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El-Hadj is the fourth studio album by the Nigerian rapper Reminisce, released on 29 August 2016. The album features guest appearances from 2Baba, Olamide, Seriki, 9ice, Ice Prince, Solidstar, and Mr Eazi, as well as collaborations with his label signees Sojay and Oladips. Its production was handled by Sarz, Sossick, Jomane, Pbankz, TSpize, Tyce, Camo Blaizz, and TMXO. It serves as a follow-up to Baba Hafusa (2015). On 7 September 2016, El-Hadj debuted on the Billboard World Albums chart.[1]
Reminisce revealed the artwork for El-Hadj on 11 July 2016.[2] The album's track listing was revealed on 22 August 2016.[3] On the same day, Reminisce ended his contract with Edge Records for reasons that remain unclear.[4]
Wilfred Okiche of 360nobs described El-Hadj as an album built on "menacing beats", "familiar themes of sex, religion and the hustle", and "big name collaborations" with "slick production work", concluding that it "may be Reminisce’s most accessible album yet" and "a pilgrimage to the mind of the man and his experiences so far". He rated the album 7 out of 10.[6] Joey Akan of Pulse Nigeria gave El-Hadj a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "solid grounded work" that reflected Reminisce's "grounded mentality" and "deeper level of narration and vulnerability", concluding that it was "a pilgrimage of some sort" as the rapper sought to "recreate his Mecca".[5]
Tola Sarumi of NotJustOk said El-Hadj was "a reawakening" and "a rebirth in many ways", praising its "versatility and depth", "good marriage of production, lyrics and relevance", and calling it "a grown man rap album for the most part", concluding that "Reminisce almost delivers the perfect body of work his talent is capable of, and rating the album a 7.5 out of 10.[7] Temitope Dolano of tooXclusive rated it a 4.5/5, praising the album's "different genre[s]", featured artists, and "signature vulgar lyrics", concluding that Reminisce "did show he truly deserved his name" and "placed the bar a foot higher".[8]
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