Kyoto (Tyga album)

2018 studio album by Tyga

Kyoto

Censored cover version of the album. The uncensored one features the woman's private parts explicitly shown.[1]

Studio album by

Tyga

Released| February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Genre|

* R&B
* pop[2]

Length| 52:02
Label|

* Last Kings
* Empire

Producer|

* BatGangBeats
* Bnchy
* CashMoneyAP
* Hitmaka
* iDBeatz
* Jess Jackson
* LTTB
* Nick Fouryn
* Smash David
* Ty Rose

Tyga chronology
| BitchImTheShit2
(2017)  | Kyoto
(2018)  | Legendary
(2019)

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Singles from  Kyoto

1. "Boss Up"
Released: October 4, 2017
2. "Temperature"
Released: December 22, 2017

Kyoto is the sixth studio album by American rapper Tyga. It was released on February 16, 2018, by Last Kings Records and Empire Distribution.[3] The album features guest appearances from 24hrs, Gucci Mane, Kyndall and Tory Lanez.

## Background

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Tyga announced the album's release date and cover art on January 22, 2018, via his Twitter account. The rapper has teased that the album will be a departure from his rapping style and will be more of a singing focused album and personal than his previous works:

> "I been wanting to make this album for a while now but didn’t have the confidence an the story to express my true emotions. I thank all the love an support you have given me over the years".

## Artwork

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The cover art for the album was illustrated by Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. It features a fully nude tiger-woman, posing in a provocative manner, over a background made off Japanese flag.[4] The artwork was met with negative receptions from general public and critics alike, who called the image "vulgar" and "disrespectful" to Japanese culture.[5][6]

## Singles

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Kyoto's lead single "Boss Up" was released on October 4, 2017.[7] The second single "Temperature" was released on December 22, 2017.[8]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Crack| 4/10[9]
HipHopDX| 2.7/5[10]
Pitchfork| 3.3/10[11]

The album received negative reviews from music critics. Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX said that "Kyoto proves that Tyga should stick to rapping" and that "His fearlessness is commended but on the scale of experiment albums, Kyoto is much closer in quality to Lil Wayne’s forgettable Rebirth album than to Kanye’s striking 808s & Heartbreak".[12] Crack's writer Chris Kelly criticized Tyga's vocal performance and his songwriting reviewing the album, saying that "For all his talk of “singing”, Tyga sometimes struggles to sustain the melodies, sounding unsure himself about whether or not this was a good idea. Never particularly skilled as a lyricist, here he provides plenty of cringe-worthy moments".[13] Torii MacAdams of Pitchfork said that the album is a "quasi-introspective R&B album" and "suffers from an almost total lack of imagination".[14]

## Track listing

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Credits adapted from BMI.[15]

Kyoto track listing[16]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Temperature"|

* Michael Stevenson
* L Williams
* Joseph Epperson
* Alexander Edwards

| LTTB| 3:20
2.| "Leather in the Rain" (featuring Kyndall)|

* Stevenson
* Kyndall Ferguson
* Edwards

| Crakwav| 3:33
3.| "Come and Ball Wit Me"|

* Stevenson
* Edwards

|  | 3:28
4.| "Boss Up"|

* Stevenson
* Jess Reed Jackson
* Edwards

| Jess Jackson| 3:46
5.| "U Cry"|

* Stevenson
* Edwards

| iDBeatz| 4:23
6.| "King of the Jungle"|

* Stevenson
* Edwards
* Vincent Davis II

| Bnchy| 4:53
7.| "Hard2Look"|

* Stevenson
* Ty Rose
* Edwards
* Michael Allison

| Ty Rose| 3:41
8.| "I Need a Girl, Pt. 3"|

* Stevenson
* Alex Petit

| CashMoneyAP| 3:33
9.| "Train 4 This"|

* Stevenson
* Edwards

| LTTB| 3:25
10.| "Hot Soup"|

* Stevenson
* Edwards

|  | 3:23
11.| "Sip a Lil" (featuring Gucci Mane)|

* Stevenson
* Radric Delantic Davis
* Petit
* Edwards

* CashMoneyAP
* BatGangBeats

| 4:38
12.| "Faithful" (featuring Tory Lanez)|

* Stevenson
* Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson
* Edwards

| iDBeatz| 4:06
13.| "Ja Rule & Ashanti"|

* Stevenson
* Epperson
* Edwards

|  | 3:20
14.| "Holdin On" (featuring 24hrs)|

* Stevenson
* Robert Dozier Davis III
* Christian Ward
* Floyd Eugene Bentley III
* Christopher Phyromm Washington
* Melvin Moore

* Smash David
* Nick Fouryn
* Hitmaka

| 2:32
Total length:| 52:02

## Charts

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Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

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New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 2
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard)[18] | 39

## References

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1. ^ "Tyga Unveils Racy Cover Art and Release Date for 'Kyoto' Album - XXL". January 23, 2018.
2. ^ "Tyga: Kyoto Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
3. ^ "Tyga Announces New Album 'Kyoto'". Rap-Up. January 22, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
4. ^ "Tyga Unveils Racy Cover Art and Release Date for 'Kyoto' Album - XXL". XXL Mag. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
5. ^ Breihan, Tom (January 25, 2018). "Tyga Defends NSFW 'Kyoto' Album Cover: 'It's Art, Man'". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
6. ^ "Discover and Shop What's Next". Highsnobiety. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
7. ^ "Boss Up - Single by Tyga on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). October 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
8. ^ "Temperature - Single by Tyga on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). December 22, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
9. ^ "Tyga – 'Kyoto' review".
10. ^ "Review "Kyoto" Proves Tyga Should Stick To Rapping, Dammit". HipHopDX. March 22, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
11. ^ "Tyga: Kyoto Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
12. ^ "Review "Kyoto" Proves Tyga Should Stick To Rapping, Dammit". HipHopDX. March 22, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
13. ^ "Tyga – 'Kyoto' review".
14. ^ "Tyga: Kyoto Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
15. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". BMI. Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search". Retrieved December 31, 2018.
16. ^ "Kyoto by Tyga on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). February 16, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
17. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
18. ^ "Tyga". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019.

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Tyga

Discography

Studio albums|

* No Introduction
* Careless World: Rise of the Last King
* Hotel California
* Fan of a Fan: The Album
* The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty
* BitchImTheShit2
* Kyoto
* Legendary

Compilations|

* We Are Young Money
* Rich Gang
* Young Money: Rise of an Empire

Mixtapes|

* Well Done 3
* Fuk Wat They Talkin Bout
* Rawwest Nigga Alive

Singles|

* "Coconut Juice"
* "Far Away"
* "Still Got It"
* "Rack City"
* "Faded"
* "Make It Nasty"
* "Do My Dance"
* "Dope"
* "Molly"
* "For the Road"
* "Show You"
* "Wait for a Minute"
* "Hookah"
* "Ayo"
* "Ride Out"
* "Bitches N Marijuana"
* "Stimulated"
* "Feel Me"
* "Taste"
* "Swish"
* "Dip"
* "Girls Have Fun"
* "Light It Up"
* "Haute"
* "Ayy Macarena"
* "Like It Is"
* "Vida Loca"
* "Sip It"
* "Freaky Deaky"
* "Nasty"
* "Brand New"

Featured singles|

* "Deuces"
* "Loyalty"
* "The Motto (Remix)"
* "Ayy Ladies"
* "Get Low"
* "Gold"
* "Live It Up"
* "Celebration"
* "So Many Girls"
* "Bubble Butt"
* "Iz U Down"
* "Loyal"
* "Girls"
* "Bend Ova"
* "Collide"
* "Do It Again"
* "Kream"
* "Low Key"
* "Go Loko"
* "Loco Contigo"
* "Juicy"
* "California"
* "West Coast Shit"
* "Chosen"
* "Spicy (Remix)"

Other songs|

* "Startender"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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