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At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Blade of the Ronin received an average score of 71% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 4]
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Title Producer(s) 1. "Cipher Unknown (Intro)" Bill Cosmiq 1:59 2. "Opposite of Desolate" (featuring Double A.B.) Bill Cosmiq 3:32 3. "Psalm 82" Bill Cosmiq 3:24 4. "The Power Cosmiq" (featuring Kenyattah Black) Bill Cosmiq 4:54 5. "Blade: The Art of Ox" (featuring Artifacts and U-God ) Black Milk 4:35 6. "Pressure of Survival (Skit)" Bill Cosmiq 0:23 7. "Carnivorous" (featuring Bill Cosmiq and Elzhi ) Bill Cosmiq 4:30 8. "Thunder in July" (featuring Elohem Star, Space, and Swave Sevah) Bill Cosmiq 4:34 9. "Water" Bill Cosmiq 3:59 10. "The Horizon (Interlude)" Bill Cosmiq 1:43 11. "Harlem Knights" Bill Cosmiq 3:37 12. "Sabertooth" (featuring Bill Cosmiq and Irealz) Bill Cosmiq 4:49 13. "Iron Rose" (featuring MF Doom ) Bill Cosmiq 4:02 14. "Solar System (Cosmos) (Skit)" Bill Cosmiq 0:47 15. "The Fire Rises" Bill Cosmiq 3:17 16. "Gotham (Ox City)" Bill Cosmiq 4:34 17. "Unison (Skit)" Bill Cosmiq 0:24 18. "Vision" (featuring The Quantum) Bill Cosmiq 3:43 19. "Salvation" Bill Cosmiq 3:18
Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks Title 20. "Silver Hawks" (featuring Kenyattah Black) 5:01 21. "Moksha" 2:16 22. "The Eternal Path" 3:10 23. "Iron Rose (Skylab 3 Remix)" (featuring MF Doom) 4:16
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Vast Aire – vocals, art directionVordul Mega – vocals, art directionBill Cosmiq – production (except 5), vocals (7, 12)
Double A.B. – vocals (2)
Kenyattah Black – vocals (4)
Artifacts – vocals (5)U-God – vocals (5)Black Milk – production (5)Elzhi – vocals (7)Elohem Star – vocals (8)
Space – vocals (8)
Swave Sevah – vocals (8)
Irealz – vocals (12)
MF Doom – vocals (13)The Quantum – vocals (18)
DJ Cip One – turntables
Brad "Syntax" Theophila – mixing
Matty Trump – mastering
Djob Jonathan – artwork
Salvador – additional art layout
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