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God Loves Ugly

For the song, see GodLovesUgly.

God Loves Ugly is the second studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on June 11, 2002.[1]

God Loves Ugly
Studio album by
Atmosphere
ReleasedJune 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded2000–2002
GenreHip hop
Length69:28
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerAnt
Atmosphere chronology
Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's
(2001) 		God Loves Ugly
(2002) 		Seven's Travels
(2003)
Singles from God Loves Ugly
  1. "Modern Man's Hustle"
    Released: 2002
  2. "GodLovesUgly"
    Released: 2002

Release

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The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in the United States.[2] The single from the album, titled "Modern Man's Hustle", reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.[2]

On January 20, 2009, God Loves Ugly was re-released with a bonus DVD, featuring cameos from Eyedea, Aesop Rock and Crescent Moon, among others.[3] Originally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, the DVD features two hours of live performance footage, special guest appearances, and music videos for "GodLovesUgly", "Summer Song", and "Say Shh".[3]

Reception and legacy

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Alternative Press8/10[6]
Blender     [7]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[8]
Kludge8/10[9]
Pitchfork5.7/10 (2002)[10]
6.6/10 (2009)[11]
Rolling Stone     [12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [13]
The Village VoiceA−[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Loves Ugly received an average score of 76% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

In 2011, "Modern Man's Hustle" ranked at number 6 on Complex's "25 Best Rhymesayers Songs" list.[15]

In 2015, God Loves Ugly was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000".[16]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Onemosphere"2:19
2."The Bass and the Movement"4:04
3."Give Me"4:02
4."Fuck You Lucy"5:33
5."Hair"3:23
6."GodLovesUgly"3:52
7."A Song About a Friend"4:28
8."Flesh" (featuring I Self Devine)4:09
9."Saves the Day"3:44
10."Lovelife"3:35
11."Breathing"3:02
12."Vampires"4:19
13."A Girl Named Hope"2:09
14."GodLovesUgly Reprise"1:49
15."Modern Man's Hustle"3:47
16."One of a Kind"3:30
17."Blamegame"4:50
18."Shrapnel"6:53
Total length:69:28
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[17]
No.TitleLength
19."Twomosphere"3:28
20."Threemosphere"4:16
21."GodLovesUgly" (Music Video)3:54

Personnel

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  • Ant – Production
  • Slug – Vocals
  • Mankwe Ndosi – vocal accompaniment on "GodLovesUgly" and "Shrapnel"
  • George Faber – harmonica help on "Give Me"
  • Sara Lindsay – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"
  • Sara Schrantz – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"[18]

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Billboard 200[19] 139
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20] 43

References

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  1. ^ "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly (Original Release)". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Eustice, Kyle (June 11, 2016). "Today in Hip Hop History: Atmosphere Releases Sophomore Album, 'God Loves Ugly'". The Source. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Love, Bret. "God Loves Ugly – Atmosphere". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Alternative Press (170): 76. September 2002.
  7. ^ Smith, RJ (September 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Blender (9): 143. Archived from the original on May 6, 2004. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Hermes, Will (August 16, 2002). "God Loves Ugly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Perez, Arturo. "Atmosphere – God Loves Ugly". Kludge. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  10. ^ Chennault, Sam (July 4, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  11. ^ Patrin, Nate (February 20, 2009). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  12. ^ Caramanica, Jon (August 22, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Atmosphere". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 16, 2002). "Consumer Guide: Spreading the Net". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  15. ^ Kangas, Chaz (May 3, 2011). "Slug Talks Complex's 25 Best Rhymesayers Songs - #6. Atmosphere "Modern Man's Hustle" (2002)". Complex. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  17. ^ "United States/Canada iTunes bonus tracks". iTunes. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  18. ^ God Loves Ugly (2002) liner notes.
  19. ^ "Atmosphere - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  20. ^ "Atmosphere - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
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