{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Music x Road | type = mixtape | artist = [[Headie One]] | cover = Headie One - Music x Road.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|08|23}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[UK drill]]<ref name=hotnewhiphop>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/183064-uk-rapper-headie-one-enlists-nav-stefflon-don-skepta-for-music-x-road-new-mixtape|title=U.K. Rapper Headie One Enlists Nav, Stefflon Don, Skepta For "Music x Road"|work=HotNewHipHop|first=Aron|last=A.|date=23 August 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> | length = 45:53 | label = [[Relentless Records|Relentless]] | producer = | prev_title = Drillers x Trappers II | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = Gang | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = Music x Road | type = mixtape | single1 = 18Hunna | single1date = 6 January 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/18hunna-feat-dave-single/1447131305|title=18HUNNA (feat. Dave) - Single by Headie One on Apple Music|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|date=6 January 2019|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref> | single2 = All Day | single2date = 4 May 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/all-day-single/1460836180|title=All Day - Single by Headie One on Apple Music|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|date=4 May 2019|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref> | single3 = [[Back to Basics (Headie One song)|Back to Basics]] | single3date = 4 July 2019 | single4 = Both | single4date = 15 August 2019 }} }} '''''Music x Road''''' is a commercial mixtape by British rapper [[Headie One]]. It was released by [[Relentless Records]] on 23 August 2019. It features guest appearances from [[Dave (rapper)|Dave]], [[Skepta]], [[Stefflon Don]], [[Nav (rapper)|Nav]], Lotto Ash, [[RV (rapper)|RV]], and [[Krept and Konan]]. All featured artists are fellow British rappers also, with the exception of Nav, who is Canadian. The mixtape peaked at number 5 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name=chart/>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=theguardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/23/headie-one-music-x-road-review|title=Headie One: Music X Road review – UK drill kingpin gets introspective|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Al|last=Horner|date=23 August 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=nme>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/headie-one-music-x-road-review|title=Headie One – 'Music x Road' review|work=[[NME]]|first=Jordan|last=Bassett|date=22 August 2019|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> }} Jordan Bassett of ''[[NME]]'' gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "what is really impressive about ''Music x Road'' is its breadth of sound and ambition."<ref name=nme/> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Al Horner, who also gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, commented that "Claustrophobia and regret sit like a smog across its entire 45-minute runtime."<ref name=theguardian/>
==Track listing== Songwriting credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231018191316/https://tidal.com/browse/album/115076985]</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = ''Music x Road'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 46:08 | title_width = 30% | writing_width = 50% | extra_width = 100% | title1 = Music x Road | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Headie One|Irving Adjei]]|Michael Brooks}} | extra1 = Nastylgia | length1 = 3:12 | title2 = Both | writer2 = {{hlist|Adjei|John Ciafone|Lem Springsteen|Ultra Nate Wyche}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Nastylgia|PJ Pipe it Up}} | length2 = 3:33 | title3 = Ball in Peace | writer3 = Adjei | extra3 = The Writers Block | length3 = 2:23 | title4 = Rubbery Bandz | writer4 = Adjei | extra4 = I.O | length4 = 3:06 | title5 = 18Hunna | note5 = featuring [[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] | writer5 = {{hlist|Adjei|[[Dave (rapper)|David Omoregie]]}} | extra5 = {{hlist|169|Stuart Hawkes}} | length5 = 3:09 | title6 = Back to Basics | note6 = featuring [[Skepta]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Adjei|[[Skepta|Joseph Adenuga]]}} | extra6 = Nyge | length6 = 3:14 | title7 = All Day | writer7 = Adjei | extra7 = M1OnTheBeat | length7 = 3:21 | title8 = Kettle Water | writer8 = Adjei | extra8 = Madara Beatz | length8 = 2:55 | title9 = Interlude: 100 Bottles | writer9 = Adjei | extra9 = Guilty Beatz | length9 = 2:00 | title10 = Home | writer10 = {{hlist|Adjei|[[Sean Combs]]|Faith Evans|James Grant|Darius Forde|Carl Thompson}} | length10 = 3:40 | extra10 = [[iLL BLU]] | title11 = Swerve | note11 = featuring [[Stefflon Don]] and [[Nav (rapper)|Nav]] | writer11 = {{hlist|Adjei|[[Stefflon Don|Stephanie Allen]]|[[Nav (rapper)|Navraj Goraya]]}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Rymez|ADP}} | length11 = 2:36 | title12 = Chanel | writer12 = {{hlist|Adjei|Imrhan Kirnon}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Nyge|TSB}} | note12 = featuring Lotto Ash | length12 = 3:00 | title13 = Let's Go | note13 = featuring [[RV (rapper)|RV]] and [[Krept and Konan]] | writer13 = {{hlist|Adjei|[[RV (rapper)|Jordan Townsend]]|[[Krept and Konan|Casyo Johnson]]|[[Krept and Konan|Janayd Wilson]]}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Sykesbeats|Ghosty}} | length13 = 3:38 | title14 = Nearly Died | writer14 = Adjei | extra14 = {{hlist|Rex Kudo|Sevn Thomas}} | length14 = 2:42 | title15 = Numbed Down | writer15 = Adjei | extra15 = {{hlist|Sykesbeats|Ghosty}} | length15 = 3:14 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Music x Road'' !scope="col"| Chart (2019) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Ireland2|71|artist=Headie One|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2021}} |- {{album chart|UK2|5|date=20190830|rowheader=true|refname=chart|access-date=20 September 2019}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|4|date=20190830|rowheader=true|access-date=8 April 2020}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Music x Road''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Headie One|title=Music X Road|award=Silver|id=17803-5086-2|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|accessdate=28 September 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0003309451|label=''Music x Road''}}
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