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Golden Ticket (Golden Rules album)

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Golden Ticket
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Studio album by
Golden Rules
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Genre Hip-hop
Length42:10
Label Lex
Producer Paul White

Golden Ticket is the debut studio album by Golden Rules, a collaborative project between American rapper Eric Biddines and English record producer Paul White. [1] It was released on August 7, 2015, through Lex Records. [2] It peaked at number 22 on the UK Official Record Store Chart. [3] It received universal acclaim from critics. [2]

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Background

Eric Biddines is an American rapper from Florida, and Paul White is an English record producer from Lewisham. [1] After hearing Biddines' music, White sent Biddines some of his own beats. [4] The two then began collaborating as Golden Rules. [4]

Golden Ticket is Golden Rules' debut studio album. [1] It includes contributions from multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee. [5] The album's song "Never Die" features a guest appearance from rapper Yasiin Bey. [6] The album's artwork is designed by ESPO. [7]

Music videos were released for the songs "It's Over" and "The Let Down". [8]

In 2015, Paul White released his remix of "Never Die" featuring Freddie Gibbs and Yasiin Bey. [9] In 2021, Prefuse 73 released his remix of "Never Die" featuring Freddie Gibbs and Yasiin Bey. [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [11]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Mixmag 8/10 [13]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME 7/10 [15]
PopMatters 8/10 [16]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Golden Ticket received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 6 critic scores. [2]

Andy Gill of The Independent stated, "With copious assistance from multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee, White creates slinky, rolling grooves incorporating everything from fretless bass to marimba and kalimba, over which Biddines delivers street sketches and epigrammatic non-sequiturs in a pithy, laid-back, dirty-South inflection." [5] Jonathan Frahm of PopMatters commented that "Golden Rules might be able to make a record that's a little tighter and a little more in-your-face on their next go-around, but the fact that they have embraced an actual ability to relay important memories and lessons to the listener through their music is something that many of those in the current mainstream rap game can take a cue from." [16]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Golden Ticket
PublicationListRankRef.
The Vinyl Factory The 50 Best LPs of 2015
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Biddines and Paul Williams White, except where noted.

Golden Ticket track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Auntie Pearl's House" 3:05
2."The Let Down" 1:56
3."It's Over" 3:12
4."Don't Be" 3:06
5."Talkin' 'Bout" 3:09
6."Down South Boogie"
  • Biddines
  • Williams White
  • Marlon McClain
2:25
7."Never Die" (featuring Yasiin Bey)
  • Biddines
  • Williams White
  • J. Roode
  • D. Smith
4:43
8."Fogged Window" 2:59
9."Holy Macaroni" 3:03
10."Making a Move" 3:30
11."Play Some Luther" 4:08
12."Life's Power" 3:34
13."Golden Ticket" 3:20
Total length:42:10
Bandcamp edition bonus track [18]
No.TitleLength
14."Never Die" (Paul White remix; featuring Freddie Gibbs and Yasiin Bey)4:00
Total length:46:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [19]

Charts

Chart performance for Golden Ticket
Chart (2015)Peak
position
UK Official Record Store (OCC) [3] 22

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chick, Stevie (October 6, 2015). "Prefuse 73 / Edan / Golden Rules review – hip-hop work in progress". The Guardian . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Golden Ticket by Golden Rules". Metacritic . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Official Record Store Chart on 14/8/2015". Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Henry, Dusty (August 6, 2015). "Stream: Golden Rules' debut album Golden Ticket". Consequence . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Gill, Andy (August 7, 2015). "Golden Rules, Golden Ticket - album review". The Independent . Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Heins, Scott (June 10, 2015). "Yasiin Bey Drops A Brilliant New Verse On Golden Rules' "Never Die"". Okayplayer . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hines, James (December 10, 2016). "Under the Covers: Lex Records". Red Bull . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lex Records - Videos". YouTube . Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Paul (October 2, 2015). "Listen to Golden Rule Feat. Freddie Gibbs and Yasiin Bey, "Never Die (Paul White Remix)"". XXL . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Brown, Preezy (August 20, 2021). "New Music Friday: Trippie Redd, Millzy, DVSN And Ty Dolla $ign, Sheff G, Young Thug". Vibe . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Oliver, Matt (August 5, 2015). "Golden Rules – Golden Ticket". Clash . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ Carroll, Jim (September 18, 2015). "Golden Rules: Golden Ticket". The Irish Times . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ Twin, Joseph (July 31, 2015). "Golden Rules". Mixmag . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ Chick, Stevie (September 2015). "Mojo Filter". Mojo : 93.
  15. ↑ Pattison, Louis (July 27, 2015). "8 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  16. 1 2 Frahm, Jonathan (August 21, 2015). "Golden Rules: Golden Ticket". PopMatters . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  17. ↑ "The 50 best LPs of 2015". The Vinyl Factory . December 11, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Golden Ticket | Golden Rules". Bandcamp . Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  19. ↑ Golden Rules (2015). Golden Ticket (CD booklet). Lex Records.
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