The Exxecution | ||||
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Studio album by Marco Polo and Ruste Juxx | ||||
Released | March 23, 2010 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 46:31 | |||
Label | Duck Down | |||
Producer | Marco Polo | |||
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Singles from The Exxecution | ||||
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The Exxecution (sometimes stylized as The eXXecution) is a collaborative studio album by Marco Polo and Ruste Juxx. It was released on Duck Down Music on March 23,2010. [1] It features guest appearances from DJ Revolution,Rock,Freddie Foxxx,Black Moon,and Sean Price. [2] It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [3] as well as number 67 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [4]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
HipHopDX | 3.0/5 [7] |
The Phoenix | [8] |
XXL | XL [9] |
At Metacritic,which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,the album received an average score of 85,based on 4 reviews,indicating "universal acclaim". [5]
Matt Rinaldi of AllMusic stated that Marco Polo provides "loop-heavy tracks that recall the 1990s East Coast heyday" and Ruste Juxx spits "aggressive battle-ready verses rife with verbal threats and street-corner boasts." [6] Chris Yuscavage of XXL praised "the undeniable chemistry demonstrated by Polo and Juxx." [9] Chris Faraone of The Phoenix wrote,"this duo have executed one of the greatest roughneck opuses this side of last century." [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Exxecution Intro" (featuring DJ Revolution) | 2:40 |
2. | "Death Penalty" (featuring DJ Revolution) | 3:40 |
3. | "Rearview" | 3:43 |
4. | "Take Money" (featuring Rock and Freddie Foxxx) | 3:55 |
5. | "I'm on It" | 3:44 |
6. | "Let's Take a Sec" (featuring Black Moon) | 4:16 |
7. | "Bread on Ya Head" | 3:43 |
8. | "Wings on Your Back" | 3:19 |
9. | "Nobody" | 4:23 |
10. | "F*ckin wit a Gangsta" (featuring Sean Price) | 4:17 |
11. | "Watch Yo Step" | 4:45 |
12. | "You Can't Stop Me" | 4:06 |
Total length: | 46:31 |
Chart | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [3] | 42 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] | 67 |
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