Hope in Dirt City is the third album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon. It was released on May 29, 2012, on Upper Class Recordings.[1]
| Hope in Dirt City | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 38:13 | |||
| Label | Upper Class Recordings | |||
| Producer | Cadence Weapon | |||
| Cadence Weapon chronology | ||||
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Release
editThe music video for the first single "Conditioning" was released in April 2012.[2]
The whole album can be streamed on the Exclaim! website since May 22, 2012.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10.0[6] |
| Prefix | favorable[7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
| Toronto Star | [9] |
The album was named as a shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, the second time a Cadence Weapon album has been on the Polaris shortlist. He was previously nominated in 2006 for his debut album Breaking Kayfabe.[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get on Down" | 1:59 |
| 2. | "Conditioning" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Jukebox" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Cheval" | 2:27 |
| 5. | "(You Can't Stop) The Machine" (featuring Buck 65) | 3:19 |
| 6. | "No More Names (Aditi)" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Small Deaths" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Hype Man" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "There We Go" | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Crash Course for the Ravers" | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Hope in Dirt City" | 4:22 |
References
edit- ^ Kane, Tyler (April 10, 2012). "Cadence Weapon Announces New Album, Hope In Dirt City". Paste.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan (April 5, 2012). "Video: Cadence Weapon, "Conditioning"". The Fader.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (May 22, 2012). "Cadence Weapon - 'Hope in Dirt City' (album stream)". Exclaim!.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Hope In Dirt City - Cadence Weapon". AllMusic.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (May 29, 2012). "Album Review: Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Consequence of Sound.
- ^ Sargent, Jordan (June 7, 2012). "Cadence Weapon: Hope in Dirt City". Pitchfork.
- ^ McBee, Wilson (May 29, 2012). "Album Review: Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Prefix.
- ^ INM (July 2, 2012). "Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ Rayner, Ben (May 29, 2012). "Albums: Cadence Weapon on a path all his own". Toronto Star. Torstar Media Group. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Sperounes, Sandra (July 17, 2012). "Edmonton's Cadence Weapon makes Polaris shortlist". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2012.