life good album life good eleventh studio album american rapper recorded studios new_york california produced primarily wrote album divorce recording artist compared record dear wanted vent personal feelings address moments life songs drawing 1980s hip hop influences album production order complement nostalgic tone life good features personal subject matter themes adulthood nostalgia reflections personal life experience hip hop rapping characterized relaxed flow internal rhymes tone nostalgic introspective album production incorporates orchestral elements musical references contemporary golden age hip hop including boom beats old school samples life good released july received widespread critical acclaim debuted number billboard united_states reached record charts canada switzerland united_kingdom promoted singles nasty don daughters music videos touring june december february life good sold copies according nielsen_soundscan background released tenth studio album collaboration creatively soon distracted tax problems expensive highly publicized divorce wife months son birth events influenced direction life good songwriting album influenced adjusting life single man wanted write original subject matter album came hood hood find album marriage divorce likened life good album dear written response deteriorating marriage released financial settlement said album personal subject matter interview billboard album cover depicts polished white suit sitting night club lounge holding knee actual green wedding dress said item left writing album reflected aging maturation year experience hip hop music recording recording sessions album took place following recording studios studios hollywood instrument zoo studios miami new_york_city record los_angeles worked musicians including album wanted production complement lyrics nostalgic themes 1980s hip hop influences primarily worked hip hop producers frequent collaborator said wanted production mouth rapper rap better speaking producer related lyrics concerning divorce recording sessions sessions recorded song thing white jesus singer producer hit boy track music produced jay-z kanye_west album watch throne later recovered song included life good music lyrics album incorporates musical references older contemporary hip hop production features live instrumentation orchestral music boom elements music journalist denotes boom drums lush keyboards smooth occasional sample accents golden age hip hop radar views production lean epic pitchfork_media writes produced songs warm fireplace throwback production writes boom raw funky orchestral age appropriate raps life good features nostalgic adult themes including aging maturity rapping characterized internal rhymes relaxed flow transparent lyrics addressing moments life including youth personal events leading album billboard observes stories internal external battles won lost village_voice writes lyrics address hip hop golden era trials adult relationships spin asserts lyrics constantly remind good days chaotic desperate slant_magazine finds comparison album dear like pushing recorded album wrote cemented position greatest sounded fame leading similar going life good hear repeat titular refrain convincing sounds allmusic said lyrics divorce carpet bombing love marriage characterize content conversely rolling_stone views cuts rhymes realism daring boston_globe writes songs mix anger nostalgia insight opening track introduction reflects impoverished upbringing maturation graphic classic song composer song subject matter ranges lifestyle boats revolutionary ideals hood forever act like mind organizing teach world facts oil motive underground vibe keyboards similar song state mind queens story boom classical elements production including classical piano orchestral strings funky drums lyrics pay homage native queens creative influences accident murderers incorporates pipe organ production lyrics addresses violence narrative daughters responsibilities addresses daughter social networking activity worries past parental authority observer writes observations wife payments year old daughter dating unsuitable men early years kind unsuitable young man warning daughter days reach features incorporates piano loop song mood lyrics address feeling displaced hood hollywood circles rich hood wouldn understand addresses life struggles features mellow production neo soul influences production lyrics check bred city housing tempo don samples song dance new_york 1990s hip hop sound lyrics rapping prowess new_york_city according stay mixes soul jazz elements bringing mind low end theory era lyrics questioning line love hate cherry wine features vocals narrative ill fated lovers song titled guitar called cherry cites possibly best ladies number delivered infinitely label bye baby lyrics address wife marriage narrative follows wedding counseling sessions marriage counseling legal process divorce promotion promoted album television appearances performances report late david_letterman park headlined music festival week european tour june july headlined life good black rage tour hill performing october december performed exclusive new_york_city supporting act singles released promotion album nasty august don april daughters july music video nasty filmed director hometown new_york released october video daughters directed premiered storyline chronicles relationship daughter point view april released aristotle directed video don featured lavish images lifestyle august released video bye baby featuring scenes home divorce proceedings setting cover image life good featured singer guy song goodbye love sampled bye baby video cherry wine released october dedicated guest vocalist featured projection wall video scenes september cherry wine sent radio united_kingdom release reception life good eleventh studio album released album label released july germany reached number united_kingdom debuted number spent weeks album debuted number canada sold copies week united_states album debuted number billboard sold copies week sixth number album united_states second week billboard album sold copies february album sold copies according nielsen_soundscan album charted weeks billboard life good received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns weighted mean rating reviews mainstream publications album received average score based reviews nme called basics return form pitchfork_media said settled strengths slant_magazine said sounded inspired praised album narrative unity wide angle look artist grown man lyrics beautifully expressed music thoughtful los_angeles_times called thoughtful fierce honest important heavy duty work stated gotten better rolling punches hear verse said arguably best asserted years solo albums high level deep career enthusiastic review robert_christgau gave life good star honorable mention citing daughters accident murderers highlights deeming record reflections mentions times damn big allmusic called bitch session felt needed album system acting clearing house venom plus doesn fit needed new_york_times critic felt narratives lyrics occasionally record possessed sound legendary popmatters critical finding production uneven calculated product half ideas life good appeared critics year end albums lists named best album source album ranked number rolling_stone number complex number mtv number boston_globe number seven new_york_times life good received grammy award nomination category grammy awards nominated album year bet hip hop awards daughters won impact track award bet hip hop awards track listing samples introduction contains samples don cry queens story contains samples queen story accident murderers contains samples said couldn bridge daughters contains samples dust dust cloud hey hey kiss goodbye sounds joy reach contains samples mood lifetime groove world addiction contains sample world wouldn understand contains samples let start love president contains samples double agent jones live routine bridge don contains elements dance new_york stay contains samples seven steps bye baby contains samples goodbye love guy black bond contains samples love contains samples brooklyn queens 3rd bass personnel credits adapted album liner notes charts release history
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