Reloaded (Roc Marciano album)

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Reloaded
Reloaded (Deluxe Edition).jpg
Studio album by
Roc Marciano
ReleasedNovember 13, 2012
Recorded2010–12
Genre Hip hop
Length54:36
Label Decon
Producer
Roc Marciano chronology
Marcberg
(2010)		Reloaded
(2012)		 Marci Beaucoup
(2013)

Reloaded is the second studio album by American hip hop recording artist Roc Marciano, released on November 13, 2012, by Decon Records. Marciano produced most of the album and was assisted by The Alchemist, Ray West, Q-Tip, and The Arch Druids. [1] The album features guest contributions by rappers Ka and Knowledge the Pirate.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 9/10 [5]
HipHopDX 4/5 [6]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
RapReviews9/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 9/10 [11]
XXL Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg (XL) [12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 13 reviews. [13] Nick de Molina of XXL praised its production as "bold and experimental", and called Reloaded "a thrilling upgrade of signature East Coast delivery in the new age and one of the best albums of the year to date." [12] Phillip Mlynar of Spin felt that "Marciano's writing style elevates [the album] to a great one" and stated, "he's written perhaps the most vivid rap album of the year — and possibly of his lifetime." [11] Peter Marrack of Exclaim! called it "a sequel nonpareil in its originality and craftsmanship ... a humbling exhibit of spoken poetry knitted to orchestral magic, mixed and beautified by Q-Tip himself." [5] Although he found it thematically "narrow", Pitchfork's Ian Cohen found Marciano's "lyrical genius ... so captivating on a second-by-second basis that these criticisms feel misplaced or even irrelevant", and stated, "Reloaded improves on Marcberg in every conceivable way." [7]

About.com ranked the album #4 on its list of the "Top 10 Rap Albums of 2012." [14] Spin ranked the album #6 on its list of the "40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012." [15]

Track listing

Reloaded track listing
No.TitleProducerLength
1."Tek to a Mack" Roc Marciano 4:41
2."Flash Gordon" The Alchemist 2:51
3."Not Told" (featuring Knowledge the Pirate & Ka)Roc Marciano5:14
4."Pistolier"The Alchemist3:21
5."Thugs Prayer Pt. 2"Roc Marciano1:36
6."76"Roc Marciano4:33
7."We Ill"Roc Marciano3:23
8."Deeper"Roc Marciano2:57
9."Death Parade"Roc Marciano3:36
10."20 Guns"Roc Marciano1:54
11."Peru"Roc Marciano3:38
12."Thread Count" Q-Tip 3:53
13."Nine Spray" (featuring Ka)Ray West4:04
14."Emeralds"The Druids3:53
15."The Man"Roc Marciano5:02
Total length:54:36
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleProducerLength
16."I Shot the King"Roc Marciano2:52
17."Sweet Nothings"The Druids3:26
18."Paradise for Pimps"The Alchemist3:12
Total length:64:06

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] 44

References

  1. ↑ Jake Paine (October 3, 2012). "Roc Marciano "Reloaded" Cover Art, Tracklist & Production Credits". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Reloaded by Roc Marciano". Metacritic . Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Reloaded - Roc Marciano". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Madden, Mike (November 14, 2012). "Album Review: Roc Marciano – Reloaded". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Marrack, Peter (November 14, 2012). "Roc Marciano - Reloaded". Exclaim! . Toronto. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ Fairfax, Jesse (November 12, 2012). "Roc Marciano - Reloaded". HipHopDX . Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Cohen, Ian (November 21, 2012). "Roc Marciano: Reloaded". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ It's a powerful record that reconfigures the classic mnid-90s New York sound more skillfully than anyone's done for some time. [Feb 2013, p.103]
  9. ↑ Jones, Grant (January 8, 2013). "Album Review: Roc Marciano – Reloaded". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  10. ↑ Dolan, Jon (December 21, 2012). "'Reloaded'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Mlynar, Phillip (November 12, 2012). "Roc Marciano, 'Reloaded' (Decon)". Spin . New York. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  12. 1 2 de Molina, Nick (November 13, 2012). "Roc Marciano Reloaded Review". XXL . New York. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Reloaded Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 Rap Albums of 2012 - The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012". Rap.about.com. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Roc Marciano - Reloaded (Decon) - SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012 | SPIN | Year-End Lists | Best Albums". SPIN. December 11, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Roc Marciano Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Roc Marciano Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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