Negrophilia: The Album

Negrophilia: The Album is a studio album by American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Thirsty Ear in 2005.

Negrophilia: The Album
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
StudioSorcerer Sound
Genre
Length47:37
LabelThirsty Ear
Producer
Mike Ladd chronology
Nostalgialator
(2004)
Negrophilia: The Album
(2005)
Father Divine
(2005)
Singles from Negrophilia: The Album
  1. "Shake It"
    Released: 2004

The album features contributions from Guillermo E. Brown, Vijay Iyer, Andrew Lamb, Roy Campbell, and Bruce Grant.[1] It is inspired by Petrine Archer-Straw's book of the same name.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!favorable[5]
Pitchfork7.2/10[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of Ladd's most accomplished albums to date, proving once again that he's one of the most forward-thinking artists around."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Field Work (The Ethnographer's Daughter)"5:31
2."The French Dig Latinos, Too"5:17
3."In Perspective"7:00
4."Shake It"3:19
5."Worldwide Shrinkwrap (Contact Zones)"3:40
6."Back at Ya"4:04
7."Appropriated Metro"1:29
8."Blonde Negress"3:22
9."Sam and Milli Dine Out"4:44
10."Nancy and Carl Go Christmas Shopping"4:01
11."Sleep Patterns of Black Expatriots Circa 1960"5:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

  1. Tangari, Joe (January 30, 2005). "Mike Ladd: Negrophilia". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. "Negrophilia: The Album - Mike Ladd". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. Taylor, James (February 1, 2005). "Mike Ladd: Negrophilia - The Album (2005)". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Mike Ladd - Negrophilia: The Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. Stoneage, Daryl (January 1, 2006). "Mike Ladd - Negrophilia The Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. Ranta, Alan. "Mike Ladd - Negrophilia". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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