Album of the Year (Black Milk album)

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Album of the Year
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
Recorded2008–2010
Genre Hip hop
Length54:26
Label Fat Beats
Producer Black Milk
Black Milk chronology
Tronic
(2008)
Album of the Year
(2010)
Random Axe
(2011)
Singles from Album of the Year
  1. "Welcome (Gotta Go)"
    Released: June 29, 2010
  2. "Deadly Medley"
    Released: August 22, 2010

Album of the Year is the fourth studio album by hip hop producer and rapper Black Milk, [1] which was released on September 14, 2010, by Fat Beats. Production for the album was handled by himself, with assistance by Will Sessions.

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Prefix (9.0/10) [3]
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Los Angeles Times favorable [6]
Okayplayer (88/100) [7]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10) [8]
RapReviews(8.5/10) [9]
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Track listing

  1. "365"
  2. "Welcome (Gotta Go)"
  3. "Keep Going"
  4. "Oh Girl" (featuring AB)
  5. "Deadly Medley" (featuring Royce da 5'9" & Elzhi)
  6. "Distortion" (featuring Melanie Rutherford)
  7. "Over Again" (featuring Monica Blaire)
  8. "Round of Applause"
  9. "Black and Brown" (featuring Danny Brown)
  10. "Warning (Keep Bouncing)"
  11. "Gospel Psychedelic Rock" (featuring Melanie Rutherford & AB) [14]
  12. "Closed Chapter" (featuring Mr. Porter)

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 136
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [17] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 28

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