I'm Brain

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'''''I'm Brain''''' is the only EP from Brain, an alter ego of American rapper Lil Dicky. Released on September 14, 2017, by Commission Records, the comedy EP features Lil Dicky himself and The Game.

==Background and release== Brain first appeared on Lil Dicky's 2015 debut album ''Professional Rapper'', featuring on the track "Pillow Talking". TJ Francis, in a piece for lifestyle website BroBible, wrote that the character allowed Lil Dicky to "dive deeper into his own mind and show off a different side".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Francis |first1=TJ |title=Examining How Lil Dicky Went From Making Funny Songs On YouTube To A Rapper With His Own TV Show Who Can't Be Ignored |url=https://brobible.com/culture/article/how-did-lil-dicky-get-famous/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=BroBible |date=26 June 2020}}</ref> Mass Appeal published an interview with Brain on April 14, 2017, where he stated that he was working on a debut project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petreycik |first1=Kyle |title=WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON INSIDE LIL DICKY'S BRAIN? |url=https://massappeal.com/lil-dicky-brain-interview/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=Mass Appeal |date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420061309/https://massappeal.com/lil-dicky-brain-interview/ |archive-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> Lil Dicky teased a release from Brain on 1 September 2017, tweeting that "Brain been in the lab too" in response to a tweet asking about an upcoming album from Lil Dicky.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=903435048157712384|user=lildickytweets|title=Brain been in the lab too}}</ref> 1 week later, Brain released a debut solo single on SoundCloud, entitled "Left Brain Right Brain".<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=905483346381176832|user=hardbodybrain|title=brain time https://soundcloud.com/hardbodybrain/brain-left-brain-right-brain|author=Brain}}</ref> This was followed up the next day by another single featuring Lil Dicky called "Could I B Jesus". Hot New Hip Hop's Mitch Findlay praised the "banging instrumental" and Lil Dicky's "signature blend of hilarious wit and capable flow".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Findlay |first1=Mitch |title=Lil Dicky Reunites With Brain On "Could I B Jesus" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/62720-lil-dicky-reunites-with-brain-on-could-i-b-jesus-new-song |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=Hot New Hip Hop |date=8 September 2017}}</ref> While neither track was featured on the EP, the 7 track EP was released on September 14, 2017.

==Critical reception== Aron A., writing a review for ''HotNewHipHop'', deemed this EP "another confirmation of Lil Dicky's creative brilliance".<ref>{{cite news |last1=A. |first1=Aron |title=Brain Gets Lil Dicky & The Game On His "I'm Brain" EP |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/66208-brain-gets-lil-dicky-and-the-game-on-his-im-brain-ep-new-mixtape |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=Hot New Hip Hop |date=14 September 2017}}</ref>

In the Sonoma State Star, Nick Coats said of the EP that "if you are a fan of Dicky, you will appreciate his impressive flow, lyrical prowess and creative genius behind his character, Brain", presenting the opinion that while the EP is credited to Brain, the Brain persona "once again serves as comedic relief", and Lil Dicky takes the lead with what Coats calls "heavy lyricism and flows".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coats |first1=Nick |title=Lil Dicky unleashes Brain |url=http://www.sonomastatestar.com/artsandentertainment/2017/9/26/lil-dicky-unleashes-brain |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=Sonoma State Star |date=26 September 2017 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415085143/http://www.sonomastatestar.com/artsandentertainment/2017/9/26/lil-dicky-unleashes-brain |url-status=dead }}</ref> XXL's Nick Mojica gave a similar view, writing that "although Brain is still used for comedic relief, Dicky once again flexes his lyrical prowess on the project".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mojica |first1=Nick |title=Lil Dicky and The Game Join Brain on New EP 'I'm Brain' |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-dicky-brain-im-brain-ep-the-game/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=XXL |date=14 September 2017}}</ref>

==Track listing== Credits adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/78464724|title=Try the TIDAL Web Player}}</ref> {{Track listing | headline = ''I'm Brain'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 21:35

| title1 = On Smash | note1 = featuring Lil Dicky | extra1 = {{hlist|David Burd|Thomaz Klotz}} | length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Cocaine | note2 = featuring Lil Dicky | extra2 = {{hlist|Charlie Handsome|Burd}} | length2 = 4:02

| title3 = Whippin' It Up | note3 = featuring Lil Dicky | extra3 = {{hlist|Cubeatz|Burd|Eestbound|Ozan Yildirim}} | length3 = 3:16

| title4 = Brainstorm | note4 = | extra4 = {{hlist|Burd|Digi}} | length4 = 2:27

| title5 = F Slo | note5 = featuring Lil Dicky | extra5 = {{hlist|Burd|Digi}} | length5 = 3:15

| title6 = Interlude | note6 = | extra6 = Burd | length6 = 0:42

| title7 = How Can U Sleep | note7 = featuring Lil Dicky and The Game | extra7 = {{hlist|Blvk Amish|Burd}} | length7 = 4:26 }}

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Category:2017 debut EPs Category:Hip-hop EPs Category:Lil Dicky albums Category:Albums produced by Cubeatz