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Bell Hooks
Mixtape by BBU
Released	February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:34
Label	Mishka Mad Decent
Producer	The Schwarz Classick Stefan Ponce Tony Baines Montana Macks Tapez The Hood Internet
BBU chronology
Fear of a Clear Channel Planet (2010) Bell Hooks (2012)

Bell Hooks (often stylized as bell hooks) is the second mixtape by American hip hop group BBU. It was released on Mishka and Mad Decent on February 21, 2012. Mixed by DJ Benzi, it features guest appearances from GLC, Mic Terror, and Das Racist. Its title derives from the pen name of feminist writer Gloria Jean Watkins. Music videos were created for "The Hood" and "Outlaw Culture", the former of which was included on Stereogum's "5 Best Videos of the Week" list.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chicago Reader	favorable
Pitchfork	7.8/10
PopMatters
Spin	7/10

Marc Hogan of Pitchfork gave the mixtape a 7.8 out of 10, praising "the way the righteous fury fuels the celebration, the truth becomes the beauty, with barely a whiff of curmudgeonly condescension." John M. Tryneski of PopMatters gave the mixtape 8 stars out of 10, calling it "one of the most arresting musical and political statements of 2012".

PopMatters placed it at number 54 on the "75 Best Albums of 2012" list. Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune placed it at number 1 on the "Top Chicago Indie Albums" list. Leor Galil of Forbes placed it at number 12 on the "Best Free Albums of 2012" list.

Track listing

References

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11. Raymer, Miles (March 7, 2012). "Local release roundup: cerebral grooves from beat maker Radius". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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13. ^ Tryneski, John M. (August 22, 2012). "BBU: bell hooks". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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16. Galil, Leor (December 14, 2012). "The Best Free Albums of 2012". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

External links

• Bell Hooks at AllMusic
• Bell Hooks on SoundCloud

• 2012 mixtape albums
• Hip-hop albums by American artists
• Mad Decent albums