Disco! is the fifth studio album by American rapper Mike. It was released via 10K on June 21, 2021.[1] It has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2] It peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart.[3]
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| Released | June 21, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:12 | |||
| Label | 10K | |||
| Producer | DJ Blackpower | |||
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| Singles from Disco! | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDX | 3.9/5[4] |
| Flood Magazine | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
| Spectrum Culture | 80%[7] |
| Spin | favorable[8] |
| Stereogum | favorable[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Dylan Green of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.0 out of 10, stating, "It's less a singing-and-dancing, public reclamation of self than it is a silent disco, a reminder that introspection and consistency can break any curse."[6] Tomas Miriti Pacheco of Spin commented that "the progression of both his sorrow and his musical technique can be traced across the album's diverse tracks."[8] Pranav Trewn of Stereogum wrote, "He is a conduit for a broad coalition of voices that speak across the album, taking in their perspectives and reflecting them back out like the disco ball that obscures his face on the cover."[9]
Accolades
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| NPR | 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 39
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| Okayplayer | 21 Best Albums of 2021 | 7
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| Paste | 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021 | N/A
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| Pitchfork | 50 Best Albums of 2021 | 16
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| PopMatters | 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021 | 6
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Track listing
editAll tracks were produced by Mike, under his production alias dj blackpower.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Evil Eye" | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Alarmed!" (featuring Sideshow) | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Leaders of Tomorrow (Intro)" | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Center City" | 1:50 |
| 5. | "Big Love" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Aww (Zaza)" | 2:01 |
| 7. | "Ghoulish" | 1:46 |
| 8. | "Babyvillain (In Our Veins)" | 2:38 |
| 9. | "At Thirst Sight by Assia" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Frogville (MK Ultra)" | 2:32 |
| 11. | "Endgame" | 1:31 |
| 12. | "World Market (Mo' Money)" | 2:54 |
| 13. | "Crystal Ball" | 1:37 |
| 14. | "Sandra" | 3:09 |
| 15. | "Tailwind" | 1:57 |
| 16. | "Airdrop" | 1:53 |
| 17. | "Spiral/Disco (Outro)" | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 43:12 | |
- "Alarmed!", "Ghoulish", "At Thirst Sight by Assia", and "Tailwind" are stylized in lowercase letters
- "At Thirst Sight by Assia" features vocals from singer Assia
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[3] | 98 |
References
edit- ^ "Disco! - MIKE | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Disco! by MIKE". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Top Current Album Sales: Week of August 27, 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Brutocao, Ben (July 22, 2021). "MIKE Balances Trauma & Hope On Introspective 'DISCO!' Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Amorosi, Ad (June 23, 2021). "Mike, Disco!". Flood Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Green, Dylan (June 23, 2021). "MIKE: Disco!". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Dempsey, Colin (June 21, 2021). "Mike: Disco!". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Pacheco, Tomas Miriti (June 21, 2021). "On Disco!, MIKE Shares A Glimmer Of Hope". Spin. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Trewn, Pranav (June 21, 2021). "The Meditative Splendor Of MIKE's Disco!". Stereogum. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021, Ranked (page 2 of 5)". NPR. December 1, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Okayplayer's 21 Best Albums of 2021". Okayplayer. 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "The 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021". Paste. December 31, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. December 7, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021 (page 3 of 4)". PopMatters. December 13, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2022.