10 Haters

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10 Haters
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2011 (2011-08-23)
Genre Hip hop
Length42:33
Label Hellfyre Club
Producer Dibiase, Nosaj Thing, Busdriver, Mexicans with Guns, E. Super, Mono/Poly, Free the Robots, Shlohmo, Blocade

10 Haters is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Flash Bang Grenada. [1] [2] It was released on Hellfyre Club on August 23, 2011. [3]

Contents

Background

The albums includes guest appearances from Open Mike Eagle and Del the Funky Homosapien, [4] [5] as well as productions from the likes of Dibiase, Nosaj Thing, Mexicans with Guns, Shlohmo, and Blocade. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a showcase of two of the west coast's wittier spitters stepping into a vocal booth and polishing their collective smirk into some bizarre gems." [8] Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times called it "a smart, subversive swag-rap record." [9]

It was included on Pitchfork 's year-end "Overlooked Mixtapes" list, [10] as well as Alarm's "50 Unheralded Albums from 2011" list. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Good Cop, Bad Cop" Dibiase 3:51
2."Beat My Bitch" Nosaj Thing 5:03
3."I Can Teleport" Busdriver 3:52
4."Moisturizer"Mexicans with Guns3:44
5."Aphrodite"E. Super4:19
6."Bernie"Busdriver3:06
7."In a Perfect World" (featuring Open Mike Eagle) Mono/Poly 4:50
8."10 Haters" Free the Robots 3:50
9."Hyperbolic" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien) Shlohmo 5:51
10."Jimmy"Blocade4:07

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