| The Second Album | ||||
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| Released | November 5, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop [1] | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
| Label | Latyramid | |||
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The Second Album is the second studio album by Latyrx, an American hip hop duo consisting of Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born. [2] It was released via Latyramid on November 5, 2013. [3] It includes productions from Jel, Amp Live, and Tune-Yards, among others. [4] The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. [5]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100 [6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [8] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10 [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Second Album received an average score of 63, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]
Mike Powell of Rolling Stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Their second album isn't as radically unusual as its well-regarded predecessor, but the template remains the same: eclectic without getting wacky, thoughtful without getting preachy, full of great wordplay over beats that tie hip-hop to a history of all-purpose head-nod music from funk to electro and beyond." [10] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.8 out of 10, calling it "scattered and frantic." [9]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arrival" | Jel | 3:59 |
| 2. | "It's Time" (featuring Zion I) | Amp Live | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Reload" | Jel | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Exclamation Point" (featuring Forrest Day) | Forrest Day | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Deliberate Jibberish" | Tune-Yards | 2:03 |
| 6. | "Close Your Eyes" (featuring Busdriver) | Antonionian | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Nebula's Eye" (featuring 1-O.A.K. and Joyo Velarde) | G-Koop & O-Man | 4:16 |
| 8. | "The Power of Rumor (Leonard Is Lost)" |
| 4:12 |
| 9. | "Watershed Moment" (featuring Gift of Gab) | Tune-Yards | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Sometimes Why?" | Chris Funk | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Every Man for Himself" (featuring Future People and Joyo Velarde) | Future People | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Electric Chair" (featuring Corey Glover) |
| 4:01 |
| 13. | "Gorgeous Spirits" | The Bangerz | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 48:43 | ||
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [5] | 34 |
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