| The Best Damn Rap Show | ||||
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| Released | April 5, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Eastern Conference Records | |||
| Producer | Mighty Mi | |||
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The Best Damn Rap Show is a collaborative studio album by Vast Aire and Mighty Mi. It was released on Eastern Conference Records in 2005. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable [3] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [4] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [5] |
| Exclaim! | mixed [6] |
| The Independent | favorable [7] |
| PopMatters |   [1] |
| RapReviews.com | 7.5/10 [8] |
Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, commenting that "Mighty Mi's beats are a good match for Vast, packing all the necessary grit and disorienting ambiance, but the album lacks The Cold Vein 's dark edge." [2] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club stated, "Mi is the sonic auteur behind Rap Show's grimy B-movie atmospherics, but Aire brings the verbal pyrotechnics." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Best Damn Rap Show" | 2:08 |
| 2. | "What Goes Up" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Taboo" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "The Workover" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Friendly Fire" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Fighter Pilots" (featuring Tame One) | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Buck 50 Express" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Black Sunday" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Vintage" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Aire Maestro" | 1:49 |
| 11. | "Buttafly Knife" | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Off the Board" | 1:05 |
| Total length: | 40:52 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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