Mic Tyson

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Mic Tyson
Sean Price - Mic Tyson.jpg
Studio album by
Sean Price
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
Genre Hip hop
Length41:00
Label Duck Down
Producer
Sean Price chronology
Jesus Price Supastar
(2007)		Mic Tyson
(2012)		 Imperius Rex
(2017)
Singles from Mic Tyson
  1. "STFU, Part 2"
    Released: October 5, 2012

Mic Tyson is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sean Price. It was released on October 30, 2012, through Duck Down Records. Production was handled by Alchemist, Beat Butcha, Eric G, Evidence, 9th Wonder, AMP, Khrysis and Wool. It features guest appearances from Buckshot, Ill Bill, Pharoahe Monch, Pumpkinhead, Realm Reality, Ruste Juxx, Torae, Ike Eyes and Freddie Gibbs.

Contents

The album sold 7,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 59 on the Billboard 200. [1]

"STFU, Part 2" was released as a promotional single with animated music video directed by the Chain Gang.

It was the last album to be released in Price's lifetime before his death on August 8, 2015.

Background

Sean Price announced the album to the public in mid-2009 by releasing a mixtape titled Kimbo Price: A Prelude to Mic Tyson, which contains 23 tracks. In an interview with VladTV he stated that "he's tryin' to fuck everybody on this album". He calls it Mic Tyson "because he's from Brownsville and that he knows how to fight".

In an interview with Grand Angel TV, he stated that the only confirmed guest thus far was rapper Chali 2na. [2] However he did not make the final cut of the album. In that same year, he spoke with Conspiracy Radio regarding the producers slated on the album, which are Stu Bangas, The Alchemist, Evidence, Sid Roams (who as well did not make the final cut), 9th Wonder, (who has appeared on Price's two previous studio albums), Beat Butcha, etc. [3]

In 2012 three videos on YouTube Dallas Penn channel surfaced of Price previewing tracks off of Mic Tyson, and after many of the pushbacks, Price stated that the album would see release in July. However it was pushed back, yet again, to October 30, which ended up being the actual release date.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 9/10 [6]
HipHopDX 4/5 [7]
RapReviews8.5/10 [8]
XXL 4/5 (XL) [9]

Mic Tyson was met with generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on seven reviews. [4]

Mark Bozzer of Exclaim! stated "Young rappers take notice: you want to sound like this when you get older". [6] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album saying "Sean Price has rarely if ever lost a step and Mic Tyson is not going to be the time that he did". [8] AllMusic's David Jeffries said "Price's material-starved fans are craving his words more than beats, so don't call it a comeback but a wicked, wordy return". [5] HipHopDX reviewer RomanCooper said "It's a matter of execution, and in that regard, fans will have little to complain about". [7] Writing for XXL , David "Rek" Lee said that "these verses could've fit on any of his past records or mixtapes. But the production on Mic Tyson ties them together nicely". [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Genesis of the Omega" (Intro)
 The Alchemist 2:00
2."Bar-Barian"
  • Price
  • Maman
The Alchemist2:09
3."Pyrex"
  • Price
  • W. Hendricks
AMP2:34
4."Price & Shining Armor" (featuring Ruste Juxx)
Wool3:04
5."Title Track"
  • Price
  • Eric Gabouer
Eric G.2:30
6."Straight Music"
 9th Wonder 2:09
7."STFU, Pt. 2"
  • Price
  • Maman
The Alchemist2:58
8."Hush"
 Khrysis 2:35
9."Solomon Grundy" (featuring Ill Bill and Ike Eyes)
Eric G.3:48
10."Frankenberry" (featuring Buckshot)
Stu Bangas2:20
11."BBQ Sauce" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
3:05
12."Bully Rap" (featuring Realm Reality)
The Alchemist3:45
13."By the Way" (featuring Torae)
Evidence2:26
14."Battering Bars" (featuring Pumpkinhead)
 Beat Butcha 2:52
15."The Hardest Nigga Out"
  • Price
  • Dubock
Beat Butcha2:47
Total length:41:00
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Haraam"PriceTeam Demo3:00
17."Remember" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)
 Statik Selektah 2:58
18."I See"Price Quelle Chris 0:59
Total length:48:00
Amazon bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Let Me Tell You"
  • Price
  • Dubock
Beat Butcha2:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 9
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [12] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [14] 22

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