| Diaspora | ||||
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| Released | June 12, 2019 (2019-06-12) | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Diaspora is the second studio album by American rapper GoldLink, released on June 12, 2019, by RCA Records. It follows the release of his previous album At What Cost (2017), and features guest appearances from Pusha T, Tyler, the Creator, Khalid, Wizkid, Jay Prince, Bibi Bourelly, WSTRN, Jackson Wang, Maleek Berry, Ari PenSmith, Lil Nei and WaveIQ.
The album cover features singer and model Justine Skye, his girlfriend at the time, in neon green light, wearing '90s-style sunglasses with her hair pulled back and few earrings. It was photographed by Hailey Bieber.[1]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[3] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[4] |
| HipHopDX | 4.2/5[5] |
| Now | 3/5[6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[7] |
Diaspora received a score of 82 out of 100 based on reviews from six critics on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] Briana Younger argued in The New Yorker that the album comments on Blackness as a global phenomenon, observing that each of its songs "can be seen to represent some facet of blackness".[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "//error" |
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| 0:22 |
| 2. | "Joke Ting" (featuring Ari PenSmith) |
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| 3:00 |
| 3. | "Maniac" |
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| 3:10 |
| 4. | "Days Like This" (featuring Khalid) |
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| 2:49 |
| 5. | "Zulu Screams" (featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly) |
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| 2:58 |
| 6. | "More" (featuring Lola Rae) |
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| 3:07 |
| 7. | "Cokewhite" (featuring Pusha T) |
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| 3:25 |
| 8. | "U Say" (featuring Tyler, the Creator and Jay Prince) |
| 3:21 | |
| 9. | "Yard" (featuring Haile of WSTRN) |
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| 3:16 |
| 10. | "Spanish Song" (featuring WaveIQ) |
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| 3:32 |
| 11. | "No Lie" (featuring WizKid) |
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| 3:24 |
| 12. | "Tiff Freestyle" |
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| 1:43 |
| 13. | "Rumble" (featuring Jackson Wang and Lil Nei) |
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| 3:12 |
| 14. | "Swoosh" |
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| 2:40 |
| Total length: | 39:52 | |||
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 148 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 87 |
| USBillboard 200[12] | 77 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 40 |
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