Dark Comedy (album)

Dark Comedy
Studio album by Open Mike Eagle
Released June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 44:39
Label Mello Music Group
Producer Toy Light, Taco Neck, Illingsworth, Cohen Beats, Ultra Combo, Alpha MC, Dibiase, Kenny Segal, Jeremiah Jae, Busdriver, Elos
Open Mike Eagle chronology
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(2012)		 Dark Comedy
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX4.0/5[2]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[3]
Potholes in My Blog[4]

Dark Comedy is a studio album by American rapper Open Mike Eagle. It was released on Mello Music Group on June 10, 2014.[5]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dark Comedy received an average score of 73% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Dark Comedy was ranked at number 34 on Spin's "40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014" list.[6] It was ranked at number 38 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2014" list.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Dark Comedy Morning Show" (featuring Toy Light)Toy Light 3:23
2. "Qualifiers"  Taco Neck 3:31
3. "Thirsty Ego Raps"  Illingsworth 3:50
4. "Golden Age Raps"  Cohen Beats 2:53
5. "Very Much Money (Ice King Dream)"  Ultra Combo 3:34
6. "Doug Stamper (Advice Raps)" (featuring Hannibal Buress)Alpha MC 4:48
7. "Jon Lovitz (Fantasy Booking Yarn)"  Dibiase 2:22
8. "Idaho"  Kenny Segal 3:56
9. "Sadface Penance Raps"  Alpha MC 1:26
10. "A History of Modern Dance"  Jeremiah Jae 3:41
11. "Deathmate Black"  Busdriver 4:09
12. "Informations" (featuring Kool A.D.)Elos 3:45
13. "Big Pretty Bridges (3 Days Off in Albuqueruqe)"  Toy Light 3:15

References

  1. 1 2 "Dark Comedy by Open Mike Eagle". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Rew, Jessica (June 25, 2014). "Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Patrin, Nate (June 20, 2014). "Open Mike Eagle: Dark Comedy". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Josephs, Brian (June 20, 2014). "Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bell, Max (June 9, 2014). "Fly Like an (Open Mike) Eagle: Soaring with Rap's Comedic Genius". Noisey. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014 - 34. Open Mike Eagle, Dark Comedy (Mello Music Group)". Spin. December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2014 - 38. Open Mike Eagle, 'Dark Comedy'". Rolling Stone. December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.

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