Leather Blvd

Leather Blvd is the second album by American hip hop duo B. Cool-Aid, consisting of rapper Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee. The album was released on March 31, 2023, by Lex Records. The album was announced January 16 along with lead single "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)" which features contributions from V.C.R., Jimetta Rose, Liv.e, Butcher Brown, and Maurice II.^[4]

Leather Blvd
Studio album by B. Cool-Aid
Released	March 31, 2023
Genre	Neo soul jazz rap G-funk
Length	67:26
Label	Lex
Producer	Ahwlee Butcher Brown DJ Harrison iiye Maurice II Mndsgn Navy Blue
B. Cool-Aid chronology
Syrup (2019) Leather Blvd (2023)
Singles from Leather Blvd
"Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)" Released: January 16, 2023 "Wassup" Released: February 14, 2023 "Soundgood" Released: March 8, 2023

Leather Blvd ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	4.1/5[1]
Loud and Quiet	8/10[2]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[3]

Release

The album's lead single, "Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)", was released January 16. Pitchfork's Dylan Green called it a song about keeping faith despite not knowing the future. He highlighted Pink Siifu's lyrics "Everything's gonna turn around someday/Everything gonna make sense, let's pray", and Maurice II saying "Somebody full of fear, somebody ain't/Minding they business, wanna talk about how I move," as a statement of being done with naysayers. The track opens with Siifu's crooning voice over a "crisp drum pattern and bass", then transitions halfway through where the instrumental "stutters and wears down", leading to Maurice's "mellow, flatly-delivered verse" joined by "ghostly coos" from Liv.e, Jimetta Rose, and V.C.R.^[5]

The second single, "Wassup", was released on Valentine's Day,^[6][7] and features contributions from Devin Morrison, Pher Turner, and MoRuf. "Wassup" also came with a music video directed by Matt Zolly and Noah Porter.^[6] The song is "hazy, stretched-out", and comes with "a whole lot of melody in Ahwlee's staggered groove, and Pink Siifu rap[ping] in a lovestruck croak."^[8] The third single, "Soundgood", was released on March 8, also with features from Liv.e, Jimetta Rose, & V.C.R. The "Soundgood" release also came with an announcement of the album's full track list, revealing more features including Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets, Quelle Chris, Big Rube, and Fousheé.^[9]

Style

The album has been described as neo soul,^[7][10] jazz rap,^[10] and G-funk.^[2]

Year-end lists

Leather Blvd on year-end lists

Publication	#	Ref.
The Wire	38	[11]

Track listing

Leather Blvd track listing

No.	Title	Producers	Length
1.	"Welcome 2 Leather Boulevard"	iiye Butcher Brown DJ Harrison	2:53
2.	"Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)"	Butcher Brown Ahwlee Maurice II	5:11
3.	"Diamonds"	Ahwlee DJ Harrison iiye	3:08
4.	"Neems (Naima)"	Ahwlee Mndsgn	4:04
5.	"Soundgood"	Ahwlee	2:43
6.	"Wassup"	Ahwlee Butcher Brown	5:30
7.	"If U Can See Me (4U)"	Ahwlee	1:57
8.	"Cnt Fk Around"	Ahwlee	6:16
9.	"Fools_LSA"	Ahwlee Butcher Brown iiye DJ Harrison	4:06
10.	"ChalkRoundIt (Talk Abt It)"	iiye Butcher Brown	2:32
11.	"Craxy!"	Ahwlee iiye DJ Harrison	4:13
12.	"Streets Got Pages"	Ahwlee	4:00
13.	"So Soft Salon"	Ahwlee DJ Harrison iiye	5:46
14.	"Leather Blvd Ad"	Ahwlee Navy Blue	1:13
15.	"Brandy, Aaliyah"	Ahwlee	4:54
16.	"We Good at Leather Tht Leather This"	Ahwlee Butcher Brown iiye	9:00
Total length:			67:26

Personnel

• Pink Siifu – vocals
• Ahwlee – producer

Featured artists

Sourced from Stereogum.^[9]

• Butcher Brown (1, 2, 9, 11, 16)
• DJ Harrison (1, 3, 9, 13)
• Melanie Charles (1)
• Liv.e (2, 5, 7, 12)
• Jimetta Rose (2, 5, 12, 15)
• V.C.R. (2, 3, 5, 9, 12)
• Maurice II (2)
• Mndsgn (4)
• Akeema-Zane (4)
• Devin Morrison (6)
• Pher (6)
• MoRuf (6, 15)

• Big Rube (9, 14)
• Ladybug Mecca (9, 10, 16)
• Kamila (11, 15)
• Blk Deco (11)
• Salimata (11)
• Nita Darling (13, 16)
• Demae (13)
• Funky Chunky (13)
• Quelle Chris (15)
• Denmark Vessey (15)
• Fousheé (16)