White People (album) explained

White People
Type:studio album
Artist:Handsome Boy Modeling School
Cover:WhitePeople albumcover.jpg
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Elektra
Producer:Dan the Automator, Prince Paul
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White People is the second studio album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. It was released on Elektra Records on November 9, 2004. The album features guest appearances from a diverse array of performers, including Linkin Park, Del tha Funky Homosapien, The Mars Volta, De La Soul, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Lord Finesse, Pharrell Williams, John Oates, RZA, Julee Cruise, El-P, Mike Patton, and comedians Tim Meadows and Father Guido Sarducci.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, White People received an average score of 66% based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

John Murphy of MusicOMH called it "the most innovative, original and enjoyable hip-hop album since Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below."

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Billboard 200[1] 168
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[2] 79
Top Heatseekers[3] 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Handsome Boy Modeling School - Billboard 200. Billboard. November 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: Handsome Boy Modeling School - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. November 21, 2015.
  3. Web site: Handsome Boy Modeling School - Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. November 21, 2015.