SKINS
| XXXTentacion
SKINS
Skins (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper XXXTentacion, released on December 7, 2018.[3] It is one of the projects XXXTentacion was working on before his death, and his first album to be released posthumously. The lead single, "Bad!", was released on November 9. The album s features include Travis Barker of Blink-182 and American rapper Kanye West. On December 4, 2018, the album was leaked to multiple websites. The album received mixed reviews from critics. Criticism was aimed at the album s short length and unfinished nature. Despite the negative critical reception, Skins was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 2006, making it XXXTentacion's second US number-one album. - WIKIPEDIA
Critic Reviews
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Pitchfork
Underneath it all, the posthumous album from the Florida rapper is woefully aimless and structurally unsound.
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NME
A misguided attempt to redeem the deceased rapper, who had been accused of appalling, violent crimes, this posthumous record is an inventive but slight and ultimately dispiriting body of work.
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CoS
The rapper's tragic life makes his art hit home harder than ever.
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hnhh
The first posthumous body of work from the late Florida artist feels empty and lost, though not for the reasons one might expect.
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The New York Times
XXXTentacion Left Splinters Amid the Wreckage on ‘Skins’
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VULTURE
X songs always ran short, but the patchiness of this material gives the impression that a lot of it is unfinished.
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The Observer
Skins remains almost as morally muddy as XXX’s previous output, privileging the emo rapper’s pain above all else, but maintaining his deserved reputation for genre-shredding timeliness.
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SPILL MAGAZINE
With 10 songs and a guest appearance by Kanye West, this is a strong album that demonstrates his diverse sound.
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XXL
Skins renders itself another opportunity for XXXTentacion's cult-like following to continue enjoying new music.
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INDEPENDENT
Troubled artist's posthumous record alternates between rage and despondence.
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ALL MUSIC
Skins takes that unrealized potential and cobbles together these tracks--basically b-sides and outtakes--strictly for fans who needed just ten more reasons to hear his voice.
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The Guardian
a toxic legacy.
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SLANT
Skins fails to bring anything genuinely new to the table.
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the musical hype
Posthumous project ‘SKINS’ should play well to the XXXTENTACION base, but as an album, it’s ‘undercooked’ as opposed to being ‘well done.’
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HIGH SNOBIETY
‘Skins’ Is a Record of Dangerous Revisionism.
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Forbes
Skins is a lose-lose proposition, and it would be better off not existing at all.
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UPROXX
‘Skins’ Is A Succinct Reminder Why Posthumous Albums Are Such A Bad Idea.
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sputnik music
Toxic lullabies.
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Irish Examiner
Whether a violent navel-gazer is worth even that much of your time is a question the listener must answer for themselves. But however problematic it may be, there is no disputing Skins’ haunting power.
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CMN
Due to his previous allegations, X’s actions overshadow his actions of trying to be a better person. Maybe if his life wasn’t cut short, he would’ve been able to make up for himself and work towards a more settled life.
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Just Random Things
‘SKINS’ is not all death and despair.
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Zero Ash
The overall arrangement of the album is too chaotic and inconsistent.
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Massive Action
"..the first part of the album represents darkness, then the second part of completing that transformation into the third part — the light.”
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Focus Hip Hop
This is a bad album. There’s not a single good song on this project.
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Immortal Reviews
SKINS is a testament to his life, giving one more glimpse at the tortured soul behind the music.
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Medium
Long story short I love this album.
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Barely Influential
Skins is realistically a 6 song album. However, each of these tracks is versatile enough that they each provide a small glimpse into the musical mind of a young talent who passed away far too early.
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Ben's Beat
Like everything else here, the idea is there, but the execution is far from complete.
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Street Stalkin
Skins stays outlined by a shortage concepts and a disheartening lack materials; the way by which it’s patched collectively is just the crushing cherry on high.
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