| Hell Can Wait | ||||
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| Released | October 7, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 23:27 | |||
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Hell Can Wait is the first officialEP released by American rapperVince Staples. It marks his firstcommercial project, released underDef Jam Recordings.[1][2]
On August 11, 2014, Staples took toTwitter to announce a new track, "Blue Suede." On August 15, 2014, he released amusic video for the song.[3] On September 2, 2014, Staples announced the initial release date for theEP as September 23, although, it was later delayed due to sample clearance issues. On September 9, 2014, Staples released the second single from Hell Can Wait, titled "Hands Up". On September 25, the new, and final release date was revealed to be October 7, 2014. On October 1, Staples posted the official track listing.[4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
| HipHopDX | 4.5/5[8] |
| Paste | 8.5/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
| Vice | A−[11] |
| XXL | 4/5[12] |
Hell Can Wait received critical acclaim from critics. AtMetacritic, which assigns anormalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received anaverage score of 80, based on eight reviews.[5] Jay Balfour ofHipHopDX wrote "At 24 minutes, there's a satisfaction in the shortness ofHell Can Wait, partly because it's so well contained, and partly because it hints at what's next. These songs are worth the attention he's drawing, how he'll sustain it for a full album is worth taking seriously."[8] Craig Jenkins ofPitchfork also wrote favorably of the EP, writing "his production values have finally caught up enough to push him past the scrappy sidekick division into the big leagues."[10] Emmanuel C. M. ofXXL wrote, "The growth is unmistakable, with each song and new project, fans see his raw talent getting more finely tuned and concentrated."[12] In a positive review, David Jeffries ofAllMusic wrote that although the project is too short for the "full artistic picture", there is no filler and went on to praise "Blue Suede" as the highlight of the EP.[6]
All tracks are written byVince Staples.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fire" | Anthony Kilhoffer | 2:16 |
| 2. | "65 Hunnid" | Infamous | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Screen Door" (featuringAston Matthews) | Hagler | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Hands Up" | No I.D. | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Blue Suede" | Hagler | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Limos" (featuringTeyana Taylor) |
| 3:32 |
| 7. | "Feelin' the Love" | Hagler | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 23:27 | ||
Notes
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[13] | 90 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 15 |
