| Dame Fortune | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | RJ's Electrical Connections | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
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Dame Fortune is the sixth studio album by RJD2. [1] It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on March 25, 2016. [2] Recorded in Philadelphia, it features guest appearances from Jordan Brown, Son Little, Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, and Josh Krajcik. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 5/10 [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [7] |
| DIY | [8] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [9] |
| HipHopDX | 3.8/5 [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a culmination album with an artist's evolution pushing things forward with all his strengths in tow." [5] Meanwhile, Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of C+, saying: "The entirety of the record, in fact, feels like it's trailing a few years behind." [7]
Uproxx placed it at number 13 on the "Best Experimental and Electronic Albums of 2016" list. [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Portal Inward" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "The Roaming Hoard" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Peace of What" (featuring Jordan Brown) | 3:29 |
| 4. | "The Sheboygan Left" | 4:50 |
| 5. | "A New Theory" | 2:04 |
| 6. | "We Come Alive" (featuring Son Little) | 4:34 |
| 7. | "PF, Day One" | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Saboteur" (featuring Phonte Coleman) | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Your Nostalgic Heart and Lung" | 4:42 |
| 10. | "Up in the Clouds" (featuring Blueprint) | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Band of Matron Saints" (featuring Josh Krajcik) | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Portals Outward" | 1:20 |
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