Unapologetic Art Rap

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Unapologetic Art Rap
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2010 (2010-05-11) [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length45:51
Label Mush
Producer Alwayz Prolific, Adamatic, Exile, Awkward, Maestroe, Open Mike Eagle, Kuest 1, Silencio
Open Mike Eagle chronology
Unapologetic Art Rap
(2010)
Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes
(2011)
Singles from Unapologetic Art Rap
  1. "I Rock"
    Released: April 27, 2010 [2]

Unapologetic Art Rap is the debut studio album by American hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle. It was released via Mush Records on May 11, 2010. [3] Music videos were created for "I Rock" [4] and "Pissy Transmissions". [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]
Exclaim! favorable [7]
Impose favorable [8]
Potholes in My BlogStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Ali Elabbady of Potholes in My Blog gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting that "The production is definitely a highlight" and "Mike's performance is definitely noteworthy as well." [9] Blake Gillespie of Impose called it "the finest representations of taxonomic boom bap rap". [8] Kevin Jones of Exclaim! said, "Quirky, laid-back, slice-of-life rhymes littered with wide-ranging pop culture references bounce from the absolutely banal to the surprisingly political, like the no day-job dreams of 'I Rock' juxtaposed with the corrosive blaxploitation denunciations heard on 'Unapologetic.'" [7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Art Rap Party"Always Prolific3:05
2."Freak Flag"Adamatic3:37
3."I Rock" Exile 2:23
4."Rap Protection Prayer"Awkward3:30
5."Helicopter"Always Prolific, Maestroe2:13
6."Mistakes" (featuring Alpha MC)Always Prolific2:33
7."WTF Is Art Rap?"Always Prolific1:32
8."Unapologetic" (featuring Nocando)Awkward3:32
9."Pissy Transmissions" Open Mike Eagle 3:23
10."Original Butterscotch Confection" (featuring Busdriver)Maestroe2:20
11."Partly Cloudy"Always Prolific, Maestroe1:46
12."Easter Surgery" (featuring Serengeti and Jefferson DeJesus)Kuest 13:03
13."Garbage Man"Awkward4:14
14."Mole in Your Ministry"Silencio4:01
15."Go Home" (featuring Swim Team)Adamatic4:39

References

  1. "MH-269: Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap". Mush Records . Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. "MH-046: Open Mike Eagle - I Rock". Mush Records . Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. Martin, Andrew (March 28, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap". Prefix. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  4. Gillespie, Blake (April 28, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle, "I Rock"". Impose . Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. Martin, Andrew (January 7, 2011). "Open Mike Eagle – "Pissy Transmissions"". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "Open Mike Eagle". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Jones, Kevin (June 15, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Gillespie, Blake (June 15, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle, Unapologetic Art Rap". Impose . Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Elabbady, Ali (June 19, 2010). "Album Review: Open Mike Eagle – Unapologetic Art Rap". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved August 13, 2017.