Hoop Life Explained

Hoop Life
Type:mixtape
Artist:Lil B
Cover:Lil B - Hoop Life cover art.jpg
Genre:Hip hop
Label:BasedWorld
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Hoop Life is a mixtape by American rapper Lil B. It was digitally released on June 1, 2014, through Lil B's own record label, BasedWorld Records. The mixtape mainly features basketball-themed songs.[1] [2] [3]

The song, "Fuck KD", a diss track to Kevin Durant following their feud, was released on March 8, 2014 along with an accompanying music video.[4] Notably, the mixtape was released the day after Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder was eliminated from the 2014 NBA playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs.[5] [6] The music videos for the tracks "Fuck KD", "Gotta Make the NBA", "Katy Perry", and "Hoop Life" were also released throughout March, April and May 2014.[7] [8] [9]

Reception

In a positive review, Billy Haisley of Deadspin praised Lil B's handling of basketball related themes and topics, though pointed out that some unrelated songs on the project were derivative of his previous work: "...Hoop Life is a typical Lil B mixtape, from the celebrity songs to the ignorant, crass, and often great cooking songs to the positive and explicitly #based ideological songs... Other tracks, however, uphold the narrative promise of 'Gotta Make the NBA'... the "player on the come-up" stories have the most depth".[10] Phil Witmer of Vice considered Hoop Life an "essential" Lil B mixtape, acknowledging the basketball concept and dubbing the production "Bay Area-styled post-hyphy that's as warm and inviting as a summer day"[11]

The diss track "Fuck KD" was singled out for particular praise. The Fader considered the track "better than it needed to be"[12] while also praising the songs "NBA Live" and "Real Based".

In 2021, the song "Ski Ski BasedGod" was widely used in the viral "devious lick" TikTok trend where students would record themselves stealing or vandalizing items from their schools.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lil B 'Hoop Life' (mixtape) . . June 1, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . Hughes, Josiah.
  2. Web site: Lil B's Hoop Life Mixtape, Featuring "Fuck KD", Has Arrived . . June 1, 2014 . June 1, 2014 . Minsker, Evan.
  3. Web site: Stream and Download Lil B's "Hoop Life" Mixtape . . June 1, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . Frydenlung, Zach.
  4. Web site: Lil B Shares Kevin Durant Diss Track . . March 8, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . Minsker, Evan.
  5. Web site: Stieb . Matthew . Lil B Drops 'Hoop Life Mixtape' just in time for Kevin Durant's loss to the Spurs . 2024-05-04 . San Antonio Current . en.
  6. Web site: II . C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman . 2014-06-01 . Lil B Releases New 'Hoop Life' Mixtape - XXL . 2024-05-04 . XXL Mag . en.
  7. Web site: Lil B Plays More Basketball in His "Gotta Make the NBA" Video . . April 8, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . Minsker, Evan.
  8. Web site: Lil B's New Song "Katy Perry" Inspires the Real Katy Perry to Ask Lil B to Prom . . April 30, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . Gordon, Jeremy.
  9. Web site: Lil B Shares "Hoop Life" Video . . May 26, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . Minsker, Evan.
  10. Web site: 2014-06-18 . Lil B's Hoop Dreams: Why The Based God Is Our Lebron (And Our Tupac) . 2024-05-04 . Deadspin . en.
  11. Web site: Witmer . Phil . 2018-04-24 . 7 Essential Lil B Mixtapes to Get You Started on the Based Path . 2024-05-04 . Vice . en.
  12. Web site: Stream: Lil B, “Real Based” . 2024-05-04 . The FADER . en.

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