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| Released | January 29, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 41:33 | |||
| Label | Fader Label | |||
| Producer | Saul Williams | |||
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MartyrLoserKing (sometimes stylized as Martyr Loser King [1] ) is the fifth solo studio album by Saul Williams. [2] [3] [4] It was released by Fader Label on January 29, 2016. [5] [6] It includes guest appearances from Emily Kokal and Haleek Maul. [7]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Clash | 7/10 [10] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [11] |
| MusicOMH | [12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [13] |
| The Skinny | [14] |
| Vice | A− [15] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]
Sam Walker-Smart of Clash gave the album a 7 out of 10, describing it as "a fevered slice of righteous rage moving at breakneck speed, filled to the brim with unsettling production and vivid imaginary." [10] Bekki Bemrose of MusicOMH gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "This collection of songs is a stark contrast to much of the politically neutered output of many contemporary musicians." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Groundwork" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Horn of the Clock-Bike" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Ashes" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Think Like They Book Say" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "The Bear/Coltan as Cotton" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Burundi" (featuring Emily Kokal) | 4:05 |
| 7. | "The Noise Came from Here" | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Down for Some Ignorance" | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Roach Eggs" | 4:23 |
| 10. | "All Coltrane Solos at Once" (featuring Haleek Maul) | 3:23 |
| 11. | "No Different" | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Homes/Drones/Poems/Drums" | 3:18 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [16] | 11 |
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [17] | 30 |
| US Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [18] | 23 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [19] | 37 |
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