Family & Friends
# Family & Friends

Family & Friends is a studio album by American rapper Serengeti. It was released on Anticon in 2011.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| URB | |

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, saying: "Bleak and beautiful, Family & Friends is an absolute beast." Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "Serengeti's most accessible and straightforward record."

Spin placed it at number 39 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2011" list. LA Weekly placed it at number 8 on the "Top 10 Los Angeles Albums of 2011" list.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

* Serengeti – vocals
* Yoni Wolf – production, backing vocals, mixing
* Advance Base – production, backing vocals, mixing
* Hazel Brown – backing vocals, handclaps
* Martha Brown – backing vocals, handclaps
* Eli Crews – mixing
* Daddy Kev – mastering
* Thomas Brendan – layout, design
