Rap Album One

Rap Album One
Studio album by Jonwayne
Released October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 38:13
Label Stones Throw
Producer Jonwayne, Scoop DeVille
Jonwayne chronology
Oodles of Doodles
(2012)Oodles of Doodles2012		 Rap Album One
(2013)		 Jonwayne Is Retired
(2015)Jonwayne Is Retired2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
Fact[5]
HipHopDX[6]
Pitchfork6.0/10[7]
Potholes in My Blog[8]
Spectrum Culture[9]

Rap Album One is a studio album by American hip hop artist Jonwayne.[10] It was released on October 29, 2013 on Stones Throw Records.[11] The album was mixed by Jonwayne and Daddy Kev at Cosmic Zoo.[12]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Rap Album One received an average score of 74 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! gave the album a 7 out of 10, commenting that "Jonwayne's flow is verbose, cerebral and free-associative by nature; toss in the gruff delivery, and the MF Doom comparisons are inevitable."[4] Kyle Kramer of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.0 out of 10, saying, "His sound is minimal, in many cases relying on just piano and subdued drum pattern—live he uses just a sampler and a mic—which works to vivid effect."[7]

Laurent Fintoni of Fact praised the album as "the sound of an artist who's finally found some balance between his rapper and producer halves."[5] In January 2014, it was named the Worldwide Winner of Album of the Year by British radio and club DJ Gilles Peterson.[13] Max Bell of LA Weekly also called it "one of the best rap albums of the year".[14]

Track listing

No.TitleProducerLength
1."After the Calm"Jonwayne4:36
2."You Can Love Me When I'm Dead" (featuring D-Styles)Jonwayne3:58
3."Find Me in the Future"Jonwayne2:48
4."The Come Up Pt. 1" (featuring Scoop DeVille)Jonwayne2:44
5."The Come Up Pt. 2"Scoop DeVille2:22
6."Yung Grammar"Jonwayne2:55
7."Reflection"Jonwayne4:50
8."Zeroh's Song" (featuring Zeroh)Jonwayne3:55
9."How to Be a Gemini"Jonwayne3:00
10."Black Magic"Scoop DeVille3:03
11."Sandals" (featuring Mndsgn)Jonwayne4:03

References

  1. 1 2 "Rap Album One - Jonwayne". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Rap Album One - Jonwayne". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Brydon, Grant (November 20, 2013). "Jonwayne - Rap Album One". Clash. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Cowie, Del F. (October 29, 2013). "Jonwayne - Rap Album One". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Fintoni, Laurent (November 8, 2013). "Jonwayne - Rap Album One". Fact. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ Rew, Jessica (November 23, 2013). "Jonwayne - Rap Album One". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Kramer, Kyle (November 12, 2013). "Jonwayne: Rap Album One". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ Aborisade, Femi (October 29, 2013). "Jonwayne – Rap Album One". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ Kangas, Chaz (November 26, 2013). "Jonwayne: Rap Album One". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Glenn (September 5, 2013). "Hear the First Single from Jonwayne's Upcoming Rap Album for Stones Throw". XLR8R. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  11. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (September 12, 2013). "RA News: Jonwayne readies Rap Album One". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  12. ↑ Jackson, Glenn (November 18, 2013). "In the Studio: Jonwayne". XLR8R. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "WORLDWIDE AWARDS 2014 // THE WINNERS!". Gilles Peterson Worldwide. January 19, 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Bell, Max (October 29, 2013). "Jonwayne Has One of the Best Rap Albums of the Year". LA Weekly. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
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