Rap Album One
2013 studio album by Jonwayne
Rap Album One is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Jonwayne. It was released on October 29, 2013, on Stones Throw Records. Music videos were created for "The Come Up" and "How to Be a Gemini."
01Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 |
| Fact | |
| HipHopDX | |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10 |
| Potholes in My Blog | |
| Spectrum Culture | |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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." 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."
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." In January 2014, it was named the Worldwide Winner of Album of the Year by British radio and club DJ Gilles Peterson. Max Bell of LA Weekly also called it "one of the best rap albums of the year".
02Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "After the Calm" | Jonwayne | 4:36 |
| 2. | "You Can Love Me When I'm Dead" | Jonwayne | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Find Me in the Future" | Jonwayne | 2:48 |
| 4. | "The Come Up Pt. 1" (featuring Scoop DeVille) | Jonwayne | 2:44 |
| 5. | "The Come Up Pt. 2" | Scoop DeVille | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Yung Grammar" | Jonwayne | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Reflection" | Jonwayne | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Zeroh's Song" | Jonwayne | 3:55 |
| 9. | "How to Be a Gemini" | Jonwayne | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Black Magic" | Scoop DeVille | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Sandals" | Jonwayne | 4:03 |
03Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Jonwayne, vocals, production (tracks 1-4, 6-9, 11), recording
- D-Styles, turntables (track 2)
- Scoop DeVille, additional vocals (track 4), production (tracks 5, 10)
- Zeroh, additional vocals (track 8), additional keyboards (track 8)
- Mndsgn, additional keyboards (track 11)
- Daddy Kev, mixing, mastering
- Jeff Jank, design
- Theo Jemison, photography
Sources and credits
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