17
| XXXTentacion
17
17 is the debut studio album by American rapper XXXTentacion. It was released on August 25, 2017 by Bad Vibes Forever and Empire Distribution. It features 11 tracks and was supported by the lead single "Revenge". 17is X's second solo commercial project, succeeding the compilation mixtape Revenge, also released in 2017. It includes a guest appearance from Trippie Redd and production from X himself, Nick Mira, Taz Taylor, Natra Average, and Potsu. The album experiments with a variety of genres, such as emo, indie rock, and lo-fi. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
The Florida rapper’s debut album is muted and mired with pain, trauma, and controversy. The reasons it is difficult to listen to can overshadow the need to listen to it.
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Mass Appeal
Musically excellent, morally problematic.
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Uproxx
- came up short, and missed a chance to be transcendent by not offering a fully 360 depiction of life with mental illness to shatter the currently popular notion of depression as an unmanageable excuse for toxic behavior.
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Times-Delphic
XXXTentacion’s popularity is, on the surface, understandable. He makes songs about escapist brutality just as much as he makes songs about depression, two things that young people relate to in their music. But this album, just like Vine, will disappear.
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Vox ATL
X said he put his all into “17,” but it still feels like something is missing.
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Vidette Online
He tells his story in 11 short songs, exposing himself with open arms to the entire world. For a debut album, being bold and baring your soul can go a long way for the ears of the listener. He did just that with “17,” perfectly and with precise grace.
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The DM Online
The album is a great debut with an admirable goal: to aid those who are depressed.
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Kulture Hub
17 deserves every praise it gets and, regardless of the man behind the lyrics, deserves to be in AOTY contention. Let’s see if society agrees.
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In Color Apparel
Where other rappers strive to appear tough and hyper-masculine in their lyrics, XXXTentacion embraces his emotional vulnerability to deliver an authentic and relatable message.
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GIGsoup
It’s difficult to make purposefully sad music without sounding hackneyed or trite. While X hiccups here and there, his originality and genre-splicing of 2000s emo and lofi hip hop is worthy of praise.
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Pulse.ng
XXXTentacion knows how to make music, and although he rarely ever dabbles close to mainstream stuff, the emotional appeal and whelming sadness can find its fans, who overdose on sorrow, and see the world in grayscale.
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Hip Hop Won't Stop
In a year where the majority of the rap/hip hop albums have under delivered, XXXTENTACION’s debut album “17” must be applauded for exceeding expectations and delivering something that is better then just simply average.
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Metal Lifestyle
Despite only clocking in at 22 minutes in length, 17 hits upon some of my more favorable songs that he has ever put out.
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Diamond in the Groove
In this sense, with 17 massively missing the mark when it comes to its apparent entire reason for existence, the whole record is left feeling like a non-entity in XXXTENTACION’s career, with the handful of compelling singles that the MC had recently put out being a more fitting summary of his artistic persona than his debut album.
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Immortal Reviews
XXXTantacion channels his deepest thoughts in 17, powerfully channeling every aspect of his pain into his art.
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Xplode
This album mainly has cathartic vibes and visits the deepest and darkest parts of the Florida rapper’s mind.
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SLA Media
Even though artists’ depression in music has been talked about for decades, XXXTentacion turns a new leaf when talking about this disease. Instead of just highlighting his depression, he uses his music to help others deal with their depression.
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