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| Released | September 17, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:15 | |||
| Label | Fake Four Inc. | |||
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Zenith is a studio album by American hip hop group Grayskul. [1] It was released on Fake Four Inc. on September 17, 2013. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 73/100 [3] |
| Potholes in My Blog |    [4] |
| The Stranger | favorable [5] |
Chul Gugich of Beats Per Minute gave the album a 73 out of 100, saying, "Grayskul has done its part in keeping Seattle hip hop weird and unpredictable." [3] Kyle Fleck of The Stranger described it as "a sprawling collection of 17 tracks that broadens Grayskul's core aesthetic while maintaining their trademark dark humor and densely packed wordplay, with a diverse set of beats of a quality befitting the upper echelon of the underground." [6] Azaria C. Podplesky of Seattle Weekly stated that "a variety of lyrical content and futuristic beats keep things interesting." [7]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zenith" (featuring Raekwon) | Smoke M2D6 | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Come On" | 6 Fingers | 2:27 |
| 3. | "The Gift" (featuring Reva DeVito) | Void Pedal | 3:57 |
| 4. | "We Vanish" | Taco Neck | 3:29 |
| 5. | "I Adapt" (featuring Solillaquists of Sound and NyQwil) | Void Pedal | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Apollo 11" | Smoke M2D6 | 3:53 |
| 7. | "My Goodness" | Taco Neck | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Clubs" (featuring Katie Kate and Thaddeus) | Pale Soul | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Wide Awake" (featuring Themes and David Lincoln Mann) | Bruce Waine Beatz | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Face & the Fang" | Bruce Waine Beatz | 3:51 |
| 11. | "There Is No Edge" (featuring Ali Baker) | Smoke M2D6 | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Bad Business" (featuring Xperience) | Kuddie Fresh | 3:29 |
| 13. | "Not Going Anywhere" (featuring Aesop Rock) | Aesop Rock | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Maggot" | Smoke M2D6 | 3:14 |
| 15. | "Electric Gray" | Void Pedal | 3:48 |
| 16. | "U.F.O." (featuring Snafu) | Void Pedal | 4:20 |
| 17. | "Merry Days" | Marcus D | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 63:15 | ||
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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