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Setbacks (album)

Field	Value
name	Setbacks
type	studio
artist	ScHoolboy Q
cover	SCHOOLBOYQSETBACKS.jpg
released	January 11, 2011
recorded	2010
TDE Recording Studio: House of Pain
(Carson, California)
genre	* Hip-hop
length	62:36
label	TDE
producer
prev_title	Gangsta & Soul
prev_year	2009
next_title	Habits & Contradictions
next_year	2012

TDE Recording Studio: House of Pain (Carson, California)

West Coast hip-hop
experimental hip-hop

Setbacks is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist ScHoolboy Q, released for digital download on January 11, 2011, under Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). The album features guest appearances from fellow Black Hippy members Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul, as well as vocals from singer-songwriters Alori Joh, Jhené Aiko and BJ the Chicago Kid. The album's production was handled by Lord Quest, Willie B, Focus..., Rahki, Phonix Beats, Tae Beast, DJ Wes, King Blue, Sounwave and more.

Schoolboy Q titled the album Setbacks due to the limitations he experienced and endured before releasing the album. After the release of Setbacks, the album reached number 100 on the US Billboard 200, number 12 on the Top Rap Albums, number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 13 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Only a few weeks after Setbacks was released, it already had 4,395 units and was praised by fans and critics alike.

Background

In 2012, in an interview with Complex, Schoolboy Q spoke on the concept behind Setbacks: "The concept behind Setbacks was [to talk about] all the shit that’s the reason why I can’t rap. The reason I can’t accomplish what I want to accomplish is because I’m doing all this dumb shit. I put it all together on the album. Like, ‘Druggys Wit Hoes,’ I'm out here drugging and I'm not even trying to fuck with hoes. ‘Kamikaze,’ I'm not even trying to rap—keep going broke. Different shit like that, I sum it up all in one album. My life did a whole 180 after that dropped. A lot of people still didn't know the name though, but a lot of people did. It was weird. It just took me to the right spot. I made some fucking money off the project, it helped me see that I needed to do more positive shit in life, and it made me into the person I am now. All I do now is just chill. I'd rather just chill, work on my music, be with my two-year-old daughter, and smoke weed and shit." Two weeks after the album's release ScHoolboy Q released it for free via his Twitter feed. The free version doesn't include "LigHt Years AHead" and is replaced with "Live Again" which also features Kendrick Lamar. The free version also features a new bonus track titled "Fuck Ya Hip Hop" featuring Big Pooh and Murs

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 100 on the US Billboard 200 chart and had sold 17,000 copies in the US as of February 2014.

Critical response

Setbacks received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the album's production, features and lyrics. iHipHop gave it a 3.5 out of 5 rating mentioning "While Setbacks is a misleading title, ScHoolboy Q does leave room for critique. Despite his overwhelmingly impressive flow, Q rarely says anything worthy of raising an eyebrow." Allmusic gave it 4 out of 5 stars commenting "Dividing his time between socially conscious rap and bud smoker’s anthems, ScHoolboy Q makes quite the impression on his debut “street album"". They called Setbacks polished, funky, well-balanced, and rewarding.

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak
position
US Billboard 200	100
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	25
US Billboard Top Rap Albums	12
US Billboard Top Independent Albums	13

References

Insanu Ahmed. (February 3, 2012). "Who Is Schoolboy Q? – His previous independent album, Setbacks". [[Complex (magazine).
[http://dctobc.com/2011/01/schoolboy-q-setbacks-album/ ScHoolboy Q Setbacks Album Free Version] {{webarchive. link. (October 14, 2011 , DCtoBC.com)
Ramirez, Rauly. (February 26, 2014). "ScHoolboy Q Heading for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Prometheus Global Media.
[http://www.ihiphop.com/?p=79358 Album Review: ScHoolboy Q – Setbacks] iHipHop.com
[http://www.allmusic.com/album/setbacks-r2133100 Setbacks – ScHoolboy Q] Allmusic.com
"Setbacks - ScHoolboy Q | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".

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