Rock Paper Scissors (album)

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Rock Paper Scissors
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
Genre Hip hop
Length70:00
Label Legendary Entertainment, Plague Language
Producer Noah23 (exec.), Anucongo, Ceschi, Debmaster, Eclekt, Factor Chandelier, Fresh Kils, Giovanni Marks, Gregory Pepper, Jim Guthrie, Lord Kufu, Madadam, Mr Soch, Naval Aviator, Playpad Circus, Riff Raff, The Sad Clowns, Small Is Beautiful, Thur Deephrey, Zoën
Noah23 chronology
Dirty Bling
(2008)
Rock Paper Scissors
(2008)
Upside Down Bluejay
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cokemachineglow 79/100 [1]
Hip Hop CoreStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Mownofavorable [3]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
URBNET Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Rock Paper Scissors is a 2008 studio album by Canadian hip hop artist Noah23, released on Legendary Entertainment and Plague Language. [8] A music video was produced for "Fame". [9]

Contents

Critical reception

Alan Ranta of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "Regardless of the current state, history will remember Noah23." [5] Addi Stewart of Now said: "You make your own meanings out of this kind of madman genius rap, and Rock Paper Scissors is a winner if you are up for investing a little imagination." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hungry" (featuring All Things Invisible)Mr Soch3:54
2."Pinball" (featuring Gregory Pepper)Madadam2:59
3."Half Drunk" (featuring Cadence Weapon)Madadam1:46
4."Crystal Palace" (featuring Wormhole)Lord Kufu2:29
5."Raw Nukes" (featuring Livestock) Small Is Beautiful 4:02
6."Gaia Bacteria" (featuring Demune)Playpad Circus3:27
7."Faded" (featuring Ceschi) Ceschi 4:13
8."Elephant March" (featuring Bleubird and Fidget) Gregory Pepper 3:40
9."Toy Story" (featuring The Main)Gregory Pepper2:21
10."Moon Landing" (featuring Josh Martinez)Anucongo2:53
11."Rusty Robotz" (featuring Baracuda)Anucongo2:40
12."Things Get Done" (featuring Modulok)Debmaster3:10
13."Give It to the People" Giovanni Marks 1:13
14."Ils Persistent" (featuring Delectable)Eclekt2:30
15."Tragic Comedy" (featuring Epic, K-the-I???, and Sole)Thur Deephrey2:56
16."Gothic Cathedral" (featuring Hangnail and Homesick)Naval Aviator2:27
17."Olfactory Memorial"Zoën2:23
18."Black Ball" (featuring Tykus and Wordburglar)Fresh Kils4:07
19."Wisdom Teeth" (featuring The Sad Clowns)The Sad Clowns2:31
20."Dead End Game" (featuring StapleMouth)Riff Raff5:18
21."True Romance" (featuring Athena and Sankofa) Factor Chandelier 3:10
22."Torn Again" (featuring Jim Guthrie) Jim Guthrie 2:24
23."Fame"Madadam3:27

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