Luv 4 Rent

by Smino

Overview

The third studio album from St. Louis rapper/singer/songwriter Smino continues his blend of several generations of rap styles, R&B, neo-soul, and even hints of psychedelically bent pop, delivering some of the strongest articulations of his sound to date. Luv 4 Rent draws heavily on a Kendrick Lamar influence for its vocal performances and melodic structuring (the R&B proclivities Lamar started showing on Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City are apparent on songs like "No L's" and "Settle Down," and Smino even titles a particularly woozy track "Ole Ass Kendrick"), and the album experiments with combining electronic production elements and melodic R&B hooks on tracks like "Modennaminute." Lyrical themes of love, intimacy, and fraught relationships carry the majority of Luv 4 Rent, and Smino adds extra sparkle to his songs with excellent features like a breathless verse provided by J. Cole on the OutKast-modeled single "90 Proof" and Lil Uzi Vert's contribution to the summery and feel-good track "Pudgy." ~ TiVo Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2023
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0602445571598
Rank:	13037

Tracks

Disc 1

1. 4rm Da Source
2. No L's
3. 90 Proof
4. Pro Freak
5. Ole Ass Kendrick
6. Louphoria
7. Blu Billy
8. Matinee

Disc 2

9. Modennaminute
10. Defibrillator
11. Garden Lady
12. Settle Down
13. Pudgy
14. Curtains
15. Lee & Lovie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Smino   Primary Artist,Drums
Lil Uzi Vert   Primary Artist
Ravyn Lenae   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Phoelix   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Vacuum Cleaner,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Cory Henry   Primary Artist,Organ
Lucky Daye   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Doechii   Primary Artist
Fatman Scoop   Primary Artist
J. Cole   Primary Artist
Reggie   Primary Artist
Cruza   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Kal Banx   Primary Artist
Jeff Thompson   Vocals
Schenay Mosley   Vocals
Karlea Lynne   Vocals (Background)
Monte Booker   Vocals (Background)
Sierra Brown   Vocals
Tracie Young   Vocals
Nathan Foley   Guitar
Lee Smith   Vocals,Vocals
Eryn Allen Kane   Vocals

Technical Credits

Jaylah Hickmon   Composer
JaydaLove   Recording
Amari Lewis   Composer
Jeff Thompson   Recording
Reggie   Composer
Charles B. Wimberly   Composer
Dustin Bowle   Composer
Amarah   Producer,Musical Producer
Ainsworth Ashton Thomas   Composer
Stephen Adam Sylvester   Composer
Kalon Berry   Composer
Groove   Producer,Musical Producer
Smino   Producer,Recording,Musical Producer
Ahmanti Booker   Composer
Christopher Smith, Jr.   Composer
Monte Booker   Producer,Recording,Musical Producer
Ravyn Lenae   Composer
Phoelix   Producer,Recording,Musical Producer
Markus Randle   Composer
Kuldeep Chudasama   Recording
Kal Banx   Producer,Musical Producer
Don Outten   Recording
Israel Leon   Composer
Danny Van 'T Hoff   Composer
Benjamin Tolbert   Composer
Daoud Anthony   Composer
Asha Solai   A&R Assistance
Tim Friedrich   Composer
Arnulfo Reyes   Mixing,Mixing Assistant
Chidi Osondu   Composer
Prodxvzn   Producer,Musical Producer
Nami   Producer,Musical Producer
Dylan Ismael Teixeira   Composer
Melissa Elliott   Composer
Elton Cheung   Recording,Mastering Engineer,Mixing
Sucuki   Producer,Musical Producer
Charlie Myles   Producer,Musical Producer
Daoud   Producer,Musical Producer
Robert Mendioro   Mixing,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Mastering Engineer
Daniel Vargas   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Mastering Engineer
Craig Brockman   Composer
Bola Johnson   Composer
Jeffrey Thompson   Composer
Brian Casey   Composer
Bryan Cox   Composer
Chi Chi   Producer,Musical Producer
Brandon Casey   Composer
Michael Neil   Composer
Tracie Young   Composer
Nathan Foley   Composer
Steve Cook   A&R
Robert Poindexter   Composer
Lee Hatim   Composer
Stephen Adams   Composer
Cory Henry   Composer,Producer,Musical Producer
Beat Butcha   Producer
David Brown   Composer
DJ Dahi   Producer,Musical Producer
Jermaine Cole   Composer
Adam Sylvester   Composer,Producer,Musical Producer
Ashton Thomas   Composer
Lindsey Lanier   A&R
Traci Fuller   A&R
AJ Thomas   Producer,Musical Producer
Dacoury Natche   Composer
Childish Major   Producer,Musical Producer
Emma Jean Thomas   Composer
Stanley Poindexter   Composer
Jacqueline Members   Composer
Eliot Dubock   Composer,Musical Producer
Isaac Freeman III   Composer
Bryan Schwaller   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Elton Chung   Mixing,Recording,Mastering Engineer
Chris "Classick" Inumerable   A&R
Lil Uzi Vert   Composer