RR2: The Bitter Dose

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RR2: The Bitter Dose
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2018
Genre
Length48:10
Label Marci Enterprises
Producer
Roc Marciano chronology
Sabbath
(2017)
RR2: The Bitter Dose
(2018)
Warm Hennessy
(2018)

RR2: The Bitter Dose is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Roc Marciano, released on February 27, 2018, by Marci Enterprises. The album is a sequel to Marciano's fourth studio album, Rosebudd's Revenge (2017). Marciano produced most of the album, with additional work by Elemnt, Animoss, and Don Cee. The album features guest appearances from rappers Action Bronson and Knowledge the Pirate. [3]

Contents

Release

Marciano released RR2: The Bitter Dose at first exclusively on his website as a $30 digital download. [4] It was later released on streaming services on March 9, 2018. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [1]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]

Philip Mylnar of Pitchfork praised the album, stating that it "feels like a restatement of Roc Marci's core principles, recited in the hallowed style of reading from a religious scripture." [1] Rajin of Extraordinary Nobodies opined that the album "displays Roc Marciano at his most ambitious. While it still doesn't quite match Reloaded , arguably is [ sic ] magnum opus, it is without a doubt his most innovative work since Marcberg ." [7]

Robert Christgau named "Corniche" and "The Sauce" as highlights and wrote: "Complex rhymes, organic textures, well-felt soul samples, and a few deft cameo changeups render this particular lucre quest so entertaining it's almost interesting." [6]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of RR2: The Bitter Dose
PublicationListRankRef.
Dead End Hip HopStaff Writers Pick: Top Ten Albums of 2018
[8]
Hip Hop Golden AgeThe Best Hip Hop Albums of 2018
27
[9]

Track listing

RR2: The Bitter Dose track listing
No.TitleProducerLength
1."Respected"Elemnt2:49
2."Tent City" Roc Marciano 3:04
3."Bohemian Grove" (featuring Knowledge the Pirate)Animoss3:45
4."Corniche" (featuring Action Bronson)Roc Marciano3:09
5."C.V.S." (featuring Knowledge the Pirate)Don Cee2:41
6."Saks Fifth"Roc Marciano3:03
7."Major League"Don Cee3:38
8."Bedspring King"Roc Marciano3:50
9."The Sauce"Roc Marciano3:15
10."Happy Endings"Animoss4:35
11."Kill You"Roc Marciano4:28
12."67 Lobby"Elemnt3:21
13."Muse"Roc Marciano2:50
14."Pimp Smack Shit"Roc Marciano0:33
15."Power"Roc Marciano3:09
Total length:48:10

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