Thunderheist (album)

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Thunderheist
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)
Genre Hip hop, ghettotech
Length46:51
Label Big Dada
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 64/100 [1]
Review scores
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Pitchfork 4.4/10 [4]
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Spin favorable [7]

Thunderheist is the only studio album from Canadian electro hop duo of the same name. It was released in North America on March 31, 2009.

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sweet 16"3:46
2."Nothing 2 Step 2"4:00
3."Jerk It"3:51
4."LBG (Little Booty Girl)"4:24
5."Bubblegum"3:56
6."Slow Roll"3:16
7."Space Cowboy"4:29
8."The Party After"3:29
9."Freddie"4:22
10."Do the Right Thing"3:06
11."Red Whine"2:20
12."Cruise Low"3:12
13."Anthem"2:31

Personnel

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