Real Back in Style

Real Back in Style is the debut studio album by English rapper Potter Payper, released on 12 May 2023 by 0207 Def Jam. It follows Payper's 2021 mixtape, Thanks for Waiting, and his Training Day mixtape trilogy.

Real Back in Style
Studio album by Potter Payper
Released	12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)
Genre	British hip hop[1]
Length	50:50
Label	0207 Def Jam
Producer	169 Aaronorage Harry Beech Chucks Emil Kyle Evans EY Fumes Beats Harry Fraud GX Jason Julian Kieran Nash R14 Quincy Joe Stanley Westy
Potter Payper chronology
Thanks for Waiting (2021) Real Back in Style (2023)
Singles from Real Back in Style
"Blame Brexit" Released: 5 January 2023[2] "Multifaceted" Released: 23 February 2023[3] "Corner Boy" Released: 17 March 2023[4]

Release and promotion

The album was announced on 21 April 2023 through Payper's social media.^[5] It was supported by three singles through the first quarter of 2023: "Blame Brexit", "Multifaceted" and "Corner Boy".^[2][3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10[7]
Mic Cheque	8.5/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Telegraph	[10]
Whynow	[1]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Real Back in Style received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.^[8] For The Telegraph, Will Pritchard praised the album's storytelling and realism, describing it as "disarmingly honest music that indicates a newly mature era for UK rap."^[10] In a five-star review, Fred Garratt-Stanley of Whynow commented "Real Back in Style presents Potter Payper’s trademark style of impassioned, fiery road rap storytelling in a tighter, more cohesive format than ever before. His narratives are cleverly woven, the instrumentals behind them powerful and expansive."^[1] For Rolling Stone, Joe Goggins described Real Back in Style as "an exercise in authenticity", while noting Payper's production nods to 90s hip hop.^[9]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of Real Back in Style

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Clash	Albums Of The Year 2023	56	[11]
Complex UK	Complex UK's Best Albums of 2023	2	[12]

Track listing

Real Back in Style track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Real Back in Style"	Jason Julian Kyle Evans	3:46
2.	"Quite Befitting"	Emil Kz[c]	4:25
3.	"All My Life, If I Had..."	Quincy Aaronorage[c] Kz[c]	3:23
4.	"A Million £"	R14 Kz[a]	3:24
5.	"Multifaceted"	GX	2:57
6.	"What They Ain't"	169	3:44
7.	"How Can I Explain?"	Quincy	3:56
8.	"Blame Brexit"	EY	3:09
9.	"Toy Story 2"	Aaronorage Harry Beech Kieran Nash R14	3:16
10.	"Scenes"	GX Joe Stanley[c] Zubnid[c] Kz[a]	3:22
11.	"Corner Boy"	Chucks Fumes Beats	2:59
12.	"Track Flocaine"	Harry Fraud	2:33
13.	"Money or Victims? (Kayla's Story)"	Chucks Westy	3:20
14.	"Actuality"	EY Kz[a]	2:51
15.	"White Ash"	GX Stanley	3:45
Total length:			50:50

All tracks are written by Jamel Bousbaa.

Personnel

• Potter Payper – vocals
• Lewi White – mixing, mastering
• Will Lite – mixing, mastering
• Calum Landau – engineering
• Aaronorage – engineering on "Multifaceted"
• Chucks – engineering on "Multifaceted"
• Joe Brice – engineering assistance on "Real Back in Style" and "Multifaceted"
• Baely – vocals on "Real Back in Style" and "White Ash"

Charts

Chart performance for Real Back in Style

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	8
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	2
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[15]	1