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| Released | September 11, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:55 | |||
| Label | Mishka NYC | |||
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Lost in Translation is the second mixtape by American rapper Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. [1] It was released via Mishka NYC on September 11, 2011. [2] It includes guest appearances from Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P. [3]
The mixtape's cover art is a photograph of a porn actress Lethal Lipps drinking a bottle and putting her hand down her dress while Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire passes out in a bathtub in the background. [4] It was shot on the day his grandmother had a stroke and almost died. [4] He drank a lot of Cîroc and passed out in a bathtub in his house. [4] In a 2012 interview with Billboard , he said, "That picture is really about how fucked up my life was at that time." [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [6] |
Phillip Mlynar of The Village Voice described the mixtape as "an off-kilter gem that harnesses the uncompromising attitude of Ol' Dirty Bastard (more on that later) with the chops of someone who can rhyme his ass off." [7]
Stereogum named it the mixtape of the week. [8] In November 2011, Brandon Soderberg of Spin included it on the "50 Mixtapes You Need Now" list. [9] Alex Gale of Complex placed it at number 6 on the "25 Best Mixtapes of 2011" list. [10]
"The Last Huzzah!" was placed at number 46 on Rolling Stone 's "50 Best Singles of 2011" list, [11] number 30 on Consequence of Sound 's "Top 50 Songs of 2011" list, [12] and number 59 on Pitchfork 's "Top 100 Tracks of 2011" list. [13]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Triple F" | Charli Brown Beatz | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Huzzah!" | Necro | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Fire Marshall Bill" | El-P | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Chicken Spot Rock" (featuring Dallas tha Kid) | El-P | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Cockmeat Sandwich" / "Pissin' Between Train Cars" | El-P | 7:29 |
| 6. | "Weight of Water" | Constrobuz | 3:38 |
| 7. | "I Should Be Sleepin'" | Charli Brown Beatz | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Maltese Falcon Pt. 1 and 2" |
| 3:57 |
| 9. | "Michael Dudikoff" | BoweryBeats | 1:23 |
| 10. | "Hip Hop Networking 101" (skit) | 0:50 | |
| 11. | "Lou Ferigno's Mad" | Constrobuz | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Lovesponge" | 2:29 | |
| 13. | "Nuthin' Even Matters (Regrets)" | 4:38 | |
| 14. | "YeahRight!.com" (skit) | 1:41 | |
| 15. | "Galactus Redux" | Esoteric | 2:49 |
| 16. | "Build-a-Bitch" |
| 5:14 |
| 17. | "No Time" (featuring Goldie Glo) | El-P | 5:39 |
| 18. | "The Last Huzzah!" (bonus track; featuring Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P) | Necro | 5:31 |
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