The Landmark (album)

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The Landmark
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)
Genre Hip hop
Length38:52
Label Fake Four Inc.
Producer Factor Chandelier
Awol One & Factor Chandelier chronology
Owl Hours
(2009)
The Landmark
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [1]
East Bay Express unfavorable [2]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews.com7/10 [4]

The Landmark is the third collaborative studio album by American rapper Awol One and Canadian producer Factor Chandelier. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011.

Contents

Critical reception

Matthew Fiander of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying, "More so than any of his other records, The Landmark makes Awol One's laid-back gruffness feel like a crafted persona, one whose elements don't quite work together." [3] Bailey Pennick of East Bay Express said, "The twelve-track journey into Awol One's lyrical stream of consciousness results in a relatively boring listening experience." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Coming to Town"2:42
2."Perfect Opposites"3:02
3."Never Gonna Take Us Out" (featuring Ceschi)3:02
4."Frenemies"2:16
5."The Wasp" (featuring Moka Only)3:08
6."Don't Be Afraid"3:33
7."People on Drugs"3:11
8."Daze Go Bye" (featuring Buck 65)3:37
9."Rewind Yourself"3:13
10."One Live Tape" (featuring Ahmad and Abstract Rude)4:38
11."Real Late"3:32
12."Lonely Again"2:56

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References

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  2. 1 2 Pennick, Bailey (March 23, 2011). "Awol One & Factor". East Bay Express . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Fiander, Matthew (March 2, 2011). "Awol One & Factor: The Landmark". PopMatters . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. Juon, Steve (March 1, 2011). "Awol One & Factor :: The Landmark :: Fake Four Inc". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.