MHz Legacy (album)

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MHz Legacy
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
Genre Hip hop
Length65:45
Label Man Bites Dog Records
Producer
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MHz Legacy is the first studio album by American hip hop group MHz Legacy. [1] It was released on Man Bites Dog Records on October 30, 2012. [2] [3] It features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Ill Bill, Slaine, and Slug. [4] Production is handled by the likes of Harry Fraud, Marco Polo, and J. Rawls. [5]

Contents

Music videos were created for "Gone", [6] "Somewhere", [7] "Obituaries", [8] "Outta Room", [9] and "Satisfaction". [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Okayplayer favorable [13]
XXL XL [5]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [11]

Andres Tardio of HipHopDX wrote, "For now, MHz Legacy fits the group's journey quite well with strong highlights and a few struggles along the way." [12] Nick McClure of Okayplayer stated, "Fans of quick-witted wordplay and hard beats will not be disappointed, even if they did wait a decade." [13] Bogar Alonso of XXL commented that the album "sounds like the perfect counterbalance to the grit of Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein (though with a few less gradients of genius)." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Accidentally on Purpose"Rob Stern2:45
2."Hindsight (1998)" (featuring Playdough) RJD2 4:55
3."Four Player Mode"RJD23:44
4."Outta Room"RJD23:07
5."Spaceship" (featuring Danny Brown) Harry Fraud 3:48
6."Soul Train (of Thought)" (featuring Oh No) Illmind 3:47
7."Addictionary" (featuring Ill Bill and Slaine)Stu Bangas3:20
8."Gone"Surock3:46
9."Obituaries" Marco Polo 3:32
10."Columbus Diss Patch" (featuring Dom) J. Rawls 3:32
11."Mass Temple" (featuring Steve)Jason Rose3:54
12."Y'all Don't Know"D14:33
13."Yellow and Blue" (featuring Blu)Surock4:16
14."Satisfaction" (featuring Slug)RJD23:54
15."Tero Smith" (featuring Aaron Livingston)RJD25:27
16."Somewhere (2099)"RJD23:20
17."Mechanical Me" (featuring Jason Rose)Jason Rose4:03
Total length:65:45

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