |
| 2. | "Empire / Get Down" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Goodfellas To Bad Boys / Dank Interlude" (featuring Moe Dirdee) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Dirt / Jeedo Interlude" (featuring Greneberg) | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Time / Hex Interlude" (featuring Big Tone) | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Crazy / Bahbahbahbah" (featuring Black Milk & Guilty Simpson) | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Last Breath / Mayer & Shoes" (featuring Nottz, Oh No & MED) | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Keep On / Helluva" (featuring Co$$ aka Cashus King) | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Sweet / Noodles" (featuring Danny Brown) | 3:46 |
| 10. | "So Different / Moody Interlude" (featuring Chali 2na) | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Everything (Modern Family) / Without You" (featuring Fatt Father) | 2:24 |
| 12. | "Sunrise / Love" (featuring Black Spade) | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Trouble / Royce Interlude" (featuring Moe Dirdee & Marv Won) | 3:42 |
| 14. | "Nails / Broken" (featuring Quelle Chris & Guilty Simpson) | 3:56 |
| 15. | "Castles (The Sky Is Ours) / My Brother" (featuring Jimetta Rose) | 4:47 |
| 16. | "Cry Now / Gone" | 4:07 |
| 17. | "Roller Coaster" (featuring Self Says & Fat Albert Einstein) | 5:07 |
| 18. | "Empire Reprise" (featuring Sam Beaubien of Will Sessions) | 2:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Let It Go (The Beginning)" | 1:07 |
| 20. | "Empire/Get Down" | 3:48 |
| 21. | "Goodfellas To Bad Boys/Dank Interlude" | 3:47 |
| 22. | "Dirt/Jeedo Interlude" | 3:23 |
| 23. | "Time/Hex Interlude" | 4:10 |
| 24. | "Crazy/Bahbahbahbah" | 2:37 |
| 25. | "Last Breath/Mayer & Shoes" | 4:20 |
| 26. | "Keep On/Helluva" | 3:03 |
| 27. | "Sweet/Quelle Interlude" | 3:46 |
| 28. | "So Different/Moody Interlude" | 3:08 |
| 29. | "Everything (Modern Family)/Without You" | 2:24 |
| 30. | "Sunrise/Love" | 2:42 |
| 31. | "Trouble/Royce Interlude" | 3:42 |
| 32. | "Nails/Broken" | 3:56 |
| 33. | "Castles (The Sky Is Ours)/My Brother" | 4:47 |
| 34. | "Cry Now/Gone" | 4:09 |
| 35. | "Roller Coaster" | 5:05 |
| 36. | "Empire (Reprise)" (Bonus Track) | 2:03 |
| Total length: | 2:03:59 | |
Personnel
- Michael Buchanan – producer
- Scott "Tenacity" Martin – audio mixing
- Eric Coleman – photography
References
- ↑ "Reviews for Let It Go by HouseShoes". Metacritic. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Let It Go - House Shoes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ Cowie, Del F. (June 19, 2012). "HouseShoes Let It Go". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ Finley, Adam (August 13, 2012). "House Shoes: Let It Go". PopMatters. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ Taylor, Patrick (June 26, 2012). "House Shoes :: Let It Go :: Tres Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ Moore, Marcus J. (2012). "BBC – Music – Review of House Shoes – Let It Go". BBC. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
External links
House Shoes – Let It Go at Discogs (list of releases)