Chill, Dummy
# Chill, Dummy

Chill, Dummy (often stylized as Chill, dummy) is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S. It was released on Doomtree Records on January 27, 2017. Guest appearances include Busdriver, Astronautalis, Open Mike Eagle, and Justin Vernon, among others. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.

## Production

The album is produced by Lazerbeak, Makr, Cory Grindberg, Ryan Olson, and P.O.S himself. It also features Moncelas Boston, Rapper Hooks, Justin Vernon, Lady Midnight, Busdriver, Dwynell Roland, Gerald, Manchita, Open Mike Eagle, Angelenah, Allan Kingdom, Astronautalis, Eric Mayson, Hard_R (P.O.S's son), Kathleen Hanna, Lizzo, Lydia Liza, and Nicholas L. Perez.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
| PopMatters | |
| SLUG Magazine | favorable |

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

ABC News placed it at number 26 on the "50 Best Albums of 2017" list.

## In popular culture

The song Born a Snake was used in Marvel’s Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, in episode nine.

The song Gravedigger was used in EA's racing game Need for Speed Payback.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

* P.O.S – vocals, production (4, 6, 10, 12), recording
* Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar (1)
* Gerald – vocals (1, 6)
* Lazerbeak – production (2, 7), executive production
* Moncelas Boston – vocals (3, 7)
* Rapper Hooks – vocals (3)
* Makr – production (3)
* Lady Midnight – vocals (4, 8, 9, 11)
* Dwynell Roland – vocals (5)
* Busdriver – vocals (5)
* Cory Grindberg – production (5, 8, 9, 11)
* Ryan Olson – production (7)
* Open Mike Eagle – vocals (9)
* Manchita – vocals (9)
* James Buckley – bass guitar (9, 11)
* Angelenah – vocals (11)
* DJ Abilities – turntables (11)
* Hard_R – vocals (12)
* Allan Kingdom – vocals (12)
* Astronautalis – vocals (12)
* Kathleen Hanna – vocals (12)
* Lizzo – vocals (12)
* Eric Mayson – vocals (12)
* Lydia Liza – vocals (12)
* Nicholas L. Perez – vocals (12)
* Joe Mabbott – drums (12), engineering, recording, mixing
* BJ Burton – recording (2), mixing (2)
* Bruce Templeton – mastering
* Brian Hart – photography, design
* Crystal Quinn – text

## Charts

| Chart | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 16 |
