17 (XXXTentacion album)

17
Studio album by
XXXTentacion
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre
Length21:54
Label
Producer
XXXTentacion chronology
Members Only, Vol. 3
(2017) 		17
(2017) 		A Ghetto Christmas Carol
(2017)
Singles from 17
  1. "Revenge"
    Released: May 18, 2017
  2. "Jocelyn Flores"
    Released: October 31, 2017
  3. "Fuck Love"
    Released: January 23, 2018
Alternative cover
CD cover

17 is the debut studio album by American rapper XXXTentacion.[4] It was released through Bad Vibes Forever and Empire Distribution on August 25, 2017. With a runtime of just under 22 minutes, 17 is a brief album and does not feature a song longer than three minutes. The album was supported by the lead single "Revenge", and is XXXTentacion's second commercial record, following the compilation mixtape of the same name (2017). 17 includes a sole guest appearance from Trippie Redd and samples by Shiloh Dynasty. Production was handled by XXXTentacion, among others.

The album is built on acoustic and piano-driven songs, rather than the "turn-up" style and distortion bass sounds that was popular in XXXTentacion's native Florida scene. It experiments with a variety of genres, such as emo, lo-fi, indie rock, alternative R&B and grunge, while the lyrics are based around themes such as suicide, failed relationships, and infidelity.[5] XXXTentacion stated that the album's target audience is people who suffer with depression, and that the album is also an "entry" into his mind.

The album produced the singles "Jocelyn Flores", and "Fuck Love". "Jocelyn Flores", "Revenge", "Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares", "Depression & Obsession", "Save Me" and "Carry On" all debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. "Jocelyn Flores", "Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares" and "Fuck Love" also debuted in the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.

Although 17 was marketed with no radio play or much press coverage, it was a commercial success and was positively reviewed by several publications. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with 87,000 album-equivalent units, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also charted highly in numerous European countries, including top five positions in Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Sweden, and a number one position in Norway. The album has also been certified platinum in Canada, Denmark and New Zealand. XXXTentacion posthumously won Favourite Soul/R&B Album for 17 at the 2018 American Music Awards.

  1. ^ "Should You Listen to XXXTentacion's '17'?". Mass Appeal. August 26, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Listen To XXXTentacion's Debut Album '17'". Hip Hop Early. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "XXXTentacion's 'Skins' On Track For No. 1 Debut, Further Complicating His Legacy". Forbes. Retrieved December 13, 2018. Like 17 and ?, Skins veers wildly between rap, alternative rock, emo and even nu-metal,
  4. ^ Martínez-Cachero, Wilko (September 8, 2017). "XXXTentacion impresses on gloomy debut album '17'". Underground Flux. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Uproxx was invoked but never defined (see the help page).