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| Released | October 18, 2011 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:12 | |||
| Label | Decon | |||
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The Promise is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship. [2] It was released on Decon in 2011. [3]
In September 2011, Prefix premiered "Step 2 the Side". [1] In November that year, Prefix premiered the music video for "We Are". [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [6] |
| HipHopDX | [7] |
| Mishka NYC | A [8] |
| Potholes in My Blog | [9] |
| Spectrum Culture | 3.7/5.0 [10] |
Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "futuristic beats by Black Milk, Eligh, Kenny Segal, and Exile provide an updated setting for the dexterous wordplay." [5] Luke Gibson of HipHopDX said, "The end result of The Promise sees a legendary group that can still deliver inspired music." [7] Scott Thill of Wired described it as "a healthy reminder of what hip-hop can do when its rhyme machines boast big brains as well as balls." [11]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | Omid | 1:52 |
| 2. | "We Are" | Eligh | 2:43 |
| 3. | "This Write Here" | Omid | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Step 2 the Side" | Exile | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Ambassadors" | Kenny Segal | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Dart" | Myka 9 | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Gimmee" | Kenny Segal | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Government Lies" | E. Super | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Introspective" | Bionik | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Daddies" | JMD | 4:43 |
| 11. | "Candy" | Black Milk | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Know the Truth" | Myka 9 | 1:16 |
| 13. | "Popular" | Biz One | 3:35 |
| 14. | "Promise" | Josef Leimberg | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 49:12 | ||
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