Late Knight Special

Late Knight Special
Studio album by Kirk Knight
Released	October 30, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	45:58
Label	Pro Era Records Cinematic
Producer	Kirk Knight THEMpeople Thundercat
Kirk Knight chronology
Late Knight Special (2015) Black Noise (2017)
Singles from Late Knight Special
"Knight Time" Released: August 28, 2015 "Dead Friends" Released: September 29, 2015

Late Knight Special is the debut album by American rapper and record producer Kirk Knight. It was released on October 30, 2015, by Cinematic Music Group.

Background

The album features guest appearances by fellow Pro Era member Joey Bada$$, as well as The Mind, Mick Jenkins, Noname and Thundercat. The album is solely produced by Kirk Knight, alongside THEMpeople, with bass arrangement by Thundercat. The project debuts at number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 10 at Billboard's Heatseekers Albums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	[1]
NPR	Positive[2]
Pitchfork	6.4/10.0[3]

The album received mostly positive reviews, with HipHopDX calling the album "a sonic oeuvre of contemporary East Coast Hip Hop rooted in tradition, yet stunningly present."[1] HipHopDX rated it the best R&B/Hip Hop album of October, giving it a 4.5/5 rating.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Start Running"	Kirlan Labarrie	Kirk Knight	3:19
2.	"Heaven Is for Real"	Labarrie T'nah Apex	Kirk Knight	4:06
3.	"Brokeland"	Labarrie	Kirk Knight	2:35
4.	"5 Minutes" (featuring Joey Bada$$)	Labarrie Jo-Vaughn Scott	Kirk Knight	3:27
5.	"Knight Time"	Labarrie	Kirk Knight	3:46
6.	"One Knight" (featuring The Mind)	Labarrie	Kirk Knight THEMpeople	4:21
7.	"Scorpio"	Labarrie	Kirk Knight	3:30
8.	"Down"	Labarrie	Kirk Knight	3:08
9.	"I Know" (featuring Mick Jenkins)	Labarrie Jayson Jenkins	Kirk Knight	4:19
10.	"Dead Friends" (featuring Noname and Thundercat)	Labarrie Fatimah Warner Stephen Bruner	Kirk Knight Thundercat	3:33
11.	"The Future" (featuring The Mind)	Labarrie	Kirk Knight THEMpeople	5:09
12.	"All for Nothing"	Labarrie	Kirk Knight	4:44
Total length:				45:58

Notes

• "Heaven Is for Real" features uncredited vocals from T'nah Apex.

References

1. Johnsen, Homer (October 30, 2015). "Kirk Knight - Late Knight Special". HipHopDX. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
2. Aku, Timmhotep (October 22, 2015). "Review: Kirk Knight, 'Late Knight Special'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
3. Strauss, Matthew (November 6, 2015). "Kirk Night: Late Knight Special". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 November 2015.