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| Released | June 11, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2000-2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 69:28 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Ant | |||
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God Loves Ugly is the second studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on June 11, 2002. [1]
The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in the United States. [2] The single from the album, titled "Modern Man's Hustle", reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. [2]
On January 20, 2009, God Loves Ugly was re-released with a bonus DVD, featuring cameos from Eyedea, Aesop Rock and Crescent Moon, among others. [3] Originally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, the DVD features two hours of live performance footage, special guest appearances, and music videos for "GodLovesUgly", "Summer Song", and "Say Shh". [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Alternative Press | 8/10 [6] |
| Blender | [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [8] |
| Kludge | 8/10 [9] |
| Pitchfork | 5.7/10 (2002) [10] 6.6/10 (2009) [11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
| The Village Voice | A− [14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Loves Ugly received an average score of 76% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
In 2011, "Modern Man's Hustle" ranked at number 6 on Complex 's "25 Best Rhymesayers Songs" list. [15]
In 2015, God Loves Ugly was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". [16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Onemosphere" | 2:19 |
| 2. | "The Bass and the Movement" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Give Me" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Fuck You Lucy" | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Hair" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "GodLovesUgly" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "A Song About a Friend" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Flesh" (featuring I Self Devine) | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Saves the Day" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Lovelife" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Breathing" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Vampires" | 4:19 |
| 13. | "A Girl Named Hope" | 2:09 |
| 14. | "GodLovesUgly Reprise" | 1:49 |
| 15. | "Modern Man's Hustle" | 3:47 |
| 16. | "One of a Kind" | 3:30 |
| 17. | "Blamegame" | 4:50 |
| 18. | "Shrapnel" | 6:53 |
| Total length: | 69:28 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Twomosphere" | 3:28 |
| 20. | "Threemosphere" | 4:16 |
| 21. | "GodLovesUgly" (Music Video) | 3:54 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 [19] | 139 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [20] | 43 |
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