No Kings

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No Kings
No Kings album cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
Genre Hip hop
Length46:40
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S, Paper Tiger
Doomtree chronology
FH:XV (False Hopes 15)
(2009)
No Kings
(2011)
All Hands
(2015)
Singles from No Kings
  1. "Bangarang"
    Released: May 28, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club A− [3]
Consequence of Sound B [4]
The Current favorable [5]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

No Kings is the second official studio album by Minneapolis hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records on November 22, 2011. [1] "Bangarang" was released as a single from the album. [8] [9]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, No Kings received an average score of 80% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

City Pages included it on the "Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011" list. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."No Way" Sims, Mike Mictlan, Cecil Otter, P.O.S Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S 4:29
2."Bolt Cutter"P.O.S, Sims, Dessa, Mike MictlanCecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S4:30
3."Bangarang"P.O.S, Cecil Otter, Sims, Mike MictlanCecil Otter, Lazerbeak4:02
4."Beacon"Dessa, P.O.S, Cecil Otter, SimsCecil Otter4:11
5."Punch-Out"Mike Mictlan, SimsLazerbeak1:58
6."Little Mercy" (featuring Channy Casselle)Cecil Otter, DessaCecil Otter4:17
7."The Grand Experiment"Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan, P.O.SCecil Otter3:47
8."String Theory"Dessa, Sims, Cecil OtterLazerbeak3:01
9."Team the Best Team"P.O.S, Sims, Cecil Otter, Dessa, Mike MictlanLazerbeak4:36
10."Gimme the Go"Cecil Otter, SimsCecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S2:59
11."Own Yours"P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Cecil OtterCecil Otter, Lazerbeak5:19
12."Fresh New Trash"Sims, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Dessa, Mike MictlanCecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S, Paper Tiger 3:39

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 3
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 31
US Top Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 23

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