Diaspora (GoldLink album)

Diaspora is the second studio album by American rapper GoldLink, released on June 12, 2019, by RCA Records. It follows the release of his previous album At What Cost (2017), and features guest appearances from Pusha T, Tyler, the Creator, Khalid, Wizkid, Jay Prince, Bibi Bourelly, WSTRN, Jackson Wang, Maleek Berry, Ari PenSmith, Lil Nei and WaveIQ.

Diaspora
Studio album by
GoldLink
ReleasedJune 12, 2019 (2019-06-12)
Length39:52
LabelRCA
Producer
GoldLink chronology
At What Cost
(2017)		 Diaspora
(2019)		 HARAM!
(2021)
Singles from Diaspora
  1. "Zulu Screams"
    Released: May 13, 2019
  2. "Joke Ting"
    Released: May 31, 2019
  3. "U Say"
    Released: June 6, 2019

Artwork

The album cover features singer and model Justine Skye in neon green light, wearing 90s-style sunglasses with her hair pulled back and few earrings. It was photographed by Hailey Bieber.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
HipHopDX4.2/5[5]
Now3/5[6]
Pitchfork8.0/10[7]

Diaspora received a score of 82 out of 100 based on reviews from six critics on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] Briana Younger argued in The New Yorker that the album comments on Blackness as a global phenomenon, observing that each of its songs "can be seen to represent some facet of blackness".[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."//error"
  • D'Anthony Carlos
  • Ariowa Irosogie
  • Ashly Williams
  • Brienna DeVlugt
  • Gabrielle Carriero
  • Kristal Smith
  • Richard Isong
  • Shyann Roberts
  • Ari PenSmith
  • GoldLink
  • P2J
0:22
2."Joke Ting" (featuring Ari PenSmith)
  • Carlos
  • Irosogie
  • Isong
  • Tavon Thompson
  • Ari PenSmith
  • P2J
3:00
3."Maniac"
  • OBR
  • P2J
3:10
4."Days Like This" (featuring Khalid)
  • Uzowuru
  • Halm
2:49
5."Zulu Screams" (featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly)
  • P2J
2:58
6."More" (featuring Lola Rae)
  • P2J
3:07
7."Cokewhite" (featuring Pusha T)
  • Fwdslxsh
  • McKenzie
  • MD$
  • P2J
  • Momberger
3:25
8."U Say" (featuring Tyler, the Creator and Jay Prince)
3:21
9."Yard" (featuring Haile of WSTRN)
  • Carlos
  • Irosogie
  • Ras Haile Aalexander
  • Isong
  • P2J
3:16
10."Spanish Song" (featuring WaveIQ)
  • Carlos
  • Irosogie
  • Isong
  • Thompson
  • Ari PenSmith
  • P2J
3:32
11."No Lie" (featuring WizKid)
  • Ari PenSmith
  • Deats
  • P2J
3:24
12."Tiff Freestyle"
  • Carlos
  • Sellanga Ochieng
  • Blinky Bill
1:43
13."Rumble" (featuring Jackson Wang and Lil Nei)
  • Rascal
3:12
14."Swoosh"
  • Carlos
  • Irosogie
  • Bourelly
  • Eyobed Getachew
  • Isong
  • EY
2:40

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 148
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 87
US Billboard 200[13] 77
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 40

See also

References
  1. "Hailey Bieber Photographed Justine Skye for an Album Cover | Teen Vogue". Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  2. "Diaspora by GoldLink". Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-11 – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. "GoldLink - Diaspora". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  4. "GoldLink Diaspora". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. "Review: GoldLink's "Diaspora" Album Comes From The Soul". HipHopDX. July 11, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  6. Ritchie, Kevin (June 28, 2019). "Review: GoldLink goes global on Diaspora". NOW Magazine.
  7. "GoldLink: Diaspora". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  8. Younger, Briana (2019-07-11). "GoldLink's Brilliant Tribute to the Sounds of the Diaspora". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  9. "Diaspora / GoldLink". Tidal. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.


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