Power & Passion

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Power & Passion
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EP by
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
Genre Hip hop
Length18:17
Label Universal Republic
Producer
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire chronology
The Man in the High Castle
(2012)		Power & Passion
(2012)		Kismet
(2013)

Power & Passion is the second extended play (EP) by American rapper Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. [1] It was released on Universal Republic Records, as his major record label debut, on November 6, 2012. [2] It includes production from Dot da Genius, Harry Fraud, El-P, SpaceGhostPurrp, and Blue Sky Black Death, [3] as well as guest appearances from Gucci Mane and Goldie Glo. [4] A music video was released for "The Message Pt. 1 & 2". [5] [6]

Contents

Promotion

Prior to the release of Power & Passion, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire released "Position of Passion" as a prelude to the project. [7] The song uses the beat of 50 Cent's song "Position of Power". [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound D [10]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [11]
Pitchfork 5.4/10 [12]
Spin 7/10 [13]
XXL L [14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Power & Passion received an average score of 60, based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [9]

Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the EP a 3.5 out of 5, commenting that "Previously proving capable of awareness and self-scrutiny, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire is dedicated to regression this go round with Power & Passion, pandering to the notion that entertainment can be drawn from sheer recklessness." [11] Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork gave the EP a 5.4 out of 10, calling it "a vulgar, dissonant listen" and "wildly inconsistent on a bar-by-bar basis." [12] Brandon Soderberg of Spin gave the EP a 7 out of 10, describing the beats as "a chillwave-meets-Bomb Squad sound full of Morricone moans, ringing Black Sabbath riffs, and from-a-black-hole bass." [13]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Cari Zalioni" Dot da Genius 3:02
2."Cheap Whores & Champagne" Harry Fraud 3:32
3."Telephuck" (featuring Gucci Mane) El-P 3:51
4."Supa Speaks (Interlude)" 1:26
5."Aggin Laer" (featuring Goldie Glo) SpaceGhostPurrp 3:12
6."The Message Pt. 1 & 2" Blue Sky Black Death 3:12

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  2. ↑ Martins, Chris (October 11, 2012). "Mr MFN eXquire Brings Out Gucci Mane on 'Telephuck,' From His New 'Passion & Power' EP". Spin . Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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