Beauty and the Beat (Edan album)

Beauty and the Beat
Studio album by Edan
Released March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
Genre Alternative Hip-Hop, Psychedelic Hip-Hop
Length 34:00
Label Lewis Recordings
Producer Edan
Edan chronology
Primitive Plus
(2002)		 Beauty and the Beat
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[3]
HipHopDX[4]
IGN9.5/10[5]
Pitchfork Media8.8/10[6]
Stylus MagazineA−[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes[8]
XLR8Rfavorable[9]

Beauty and the Beat is the second studio album by American hip hop musician Edan.[10] It was released via Lewis Recordings on March 29, 2005.[11] It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha.[2]

Reception

According to Metacritic, Beauty and the Beat received an average score of 85% based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Peter Macia of Pitchfork Media gave the album an 8.8 out of 10, noting that "[the] gravity of Edan's lyrics and voice on Beauty and the Beat is perhaps its most surprising element" and "[Edan has] gone from a brainiac prankster to the Borges of rap."[6] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "the album's brevity is just another old-fashioned value from a rapper-producer-visionary who doesn't need a whole lot of space to make a big statement."[3]

Nick Follett of XLR8R called it "one of the best and most original records to come out this decade."[9]

In 2013, it was ranked at number 392 on NME's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Polite Meeting (Intro)"   2:16
2. "Funky Voltron" (featuring Insight) 2:16
3. "I See Colours"   2:30
4. "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme"   2:55
5. "Murder Mystery"   2:02
6. "Torture Chamber" (featuring Percee P) 3:12
7. "Making Planets" (featuring Mr. Lif) 2:54
8. "Time Out (Segue)"   1:07
9. "Rock and Roll" (featuring Dagha) 3:16
10. "Beauty"   3:20
11. "The Science of the Two" (featuring Insight) 3:33
12. "Smile"   2:15
13. "Promised Land"   2:24
14. "Bonus Rehearsal" (Japanese edition bonus track) 19:27

References

  1. 1 2 "Beauty And The Beat - Edan". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Glazer, Joshua. "Beauty and the Beat - Edan". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (April 5, 2005). "Edan: Beauty And The Beat". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ J-23 (March 22, 2005). "Edan - Beauty & The Beat". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Gilchrist, Todd (April 19, 2005). "Edan - Beauty and the Beat". IGN. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Macia, Peter (April 18, 2005). "Edan: Beauty and the Beat". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Pemberton, Rollie (January 25, 2005). "Edan - The Beauty And The Beat - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ Chadwicked (December 14, 2006). "Edan - Beauty and the Beat". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Follett, Nick (March 29, 2005). "Edan - Beauty and the Beat". XLR8R. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Serwer, Jesse (April 19, 2005). "Edan: Psychic Out". XLR8R. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ Rashbaum, Alyssa (March 28, 2005). "New Releases: Beanie Sigel, Will Smith, Game, Beck, The Bravery, Thrice & More". MTV. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ Kaye, Ben (October 26, 2013). "The Top 500 Albums of All Time, according to NME". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

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