Peter Pan Syndrome (album)

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Peter Pan Syndrome
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Studio album by
J-Zone
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2013 (2013-09-03) [1]
Studio Jamaica, Queens
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length54:48
Label Old Maid Entertainment
Producer J-Zone
J-Zone chronology
Live at the Liqua Sto
(2008)		Peter Pan Syndrome
(2013)		Lunch Breaks
(2014)
Singles from Peter Pan Syndrome
  1. "The Drug Song (Remix) / The Fox Hunt"
    Released: 2012 (2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Boombox favorable [2]
Exclaim! 8/10 [3]
Impose mixed [4]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [5]
Spectrum Culture3.25/5 [6]
XXL XL [7]

Peter Pan Syndrome is a studio album by American hip hop artist J-Zone. It was released on Old Maid Entertainment on September 3, 2013.

Contents

Critical reception

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying, "J-Zone's aggravated flow and stand-up-ready delivery lends itself to some sharp observations on class struggle, gentrification, and the travails of thwarted upward mobility." [5] He added, "Peter Pan Syndrome is such a focused and niche-satisfying record that it likely wouldn't work worth a damn if J-Zone didn't have his heart in it, but in what appears to be a welcome 180, he goes off and performs like somebody who's never been burned by the business." [5] Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "it's his honest, sharp and funny writing that makes Peter Pan Syndrome one of the first rap records to capture life in this decade." [3]

Spin listed it as the 17th best hip-hop album of 2013. [8] Impose included it on the "Best Albums of 2013" list. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."It's a Trap!"2:36
2."R.A.'s Career Advice"0:30
3."Gadget Ho"2:09
4."Molotov Cocktail"2:35
5."Opposites Attract" (featuring Al-Shid)2:52
6."Miscegenation on Ya Station!"1:19
7."Crib Issues"1:44
8."Jackin for Basquiats"1:24
9."The Drug Song (Remix)"2:53
10."Player Potion" (featuring Chief Chinchilla)1:27
11."Hog Slop" (featuring Celph Titled)3:30
12."Rap Baby Boomers"2:51
13."An Honest Day's Robbery" (featuring Has-Lo)5:12
14."Gimme a Hit"2:27
15."Trespasser"2:34
16."Black Weirdo"3:08
17."The Fox Hunt" (featuring Breeze Brewin)3:11
18."Roaches in the Kitchen"2:16
19."Peer Pressure"0:54
20."Peter Pan Syndrome"3:52
21."No Plan A"2:48
22."Mo' Pork" (featuring Swagmaster Bacon)2:36

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References

  1. ↑ "Peter Pan Syndrome | J-Zone". Bandcamp . September 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Martin, Andrew (September 17, 2013). "Review: J-Zone – 'Peter Pan Syndrome' Album". The Boombox . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Matthews, Aaron (September 9, 2013). "J-Zone - Peter Pan Syndrome". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (November 11, 2013). "J-Zone, Peter Pan Syndrome". Impose . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Patrin, Nate (September 12, 2013). "J-Zone: Peter Pan Syndrome". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Kangas, Chaz (October 22, 2013). "J-Zone: Peter Pan Syndrome". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ Steiner, B.J. (September 16, 2013). "J-Zone Returns To Rap As Sharp As Ever On 'Peter Pan Syndrome'". XXL . Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (December 5, 2013). "J-Zone, Peter Pan Syndrome (Old Maid) - Spin's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013". Spin . Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2013 (9 of 40)". Impose . December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

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