Manifesto (Inspectah Deck album)

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Manifesto
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Studio album by
Inspectah Deck
ReleasedMarch 23, 2010 (2010-03-23)
Recorded2009–2010
StudioView Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length1:06:18
Label Urban Icon
Producer
Inspectah Deck chronology
The Resident Patient
(2006)		Manifesto
(2010)		 Chamber No. 9
(2019)
Singles from Manifesto
  1. "The Champion"
    Released: February 24, 2010

Manifesto is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Inspectah Deck. It was released on March 23, 2010, via Urban Icons Records. Recording sessions took place at View Studio. Production was handled by Agallah, Alchemist, Cee The Architech, D-Tox, Flip, J. Glaze, Khino, K. Slack, Lee Bannon, Mac Soundsmith, Mike Cash, MoSS, Phenom, Shorty 140, and Inspectah Deck himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from AC, Billy Danze, Cappadonna, Carlton Fisk, Cormega, Fes Taylor, Kurupt, Meshel, Ms Whitney, Planet Asia, Pleasant, Raekwon and Termanology. [1]

Contents

Initially, the album was slated to be titled Resident Patient II, as a sequel to Inspectah Deck's 2006 album The Resident Patient . However, a mixtape entitled Resident Patient II leaked in 2008 that was not the actual product. Deck eventually changed the name of the project and is still planning to release his final album under the name The Rebellion. Manifesto is composed of songs originally cut from Resident Patient II. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
HipHopDX 2.5/5 [5]
Pitchfork 5.2/10 [6]
RapReviews8.5/10 [7]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Manifesto was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62 based on four reviews. [3]

Pedro Hernandez of RapReviews stated: "the material found on Manifesto is, for the most part, superb, with only a handful of tracks that fail to live up to the quality found on the rest of the album". [7] AllMusic's Matt Rinaldi wrote: "still, despite a handful of throwaway cuts, Manifesto has more than enough heat to prove that Deck's mike skills still stand up up to any of his Wu brethren". [4]

In mixed reviews, Ian Cohen of Pitchfork resumed: "as Manifesto runs through its forbidding 20-track playlist, it unsurprisingly falters when it chases Hot 97 spins that are laughably out of reach". [6] Huw Jones of Slant summed up with "the album does have some decent moments though. It's just unfortunate that they're all exhausted by the record's 20-minute mark".

Track listing

Manifesto track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tombstone Intro" Jason Richard Hunter J. Glaze1:38
2."The Champion"Hunter Alchemist 2:48
3."Born Survivor" (featuring Cormega)
 MoSS 3:16
4."This Is It"HunterDtox3:11
5."Luv Letter" (featuring Fes Taylor & Ms. Whitney)
  • Hunter
  • Fes Taylor
 Inspectah Deck 4:03
6."P.S.A."Hunter Lee Bannon 1:43
7."T.R.U.E." (featuring Meshel)HunterInspectah Deck3:10
8."We Get Down"HunterY-Not2:55
9."The Big Game" (featuring Raekwon & AC)
PHENOM4:58
10."Tombstone Interlude"HunterJ. Glaze1:39
11."9th Chamber Part II"Hunter
  • Inspectah Deck
  • Khino
3:12
12."Really Real" (featuring Carlton Fisk & Fes Taylor)
  • Hunter
  • George Cooney
  • Taylor
Inspectah Deck4:56
13."Serious Rappin'" (featuring Termanology & Planet Asia)
Mike Cash4:05
14."Do What U Gotta"HunterFlip3:13
15."Crazy"HunterJ. Glaze3:17
16."Gotta Bang" (featuring Kurupt & Billy Danze)
Shorty 1403:43
17."The Bad Apple"HunterK. Slack3:12
18."Brothaz Respect" (featuring Cappadonna & Fes Taylor)
Cee The Architek3:52
19."5 Star G"HunterMoSS2:53
20."The Neverending Story" (featuring Pleasant)Hunter Agallah 4:34
Total length:1:06:18

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 69

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