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6 Kiss (album) - Wikipedia

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6 Kiss

Mixtape by

Lil B

Released

December 22, 2009

Genre

Length

87:46

Label

Permanent Marks

Producer

Beat Flippaz
Clams Casino
Cracka Lack
DecadeZ
DJ Paul
Emynd
Juicy J
Just Blaze
Keyboard Kid
Nic Swagger
Omega One
Squadda B
Trey G.

Lil B chronology

I'm Thraxx
(2009)

6 Kiss
(2009)

Rain in England
(2010)

6 Kiss is the second full-length solo mixtape by American rapper Lil B. At 20 years old, he released the album on December 22, 2009.^[1]^[2] It follows the release of his first solo mixtape I’m Thraxx that was released on September 24, 2009.^[2]^[3] The album cover was illustrated by Benjamin Marra which depicts Lil B shirtless with a halo on his head.^[4] Clams Casino is the primary producer of the album.^[5]

Background

Prior to releasing 6 Kiss, Lil B was a part of a hip hop group, The Pack, and released a song "Vans" that reached #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2006.^[6]^[7] During 2008 and 2009, he was busy uploading songs on Myspace where he started to develop a cult-like underground following.^[8]

Reception

The Rolling Stone ranked the second track on the album, "I'm God" at 37th on their 2023 list of "The 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time"^[5]

Soulja Boy, a prominent rapper, stated that one of his all-time favorite albums is 6 Kiss, therefore further popularizing the album.^[9] Additionally, rappers including Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator applauded his work and revolutionary style. Despite this, older rappers ignored his mixtape as it strayed from traditional styles.^[5] Lil B has also faced criticism from fans for some materialistic and misogynistic lyrics.^[8]

Influence

The release of 6 Kiss pioneered the subgenre of rap, cloud rap, which is known for ethereal sounds combined with melodic rapping.^[10] Many critics attribute 6 Kiss to be one of the most influential mixtapes of all time^[11]^[2] and say that it allowed for the success of many rappers, such as A$AP Rocky, Yung Lean, Playboi Carti and Bladee.^[11]^[12] The instrumental of "I'm God" received a cult following on the Internet and is considered one of the most important cloud rap tracks.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"B.O.R. (Birth of Rap)"	Trey G.	3:56
2.	"I'm God"	Clams Casino	4:38
3.	"Walk the World"	Keyboard Kid	3:19
4.	"Beat the Odds"	Trey G.	3:27
5.	"Based"	Keyboard Kid	3:48
6.	"Real Plexxx"	Just Blaze	3:13
7.	"Rolls Royce"	Keyboard Kid	4:05
8.	"Let the Eagles Go"	Keyboard Kid	3:48
9.	"Ridin' 4 My Niggaz"	Nic Swagger	3:13
10.	"Myspace"	Omega One	3:56
11.	"What I Mean"	BigBoyTraks	3:05
12.	"I Want Your Bitch"	Emynd	3:58
13.	"All Alone"	Squadda B	4:45
14.	"Pretty Bitch"	Beat Flippaz	4:39
15.	"Finna Hit a Lick"	DecadeZ	3:31
16.	"I'm the Devil"	Clams Casino	3:45
17.	"What You Doin'"	Clams Casino	4:21

Greatest Hits Bonus Singles
No.	Title	Length
18.	"O My God 66"	4:07
19.	"I Got Bitches"	6:53

Classic Based Freestyle Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"We Ridin' Scraper"		4:59
21.	"X-Men"	Cracka Lack	3:05
22.	"Smoke Trees Fxxx Hoes"	DJ Paul Juicy J	3:15
Total length:			87:46

References

^ Holton, Thomas (2020-01-13). "From the Record Crate: Lil B - "6 Kiss" (2009)". The Young Folks. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Beginning of Based". LO-FI | The Magazine. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ 6 Kiss - Lil B | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-03-19
^ Soderberg, Brandon (March 8, 2012). "Meet Lil B and Madlib Cover Artist Benjamin Marra". SPIN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ tolsen (2013-01-02). "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ Brown, Jacob (2011-03-13). "Lil B back to Cali". The New York Times: 126(L)–126(L).
^ ^a ^b Elysee, Bertolain (2011). Sounding Blackness: Affect and the Sonic Unconscious (Thesis). Swarthmore College. Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology. hdl:10066/7421.
^ Baker, Ernest. "10 Reasons Lil B Will Blow Up In 2011". Complex. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ Wikström, Peter (November 2018). "Post-authentic digitalism in cloud rap". Popular Music Discourses: Authenticity and Mediatization – via ResearchGate.
^ ^a ^b Pierre, Alphonse (2017-08-24). "Top 10 Lil B Mixtapes Of All Time". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ "The Mysterious Figure That Is Lil B The Based God". For the Speakers. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ Cunningham, Katie (2020-06-01). "How Clams Casino made internet history with 'I'm God'". Red Bull. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
^ Balram, Dhruva (2020-05-07). "The Dark Internet History of Clams Casino's Cult Song 'I'm God'". Vice. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
^ Schube, Will (May 14, 2020). "The Decade-Long Journey of Clams Casino's Iconic "I'm God"". Complex. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-26.

v t e Lil B
Discography
Studio albums	Rain in England (2010) Angels Exodus (2011) I'm Gay (I'm Happy) (2011) Choices and Flowers (2012)
Mixtapes	6 Kiss (2009) God's Father (2012) Obama BasedGod (2012) 05 Fuck Em (2013) Hoop Life (2014) Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) (2015) (with Chance the Rapper) Black Ken (2017)
Singles	"California Boy"
Other songs	"No Black Person Is Ugly"
Related articles	Amalgam Digital Fool's Gold Records "I'm God" The Pack Based Boys Wolfpack Party Skateboards 2 Scrapers "Vans"

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