Mental Releases

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Mental Releases
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Studio album by
GRITS
ReleasedAugust 1, 1995
Recorded1993-1994
Genre Christian hip hop, alternative hip hop, Southern hip hop, jazz rap
Label Gotee
GRITS chronology
Mental Releases
(1995)		 Factors of the Seven
(1998)

Mental Releases is the debut album of Christian hip hop duo GRITS.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CCM Magazine Not rated [1]
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Awarding the album an eight out of ten from Cross Rhythms, Tony Cummings states, "A truly original band pushing back the hip hop boundaries." [2] Patrick Anderson, rating the album two and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "so don't expect it to be a solid modern rap album". [3]

Track listing

  1. Cataclysmic Circles / World Is Round - 5:21
  2. Weigh a Buck 50 - 3:28
  3. Set Ya Mind At Ease - 4:26
  4. 10-A-Cee - 4:10
  5. Universal and Worldwide / Don't Bring Me Down - 4:57
  6. Gettin' Ready - 4:13
  7. Screen Door - 4:08
  8. Jazz - 3:57
  9. Temptations - 4:35
  10. Kickin' Mo' Rhymes - 4:55
  11. Get the Picture / Grammatical Revolution - 4:34
  12. Forgive Me - 3:59
  13. Why Battle Me (featuring Liquid Man) - 4:49
  14. Everybody Wants On - 4:15
  15. The Outro - 2:08

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References

  1. ↑ Rake, Jamie Lee (August 1996). "Reviews / Mental Releases". CCM Magazine . 18 (2): 79.
  2. 1 2 Cummings, Tony (August 1, 1995). "Review: Mental Releases - Grits". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Patrick (October 1, 2007). "Grits, "Mental Releases" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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