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Kaytraminé
Studio album by Kaytraminé
Released	May 19, 2023
Recorded	2021
Studio	Home studio, Malibu, California
Length	33:49
Label	CLBN Kaytranada Venice
Producer	Kaytranada Aminé Pharrell Williams
Aminé chronology
TwoPointFive (2021) Kaytraminé (2023)
Kaytranada chronology
Intimidated (2021) Kaytraminé (2023) Timeless (2024)
Singles from Kaytraminé
"4eva" Released: April 7, 2023 "Rebuke" Released: May 15, 2023

Kaytraminé is the debut album by the duo of the same name, consisting of American rapper Aminé and Haitian-Canadian record producer Kaytranada. It was released on May 19, 2023, by CLBN, Kaytranada, and Venice Music, and features guest musicians Big Sean, Amaarae, Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, and Pharrell Williams. The album was nominated for Rap Album/EP of the Year at the 2024 Juno Awards.

Background

The first connection between the duo came when Aminé released an unofficial remix of Kaytranada's song "At All" in 2014. Kaytranada produced three songs from Aminé's 2015 mixtape Calling Brio. Kaytranada also produced the Rejjie Snow album Dear Annie, which included the Aminé-featuring song "Egyptian Luvr".

Recording

The duo rented a house in Malibu, California, in 2021, where they recorded together nonstop for two weeks. Kaytranada composed instrumentals during the daytime and Aminé wrote lyrics to them at night. Kaytranada took several months to find samples for the album, including pieces from Bollywood films.

Release

On April 4, 2023, both artists shared a teaser video to social media in which Kaytranada remixed the two's names together into their combined duo name and Aminé danced along. The posts were captioned "Kaytraminé by Kaytraminé, coming soon". On April 7, they released the album's lead single, "4eva" featuring Pharrell Williams, along with announcing a release date of May 12. On May 9, they released the album's cover art and track listing and announced the album's new release date on May 19. The second single, "Rebuke", was released May 15. The album was released on May 19 by CLBN, Kaytranada, and Venice Music. The instrumental version was released on September 15, 2023.

Style

The album took inspiration from sources including jazz pianist Bob James and rapper Don Toliver.

Live

On April 14, 2023, Kaytranada had a set at Coachella 2023. During that set, he brought out Aminé as a guest, where the duo performed the live debut of "4eva". On July 12, the duo announced a five-date tour with stops at their hometowns of Montreal and Portland, as well as performances in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

Reception

Kaytraminé ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Clash	8/10
Exclaim!	8/10
The Guardian
HipHopDX	3.5/5
The Line of Best Fit	8/10
NME
Pitchfork	7.3/10
Slant Magazine

Kaytraminé was included on the long list for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.

Year-end lists

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Adam Aminé Daniel with others noted; all music is composed by Daniel and Louis Kevin Celestin. All music is produced by Kaytranada with others noted

Personnel

Musicians

• Aminé – vocals
• Freddie Gibbs – vocals (2)
• Pharrell Williams – vocals (3)
• Big Sean – vocals (5)
• Amaarae – vocals (7)
• Snoop Dogg – vocals (10)

Technical

• Kaytranada – producer
• Aminé – producer (5)
• Pharrell Williams – producer (3)
• David Nakaji – mixing engineer
• Lauren D'Elia – mastering engineer, recording engineer (3-11)
• Emmanuel Gallegos – recording engineer
• Rafa Alvarez – recording engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Aleksei Savchenko – recording engineer (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
• Tom Kahre – recording engineer (5)
• Travis Shaggy Marshall – recording engineer (10)

Charts

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v t e Aminé
Discography
Albums	Good for You Limbo
Mixtapes	OnePointFive
Singles	"Caroline" "Reel It In"
Collaborations	"My High" (with Disclosure and Slowthai) Kaytraminé (with Kaytranada)
Category

v t e Kaytranada
Discography Production discography
Studio albums	99.9% Bubba Kaytraminé (as Kaytraminé) Timeless
Related topics	The Celestics Lou Phelps
Category

• 2023 collaborative albums
• 2023 debut albums
• Kaytranada albums
• Aminé albums
• Albums produced by Kaytranada
• Albums recorded in a home studio