Dame Fortune is the sixth studio album by RJD2.[1] It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on March 25, 2016.[2] Recorded in Philadelphia, it features guest appearances from Jordan Brown, Son Little, Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, and Josh Krajcik.[3]

Dame Fortune
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Genre
Length44:01
LabelRJ's Electrical Connections
ProducerRJD2
RJD2 chronology
More Is Than Isn't
(2013)
Dame Fortune
(2016)
The Fun Ones
(2020)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Clash5/10[6]
Consequence of SoundC+[7]
DIY     [8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
HipHopDX3.8/5[10]
Slant Magazine     [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a culmination album with an artist's evolution pushing things forward with all his strengths in tow."[5] Meanwhile, Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of C+, saying: "The entirety of the record, in fact, feels like it's trailing a few years behind."[7]

Uproxx placed it at number 13 on the "Best Experimental and Electronic Albums of 2016" list.[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."A Portal Inward"2:47
2."The Roaming Hoard"2:33
3."Peace of What" (featuring Jordan Brown)3:29
4."The Sheboygan Left"4:50
5."A New Theory"2:04
6."We Come Alive" (featuring Son Little)4:34
7."PF, Day One"4:55
8."Saboteur" (featuring Phonte Coleman)3:59
9."Your Nostalgic Heart and Lung"4:42
10."Up in the Clouds" (featuring Blueprint)4:48
11."Band of Matron Saints" (featuring Josh Krajcik)4:02
12."Portals Outward"1:20

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Eric Renner (January 6, 2016). "RJD2 announces new album Dame Fortune". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (January 6, 2016). "RJD2 Mines Philly Soul, Social Unrest on New LP, 'Dame Fortune'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Camp, Zoe (January 6, 2016). "RJD2 Returns With New Album Dame Fortune, Shares "Peace of What"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Dame Fortune by RJD2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Dolan, Jack (April 1, 2016). "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". Clash. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Kivel, Adam (March 24, 2016). "RJD2 – Dame Fortune". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. ^ Young, Martyn (March 25, 2016). "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". DIY. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  9. ^ Keating, Daryl (March 23, 2016). "RJD2: Dame Fortune". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  10. ^ Bisnoff, Jason (April 1, 2016). "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  11. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (March 20, 2016). "RJD2: Dame Fortune". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  12. ^ "The Best Experimental And Electronic Albums Of 2016". Uproxx. December 30, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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