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| Released | November 3, 2017 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:31 | |||
| Label | Backwoodz Studioz | |||
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Rome (sometimes stylized as ROME) is the second studio album by American hip hop group Armand Hammer. [2] It was released via Backwoodz Studioz in 2017. [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Impose | favorable [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [5] |
| Vulture | favorable [6] |
Phillip Mlynar of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, writing, "the two emcees have delved deeper and burrowed further into the leftfield, carving out a shadowy nook that not only shuns the commercial trappings of the mainstream but also moves on from the boom-bap theology that can plague these kinds of records." [5] Paul Thompson of Vulture gave the album a favorable review, saying, "Rome, their newest record, is also their best, a master class in style and form, and a pointed look at the grand and tiny grasps for power people make every day, from private property seizures to nationalist Facebook rants." [6] He added, "It's a record that fully utilizes each artist's greatest strengths, and stands up to any rap album released in 2017." [6] Charles Aaron of City Pages described the album as "a grimly volatile, frightfully insightful spew of epic-poem proportions." [7]
Tom Breihan of Stereogum placed it at number 28 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list. [3]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pakistani Brain" | Messiah Musik | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Dead Money" | Messiah Musik | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Tread Lightly" | August Fanon | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Carnies" (featuring Mach-Hommy) | Messiah Musik | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Dry Ice" | Fresh Kills | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Microdose" (featuring Quelle Chris) | August Fanon | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Fanon's Ghost" | August Fanon | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Shammgod" (featuring Denmark Vessey) | High Priest | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Stole" | Messiah Musik | 3:05 |
| 10. | "It Was Written" | August Fanon | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Dianetics" (featuring Curly Castro) | Messiah Musik | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Pergamum" | Kenny Segal | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Barbarians" | JPEGMafia | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Overseas (Epilogue)" | August Fanon | 1:39 |
| Total length: | 43:31 | ||
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