Magnificent City
Magnificent City | |||||
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Studio album by Aceyalone with RJD2 | |||||
Released | February 7, 2006 | ||||
Genre | Hip hop | ||||
Length | 51:48 | ||||
Label | Decon, Project Blowed | ||||
Producer | RJD2 | ||||
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Singles from Magnificent City | |||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | A-[3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
Exclaim! | unfavorable[5] |
HipHopDX | 3.0/5[6] |
IGN | 8.0/10[7] |
Pitchfork Media | 3.2/10[8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Stylus Magazine | B-[10] |
Magnificent City is a studio album by American rapper Aceyalone, accompanied by hip hop producer RJD2. It was released on Decon and Project Blowed in 2006.[8]
RJD2 released a compilation of instrumental versions of songs from the album in 2006, entitled Magnificent City Instrumentals.[11] The track "A Beautiful Mine" was adapted as the opening theme of the AMC television series Mad Men.[12]
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Magnificent City received an average score of 81% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "All for U" | 3:28 |
2. | "Fire" | 4:11 |
3. | "Cornbread, Eddie & Me" | 2:46 |
4. | "Mooore" | 4:49 |
5. | "Supahero" | 4:11 |
6. | "High Lights" | 3:22 |
7. | "Disconnected" | 3:21 |
8. | "Caged Bird" | 3:12 |
9. | "Solomon Jones" | 3:46 |
10. | "A Sunday Mystery" | 1:33 |
11. | "Junior" | 3:41 |
12. | "Heaven" | 3:38 |
13. | "Here & Now" | 4:21 |
14. | "A Beautiful Mine" | 5:29 |
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Top Heatseekers[13] | 39 |
Top Independent Albums[13] | 43 |
References
- 1 2 "Magnificent City by Aceyalone". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ↑ Bush, John. "Aceyalone / RJD2 - Magnificent City". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (February 8, 2006). "Aceyalone and RJD2: Magnificent City". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Magnificent City". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Patch, Nick (April 2006). "Aceyalone - Magnificent City". Exclaim!.
- ↑ J-23 (February 14, 2006). "Aceyalone & Rjd2 - Magnificent City". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Durig, Jim (February 7, 2006). "Aceyalone (accompanied by RJD2) - Magnificent City". IGN.
- 1 2 Breihan, Tom (February 12, 2006). "Aceyalone: Magnificent City". Pitchfork Media.
- ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (February 11, 2006). "Aceyalone: Magnifcent City". Slant Magazine.
- ↑ Nishimoto, Dan (February 6, 2006). "Aceyalone - Magnificent City". Stylus Magazine.
- ↑ "Magnificent City Instrumentals - RJD2". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Nagy, Evie (May 20, 2015). ""Mad Men" Theme Composer RJD2 Plans his Next TV Takeover". Fast Company.
- 1 2 "Aceyalone / RJD2 - Magnificent City - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
External links
- Magnificent City at Discogs (list of releases)
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