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| Studio album by Kaytranada | ||||
| Released | May 6, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–16 | |||
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| Length | 59:08 | |||
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| Producer | Kaytranada | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| HipHopDX | 4.2/5 |
| Mixmag | 9/10 |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 8/10 |
| PopMatters |   |
| Spin | 8/10 |
99.9% is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Kaytranada, released on May 6, 2016, through XL Recordings worldwide and HW&W Recordings in Canada. The 15-track album features guest contributions from the likes of Anderson .Paak, Vic Mensa, Little Dragon, Syd, Craig David, AlunaGeorge, and BadBadNotGood amongst others. 99.9% was supported by five singles: "Leave Me Alone" featuring Shay Lia, "Drive Me Crazy" featuring Vic Mensa, the Karriem Riggins and River Tiber-assisted instrumental "Bus Ride", "Glowed Up" featuring Anderson .Paak, and "Lite Spots".
On September 19, 2016, the album was named as the winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.
In May 2014, it was announced that Kaytranada had signed a deal with UK-based independent record label XL Recordings and planned to release an EP in the summer. During an interview with New York-based music magazine The Fader, the Montreal producer disclosed that XL is "one of the labels I always wanted to be on […] It's a good label for people who are sort of lost and are like, 'Let me see what's going on.'" Kaytranada described the untitled EP as "abstract-feeling" and "uptempo, neo-soul," and was aiming to "make it as funky as possible." In addition, he confirmed that he had worked with Vic Mensa, Karriem Riggins, Reva DeVito, and Shay Lia amongst others.
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