Is He Real (album)

Is He Real?
Is He Real?
Studio album by IDK
Released	September 4, 2019
Length	35:46
Label	Clue No Clue; Warner;
Producer	IDK; Blwyrmnd; Calvin Valentine; DJ Alizay; DTonez; Frank Dukes; Efosa Beloved; Kal Banx; Dante Marinelli; Eden Eliah Nagar; Obi Nwadije; Rascal; Razjah; Skyhutch; Thelonious Martin;
IDK chronology
Singles from Is He Real?
	"Digital"; Released: May 24, 2019; "24"; Released: July 23, 2019;

Is He Real? is the debut studio album by American rapper IDK. It was released on September 4, 2019, through Clue No Clue and Warner Records.^[1] It features guest appearances from DMX, Tyler, the Creator, Pusha T, JID, GLC, and Burna Boy; Frank Ocean was removed from the album due to last minute clearance issues.^[2]

Critical reception

Aaron Williams of Uproxx praised its insightful handling of faith and criticism of organized religion, adding that "IDK’s raps are stitched through these rugged and sweet soundscapes alike with the stuttering grace of a power sewing machine."^[3] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork, gave the album a score of 6.3 out of 10, describing it as musically and lyrically uninteresting with "a whiff of self-importance".^[1] Ryan Middleton of Magnetic gave the album a positive review, praising its "raw and authentic" lyricism and its "dark" trap beats.^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	6.3/10 ^[1]

Track listing

*Is He Real?* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cloud Blu"	Jason Mills Herbie Hancock Bennie Maupin Jean Carole Hancock	IDK Rascal	1:15
2.	"42 Hundred Choices"	Mills	IDK Skyhutch DTonez	1:35
3.	"The "E" in Blue"	Mills Earl Simmons Kaseem Dean	IDK Eden Eliah Nagar	0:53
4.	"Alone"	Mills Arthur Reid Euwart Beckford	IDK Razjah Nagar	2:54
5.	"24"	Mills	IDK Blwyrmnd Nagar	1:52
6.	"Lilly"	Mills Adam Feeney Kerney Thomas	IDK Rascal Frank Dukes Nagar Dante Marinelli	1:48
7.	"Porno"	Mills Destin Route Terrence Thornton Ahmir Thompson Fred Tackett Malik Smart Melvin Dinkins Rehani Sayed Scott Storch Tarik Collins Thomas Wlodarczyk	IDK Rascal	3:21
8.	"I Do Me… You Do You"	Mills Tyler Okonma Richard Harrison	IDK Nagar	1:33
9.	"December"	Mills Damini Ogulu Alton Taylor Claydes Smith Everton Bonner George Brown John Taylor Lloyd Willis Richard Westfield Robert Bell Robert Bell Robert Mickins Sly Dunbar	IDK Wallis Lane DJ Alizay Nagar Obi Nwadije	3:30
10.	"European Skies"	Mills	IDK Calvin Valentine Nagar	3:40
11.	"No Cable"	Mills Bobby Wilson Charles Swann Curtis Stewart Darius Harrison Dwayne Carter Leonard Harris Suzanne Swan	IDK Kal Banx Nwadije Rascal Efosa Beloved	3:04
12.	"Digital"	Mills	IDK Kal Banx Nagar	3:22
13.	"Michael What TF"	Mills DeAndre Way James Litherland Jazmine Sullivan Salaam Gibbs	Rascal	2:35
14.	"Julia…"	Mills	IDK Thelonious Martin	4:24
Total length:				35:46

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pearce, Sheldon. "IDK: Is He Real?". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
^ Saponara, Michael (September 4, 2019). "IDK Recruits Tyler, the Creator, Pusha T, DMX and More For Star-Studded 'Is He Real?' Album: Stream it Now". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
^ "IDK Contemplates Faith On His Adventurous Major Label Debut, 'Is He Re". UPROXX. September 4, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
^ "Review: IDK New Album 'Is He Real?'". magneticmag.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2025.

[:1-1] Pearce, Sheldon. "IDK: Is He Real?". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 31, 2024.

[2] Saponara, Michael (September 4, 2019). "IDK Recruits Tyler, the Creator, Pusha T, DMX and More For Star-Studded 'Is He Real?' Album: Stream it Now". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2024.

[3] "IDK Contemplates Faith On His Adventurous Major Label Debut, 'Is He Re". UPROXX. September 4, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2025.

[4] "Review: IDK New Album 'Is He Real?'". magneticmag.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2025.

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