Beauty and the Beat (Edan album)

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Beauty and the Beat
Edan-Beauty Beat-cover.jpg
Studio album by
Edan
ReleasedMarch 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
Genre
Length34:00
Label Lewis Recordings
Producer Edan
Edan chronology
Primitive Plus
(2002)		Beauty and the Beat
(2005)		 Echo Party
(2009)
Singles from Beauty and the Beat
  1. "I See Colours"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" / "Beauty"
    Released: 2005

Beauty and the Beat is the second studio album by American hip hop musician Edan. [2] It was released via Lewis Recordings on March 29, 2005. [3] It features guest appearances from Insight, Percee P, Mr. Lif, and Dagha. [4] It peaked at number 40 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, [5] as well as number 37 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. [6]

Contents

In 2013, NME placed it at number 392 on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. While in 2015, Fact placed it at number 30 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [8]
HipHopDX 4.5/5 [9]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME 8/10 [11]
Pitchfork 8.8/10 [12]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Stylus Magazine A− [14]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [16]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Beauty and the Beat received an average score of 85, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [7]

Peter Macia of Pitchfork commented that "The gravity of Edan's lyrics and voice on Beauty and the Beat is perhaps its most surprising element" and "[Edan has] gone from a brainiac prankster to the Borges of rap." [12] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "the album's brevity is just another old-fashioned value from a rapper-producer-visionary who doesn't need a whole lot of space to make a big statement." [17] Nick Follett of XLR8R called it "one of the best and most original records to come out this decade." [18]

In 2013, NME placed it at number 392 on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. [19] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 30 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [20]

Cover

The album cover is based on that of 1968 single "Io Per Lei" by Italian band I Camaleonti, with the various faces and record company logo covering the ones seen on the original cover.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Polite Meeting (Intro)"2:16
2."Funky Voltron" (featuring Insight)2:16
3."I See Colours"2:30
4."Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme"2:55
5."Murder Mystery"2:02
6."Torture Chamber" (featuring Percee P)3:12
7."Making Planets" (featuring Mr. Lif)2:54
8."Time Out (Segue)"1:07
9."Rock and Roll" (featuring Dagha)3:16
10."Beauty"3:20
11."The Science of the Two" (featuring Insight)3:33
12."Smile"2:15
13."Promised Land"2:24
Total length:34:00
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Bonus Rehearsal"19:27

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [5] 40
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [6] 37

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Casey (September 13, 2019). "ALBUM OPERATOR'S CRATE CLASSICS: EDAN'S 'BEATY AND THE BEAT'". Mini Music Critic. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Serwer, Jesse (April 19, 2005). "Edan: Psychic Out". XLR8R . Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rashbaum, Alyssa (March 28, 2005). "New Releases: Beanie Sigel, Will Smith, Game, Beck, The Bravery, Thrice & More". MTV. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Glazer, Joshua. "Beauty and the Beat – Edan". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for Beauty And The Beat by Edan". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ Endelman, Michael (March 28, 2005). "Beauty and the Beat". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ J-23 (March 22, 2005). "Edan – Beauty & The Beat". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Edan: Beauty and the Beat". Mojo (137): 102. April 2005.
  11. ↑ "Edan: Beauty and the Beat". NME : 51. March 26, 2005.
  12. 1 2 Macia, Peter (April 18, 2005). "Edan: Beauty and the Beat". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Edan: Beauty and the Beat". Q (225): 121. April 2005.
  14. ↑ Pemberton, Rollie (January 25, 2005). "Edan – The Beauty And The Beat – Review". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Edan: Beauty and the Beat". Uncut (97): 110. June 2005.
  16. ↑ Smith, Craig (April 2005). "Edan – Beauty and the Beat". URB (125): 101. Archived from the original on March 13, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (April 5, 2005). "Edan: Beauty And The Beat". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  18. ↑ Follett, Nick (March 29, 2005). "Edan – Beauty and the Beat". XLR8R . Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  19. ↑ "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 400–301". NME . October 23, 2013. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  20. ↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 72 of 101)". Fact . February 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

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