Diabolical Fun

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Diabolical Fun
Diabolical Fun.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2009 (2009-03-21)
Genre Hip hop
Length40:58
Label Weightless Recordings
Producer Ill Poetic
Illogic chronology
Celestial Clockwork
(2004)
Diabolical Fun
(2009)
A Man Who Thinks with His Own Mind
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cokemachineglow unfavorable [1]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
RapReviews.com7.5/10 [3]

Diabolical Fun is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Illogic. It was released in 2009. The album was entirely produced by Ill Poetic.

Contents

Critical reception

Chet Betz of Cokemachineglow said: "Stellar closing track and a few highlights aside, Diabolical Fun sounds like an artist working just a little too far outside his comfort zone, trying to force his pentagonal peg into a round hole." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."What's My Name?"2:23
2."Diabolical Fun"2:22
3."Violent Verbiage"2:58
4."What Happened"3:51
5."I Know You"3:24
6."Let's Go"4:14
7."Crash" (featuring Ill Poetic)3:09
8."Get Up or Get Down"3:18
9."Time"3:10
10."Right Here"3:08
11."Feel the Beat"4:58
12."Walk into the Sunset" (featuring Ill Poetic)4:03

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References

  1. 1 2 Betz, Chet (April 22, 2009). "Illogic: Diabolical Fun". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. Bassa, Amanda (April 9, 2009). "Illogic - Diabolical Fun". HipHopDX . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. Taylor, Patrick (March 17, 2009). "Illogic - Diabolical Fun". RapReviews.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.