Super Tecmo Bo

Super Tecmo Bo
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 17, 2021 (2021-12-17)
GenreHip-hop
Length26:06
LabelALC
ProducerThe Alchemist
Boldy James & The Alchemist chronology
Bo Jackson
(2021)
Super Tecmo Bo
(2021)
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(2021)
Super Tecmo Bo
(2021)
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(2022)
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(2021)
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(2021)

Super Tecmo Bo is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Boldy James and American record producer the Alchemist. It was released on December 17, 2021, through ALC Records.[1] The album serves as a companion project to Bo Jackson, which was released in August of the same year,[1] with some material originating from the same recording sessions.[2][3]

Background

The album serves as a companion to Bo Jackson, released earlier in 2021, and was released shortly afterward.[1] Its title references former professional football and baseball player Bo Jackson, similarly to its predecessor.[1] The title and artwork also reference the video game Tecmo Super Bowl (1991),[1] with the album's cover depicting Boldy James in the style of the game's cartridge along with Alchemist-related themes.

The album contains nine songs.[4] It features a guest appearance from ICECOLDBISHOP (on "Hot Water Tank").[5] The first four songs of the album previously appeared on the physical-only deluxe edition of Bo Jackson.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute82%[3]
HipHopDX3.7/5[6]

Super Tecmo Bo received generally positive reviews from music critics. John Wohlmacher of Beats Per Minute wrote that the album "might be [Boldy James'] second best project" with the Alchemist, praising its "soulful" sampling and calling it "one of [the Alchemist's] best production jobs."[3] Wren Graves of Consequence praised the album for its "knotty flows" layered over "richly textured beats."[1]

On December 18, 2021, "Hot Water Tank" was named as Consequence's "Rap Song of the Week".[7]

Track listing

Super Tecmo Bo track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Level Tipping Scales"1:35
2."No Laughing Matter"2:05
3."Hot Water Tank" (featuring ICECOLDBISHOP)2:58
4."Bumps and Bruises"3:37
5."Great Adventures"1:47
6."Moth in the Flame"4:24
7."300 Fences"2:46
8."Guilt"3:16
9."Francois"3:31
Total length:26:06

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Graves, Wren (December 17, 2021). "Boldy James and The Alchemist Drop New Album Super Tecmo Bo: Stream". Consequence.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 17, 2021). "Stream Boldy James & The Alchemist's New Album Super Tecmo Bo". Stereogum.
  3. ^ a b c Wohlmacher, John (January 5, 2022). "Album Review: Boldy James & The Alchemist – Super Tecmo Bo". Beats Per Minute.
  4. ^ a b Sacher, Andrew (December 17, 2021). "Boldy James and The Alchemist release new project 'Super Tecmo Bo' (listen)". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  5. ^ Hynes, Hayley (December 17, 2021). "Boldy James & The Alchemist Deliver "Super Tecmo Bo" Ahead Of Their 2022 Tour". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  6. ^ Wallace, Riley (December 31, 2021). "Boldy James & Alchemist "Super Tecmo Bo" Is a Worthy Expansion Pack to the Original". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  7. ^ Fu, Eddie (December 18, 2021). "Rap Song of the Week: Boldy James Gets Ice Cold on "Hot Water Tank"". Consequence. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  8. ^ "Super Tecmo Bo by Boldy James & The Alchemist". Apple Music.