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Family & Friends
Studio album by Serengeti
Released	August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	31:25
Label	Anticon
Producer	Yoni Wolf, Advance Base
Serengeti chronology
Conversations with Kenny / Legacy of Lee (2009) Family & Friends (2011) C.A.R. (2012)

Family & Friends is a studio album by American rapper Serengeti. It was released on Anticon in 2011.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−
Consequence of Sound	C+
Pitchfork	6.8/10
PopMatters
Rolling Stone
Spin	8/10
URB

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying: "Bleak and beautiful, Family & Friends is an absolute beast." Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "Serengeti's most accessible and straightforward record."

Spin placed it at number 39 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2011" list. LA Weekly placed it at number 8 on the "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Serengeti – vocals
• Yoni Wolf – production, backing vocals, mixing
• Advance Base – production, backing vocals, mixing
• Hazel Brown – backing vocals, handclaps
• Martha Brown – backing vocals, handclaps
• Eli Crews – mixing
• Daddy Kev – mastering
• Thomas Brendan – layout, design

References

1. "Family & Friends". Anticon. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
2. Weiss, Jeff (July 28, 2011). "Anticon MC Serengeti: The Quirkiest, Deepest Rapper". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
3. ^ "Family and Friends by Serengeti". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Serengeti". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
5. Cohen, Jake (June 6, 2011). "Album Review: Serengeti – Family & Friends". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
6. Kelly, Zach (July 21, 2011). "Serengeti: Family and Friends". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
7. ^ Huff, Quentin B. (July 20, 2011). "Serengeti: Family & Friends". PopMatters. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
8. Hoard, Christian (August 2, 2011). "Serengeti: Family and Friends". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
9. Martins, Chris (July 10, 2011). "Serengeti, 'Family & Friends' (Anticon)". Spin. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
10. ^ Uddenberg, Brett (September 12, 2011). "Serengeti – Family & Friends (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
11. "SPIN's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011". Spin. December 8, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
12. "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011". LA Weekly. December 12, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

External links

• Family & Friends at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2011 albums
• Serengeti (rapper) albums
• Anticon albums