Beach House EP

## **Singles from *Beach House EP***

1. "Paranoid"
Released: September 10, 2013
2. "Or Nah"
Released: January 7, 2014
3. "Paranoid (Remix)"
Released: January 14, 2014

***Beach House EP*** is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer Ty Dolla $ign. It was released on January 21, 2014, by Atlantic Records. The project features guest appearances from Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B, French Montana, Trey Songz, Twista, Jay Rock, Travis Scott and Fredo Santana, among others.

The EP debuted at number 51 on the *Billboard* 200, with first-week sales of 6,100 copies in the United States.

## Synopsis

*Beach House* takes all the darkest celebrations of trap rap—drugs, guns, sex—and filters them through the vulnerable croon of Ty Dolla $ign. The results are fantastic because of that juxtaposition. Even when Ty is exploring something sinister, his tone makes it impossible not to be drawn in. Produced by Ty's constant partner DJ Mustard, "Paranoid" and "Or Nah" are no-brainers; with just the right mix of simplicity and eccentricity, these songs will still get play in 50 years. It's the slow, slippery "Work," though, that is the album's sleeper gem.

## Critical reception

*Beach House EP* was met with generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on six reviews. David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote, "There's no filler," while *HotNewHipHop* in agreeance penned, "yet another successful notch in his belt." *Pitchfork*'s Craig Jenkins opined, "largely avoids the mixtapes' penchant for winding two-part blowout," and commented upon its greater success in comparison to his previous mixtape, *Beach House 2*, where it "further commercialized Ty's sound without sacrificing the meat and potatoes of it."

Grant Jones, writing for *RapReviews*, was less impressed. He stated in his review, "[the singer] has released a real turd of an EP in order to nullify any hype he may have for his debut album." Jones added, "Infantile remarks such as 'your bitch looks like a booger' help ruin any genuine rhymes from guests," and called it a "cringeworthy, brainless hip hop at its worst." In contrast, Christopher Weingarten of *Rolling Stone* named it to be a "solid" EP. *XXL*'s Erin Lowers assessed, "While Ty Dolla $ign may not be the most lyrically endowed, it's apparent that his melodic deliveries illuminates the chopped and screwed music soundscape. Enhanced with layered synths and hyperactive basslines, *Beach House EP* is an open narrative about sexual politics and hedonistic satisfaction." They continued how the artist has shown maturation on the record, though failed to be as memorable as his previous two mixtapes in the *Beach House* series.

## Personnel

* Mickley Adam – producer
* Shawn Barron – A&R
* Gabriel "Big TC" Griffin – featured artist
* Bobby "B.o.B" Simmons Jr. – featured artist
* Ryan Brady – marketing
* Ronald "Cardo" LaTour Jr. – producer
* Casey "Veggies" Jones – featured artist
* Adam Catania – assistant
* Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II – engineer, producer
* Brian "Busy" Dackowski – marketing
* Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane – featured artist, producer
* Will Dzombak – management
* Karim "French Montana" Kharbouch – featured artist
* Lanre Gaba – A&R
* Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing
* Peter Lee Johnson – violin
* Alex Kirzhner – design
* David Kutch – mastering
* Kevin Liles – management
* Nate "NatePoetics" Howard – featured artist
* Joya Nemley – A&R
* Musashi Ono – photography
* MacKenzie "Ricky P." Stotts – additional production
* Andrew "Pops" Papaleo – featured artist
* Marcus Reddick – violin
* Johnny "Jay Rock" McKinzie Jr. – featured artist
* Derrick "Fredo Santana" Coleman – featured artist
* Travis Scott – featured artist
* Cameron Thomaz – management
* Carolyn Tracey – package production
* Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson – featured artist
* Carl "Twista" Mitchell – featured artist
* Tyrone "Ty Dolla $ign" Griffin Jr. – additional production, engineer, executive producer, primary artist, producer
* Vince Watson – engineer
* Cameron "Wiz Khalifa" Thomaz – featured artist
* Tyree "Young Chop" Pittman – producer

## References

1. ↑ "Beach House EP Review by David Jeffries". *AllMusic*.
2. ↑ Al-Nasrawi, Rula (January 27, 2014). "Review: Ty Dolla $ign's "Beach House" EP". *HotNewHipHop*.
3. ↑ Jenkins, Craig (January 31, 2014). "*Beach House EP*". *Pitchfork*.
4. ↑ Jones, Grant (February 11, 2014). "Ty Dolla $ign :: Beach House EP". *RapReviews*.
5. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher (January 27, 2014). "Beach House EP". *Rolling Stone*.
6. ↑ Lowers, Erin (January 21, 2014). "Ty Dolla $ign Offers Rachet R&B at Its Finest on 'Beach House' EP". *XXL*.

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