Reloaded (Roc Marciano album)

Reloaded
Studio album by Roc Marciano
Released November 13, 2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 54:32
Label Decon
Producer Roc Marciano, The Alchemist, Ray West, Q-Tip, The Arch Druids
Roc Marciano chronology
Marcberg
(2010)		 Reloaded
(2012)		 Marci Beaucoup
(2013)

Reloaded is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Roc Marciano, released on November 13, 2012, by Decon. Marciano produced most of the album and was assisted by The Alchemist, Ray West, Q-Tip, and The Arch Druids.[1] The album features guest contributions by rappers KA and Knowledge Pirate.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[3]
Allmusic[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
Exclaim!9/10[6]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[7]
Spin9/10[8]
XXL (XL)[9]
Sputnikmusic[10]
RapReviews.com[11]
HipHopDX[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 13 reviews.[13] Nick de Molina of XXL praised its production as "bold and experimental", and called Reloaded "a thrilling upgrade of signature East Coast delivery in the new age and one of the best albums of the year to date."[9] Phillip Mlynar of Spin felt that "Marciano's writing style elevates [the album] to a great one" and stated, "he's written perhaps the most vivid rap album of the year — and possibly of his lifetime."[8] Peter Marrack of Exclaim! called it "a sequel nonpareil in its originality and craftsmanship ... a humbling exhibit of spoken poetry knitted to orchestral magic, mixed and beautified by Q-Tip himself."[6] Although he found it thematically "narrow", Pitchfork Media's Ian Cohen found Marciano's "lyrical genius ... so captivating on a second-by-second basis that these criticisms feel misplaced or even irrelevant", and stated, "Reloaded improves on Marcberg in every conceivable way."[7]

About.com ranked the album #4 on its list of the "Top 10 Rap Albums of 2012."[14] Spin ranked the album #6 on its list of the "40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012."[15]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Tek to a Mack"  Roc Marciano 4:41
2. "Flash Gordon"  The Alchemist 2:51
3. "Not Told" (featuring Knowledge Pirate & Ka)Roc Marciano 5:14
4. "Pistolier"  The Alchemist 3:21
5. "Thugs Prayer Pt. 2"  Roc Marciano 1:36
6. "76"  Roc Marciano 4:33
7. "We Ill"  Roc Marciano 3:23
8. "Deeper"  Roc Marciano 2:57
9. "Death Parade"  Roc Marciano 3:36
10. "20 Guns"  Roc Marciano 1:54
11. "Peru"  Roc Marciano 3:38
12. "Thread Count"  Q-Tip 3:53
13. "Nine Spray" (featuring Ka)Ray West 4:04
14. "Emeralds"  The Druids 3:53
15. "The Man"  Roc Marciano 5:02

Chart positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums 13[16]

References

  1. ↑ Jake Paine (2012-10-03). "Roc Marciano "Reloaded" Cover Art, Tracklist & Production Credits". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/reloaded/roc-marciano
  3. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/reloaded-20121221
  4. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Reloaded - Roc Marciano". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ Madden, Mike (November 14, 2012). "Album Review: Roc Marciano – Reloaded". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  6. 1 2 Marrack, Peter (November 14, 2012). "Roc Marciano - Reloaded". Exclaim! (Toronto). Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Cohen, Ian (November 21, 2012). "Roc Marciano: Reloaded". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Mlynar, Phillip (November 12, 2012). "Roc Marciano, 'Reloaded' (Decon)". Spin (New York). Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  9. 1 2 de Molina, Nick (November 13, 2012). "Roc Marciano Reloaded Review". XXL (New York). Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/54554/Roc-Marciano-Reloaded/
  11. ↑ Jones, Grant (January 8, 2013). "Album Review: Roc Marciano – Reloaded". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1996/title.roc-marciano--reloaded
  13. ↑ "Reloaded Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 Rap Albums of 2012 - The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012". Rap.about.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  15. ↑ "Roc Marciano - Reloaded (Decon) - SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012 | SPIN | Year-End Lists | Best Albums". SPIN. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  16. ↑ "Roc Marciano - Chart history | Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 25 Dec 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.