Negrophilia: The Album

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Negrophilia: The Album
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Studio album by
Mike Ladd
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
StudioSorcerer Sound
Genre
Length47:37
Label Thirsty Ear
Producer
Mike Ladd chronology
Nostalgialator
(2004)		Negrophilia: The Album
(2005)		 Father Divine
(2005)
Singles from Negrophilia: The Album
  1. "Shake It"
    Released: 2004

Negrophilia: The Album is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Thirsty Ear in 2005.

Contents

The album features contributions from Guillermo E. Brown, Vijay Iyer, Andrew Lamb, Roy Campbell, and Bruce Grant. [1] It is inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! favorable [5]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [1]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of Ladd's most accomplished albums to date, proving once again that he's one of the most forward-thinking artists around." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Field Work (The Ethnographer's Daughter)"5:31
2."The French Dig Latinos, Too"5:17
3."In Perspective"7:00
4."Shake It"3:19
5."Worldwide Shrinkwrap (Contact Zones)"3:40
6."Back at Ya"4:04
7."Appropriated Metro"1:29
8."Blonde Negress"3:22
9."Sam and Milli Dine Out"4:44
10."Nancy and Carl Go Christmas Shopping"4:01
11."Sleep Patterns of Black Expatriots Circa 1960"5:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tangari, Joe (January 30, 2005). "Mike Ladd: Negrophilia". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Negrophilia: The Album - Mike Ladd". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Taylor, James (February 1, 2005). "Mike Ladd: Negrophilia - The Album (2005)". All About Jazz . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Mike Ladd - Negrophilia: The Album". AllMusic . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Stoneage, Daryl (January 1, 2006). "Mike Ladd - Negrophilia The Album". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ranta, Alan. "Mike Ladd - Negrophilia". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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