Dreamville's Bas is the next up. The French-American rapper dropped off his third album, Milky Way, this past week. His third effort is already receiving much more attention than his previous project, although Bas has always been on a level of lyrical dopeness. The production and writing on Milky Way are exceptional, and fans are already dubbing this his best project to date.
In 2018, fans are more concerned about the album credits than ever. Maybe it's the prevailing "who's really writing your raps" narrative that's taken over the game, or possibly people are actually curious who crafts their favorite bangers. Checking album credits was the norm back when CD's were the main source of music. The booklets that came with the project laid out lyrics, credits, and thank yous. For a good decade, streamed and downloaded music didn't include all the song details, so the art of educating yourself on the team behind the albums was lost for years. Now, it's back. Here are the full album credits for Milky Way:
"ICARUS" FT. ARI LENNOX
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
J. Cole
Abbas Hamad
R. Gilmore
C. Salter
J. Morgan
Lyricist:
Abbas Hamad
C. Salter
J. Cole
R. Gilmore
J. Morgan
Producer:
Meez
Ron Gilmore
J. Cole
"FRONT DESK"
Performer: Bas
Composer:
R. Gilmore
J. Cole
Abbas Hamad
O. Oyebadejo
Lyricist:
O. Oyebadejo
J. Cole
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
Producer:
Kurzweil
J. Cole
Ron Gilmore
"TRIBE" FT. J. COLE
Performer:
J. Cole
Bas
Composer:
M. Randle
J. Cole
Abbas Hamad
Lyricist:
J. Cole
M. Randle
Abbas Hamad
Producer:
Childish Major
J. Cole
"BOCA RATON" FT. A$AP FERG
Performer:
A$AP Ferg
Bas
Composer:
J. Cole
K. Wright
C. Brown
Abbas Hamad
D. Ferguson Jr
Lyricist:
K. Wright
C. Brown
D. Ferguson Jr
Abbas Hamad
J. Cole
Producer:
Sango
"BARACK OBAMA SPECIAL"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
K. Rollins
Abbas Hamad
Andy Razaf
M. Soto
Fats Waller
R. Gilmore
Lyricist:
M. Soto
R. Gilmore
K. Rollins
Fats Waller
Andy Razaf
Abbas Hamad
Producer:
ClickNPress
Ron Gilmore
"PURGE"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
J. Cole
Michael Noyce
John Welch
Lyricist:
Michael Noyce
J. Cole
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
John Welch
Producer:
Christo
Ron Gilmore
J. Cole
"FRAGRANCE" (FT. CORREY C)
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
J. Cole
Michael Noyce
John Welch
Lyricist:
Michael Noyce
J. Cole
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
John Welch
Producer:
Christo
Ron Gilmore
J. Cole
"INFINITI"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
Abbas Hamad
Lyricist:
Abbas Hamad
Producer:
Sango
"INFINITI + 2" FT. CORREY C
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
Ryan Olson
Abbas Hamad
J. Cole
O. Oyebadejo
Channy Leaneagh
Lyricist:
O. Oyebadejo
J. Cole
Ryan Olson
Channy Leaneagh
Abbas Hamad
Producer:
Jay Kurzweil
"SANUFA"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
Ron Gilmore
J. Cole
Abbas Hamad
Lyricist:
Abbas Hamad
J. Cole
Ron Gilmore
Producer:
J. Cole
Ron Gilmore
"GREAT ONES"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
C. Brown
J. Cole
K. Wright
Abbas Hamad
D. Ferguson Jr
Lyricist:
C. Brown
K. Wright
D. Ferguson Jr
Abbas Hamad
J. Cole
Producer:
Sango
"PDA"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
B. Sewell
Abbas Hamad
Rodney Franklin
O. Oyebadejo
Adam Bainbridge
K. Rollins
O. Gabir
Devonté Hynes
R. Gilmore
Lyricist:
O. Gabir
Rodney Franklin
Devonté Hynes
K. Rollins
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
Adam Bainbridge
O. Oyebadejo
B. Sewell
Producer:
Ogee
KQuick
Tec Beatz
Ron Gilmore
Jay Kurzweil
"DESIGNER"
Performer:
Bas
Composer:
R. Gilmore
C. Brown
Tom Misch
John Welch
K. Rollins
Abbas Hamad
Lyricist:
John Welch
C. Brown
K. Rollins
R. Gilmore
Abbas Hamad
Tom Misch
Producer:
Cedric Brown
J. Cole
Christo
KQuick
Ron Gilmore
"SPACESHIPS + ROCKETS" FT. LION BABE, MOE MOKS & MOMA+GUY
Performer:
LION BABE
Bas
Composer:
Dominic "Mocky" Salole
Lucas Goodman
Moses Mokuolou
Jillian Hervey
Abbas Hamad
Lyricist:
Moses Mokuolou
Dominic "Mocky" Salole
Abbas Hamad
Jillian Hervey
Lucas Goodman
Producer:
mOma+Guy
Lucas Goodman
