MHz Legacy is the first studio album by American hip hop group MHz Legacy.[1] It was released on Man Bites Dog Records on October 30, 2012.[2][3] It features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Ill Bill, Slaine, and Slug.[4] Production is handled by the likes of Harry Fraud, Marco Polo, and J. Rawls.[5]

MHz Legacy
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
GenreHip hop
Length65:45
LabelMan Bites Dog Records
Producer
MHz Legacy chronology
Table Scraps
(2001)
MHz Legacy
(2012)

Music videos were created for "Gone",[6] "Somewhere",[7] "Obituaries",[8] "Outta Room",[9] and "Satisfaction".[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[4]
HipHopDX     [12]
Okayplayerfavorable[13]
XXLXL[5]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]

Andres Tardio of HipHopDX wrote, "For now, MHz Legacy fits the group's journey quite well with strong highlights and a few struggles along the way."[12] Nick McClure of Okayplayer stated, "Fans of quick-witted wordplay and hard beats will not be disappointed, even if they did wait a decade."[13] Bogar Alonso of XXL commented that the album "sounds like the perfect counterbalance to the grit of Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein (though with a few less gradients of genius)."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Accidentally on Purpose"Rob Stern2:45
2."Hindsight (1998)" (featuring Playdough)RJD24:55
3."Four Player Mode"RJD23:44
4."Outta Room"RJD23:07
5."Spaceship" (featuring Danny Brown)Harry Fraud3:48
6."Soul Train (of Thought)" (featuring Oh No)Illmind3:47
7."Addictionary" (featuring Ill Bill and Slaine)Stu Bangas3:20
8."Gone"Surock3:46
9."Obituaries"Marco Polo3:32
10."Columbus Diss Patch" (featuring Dom)J. Rawls3:32
11."Mass Temple" (featuring Steve)Jason Rose3:54
12."Y'all Don't Know"D14:33
13."Yellow and Blue" (featuring Blu)Surock4:16
14."Satisfaction" (featuring Slug)RJD23:54
15."Tero Smith" (featuring Aaron Livingston)RJD25:27
16."Somewhere (2099)"RJD23:20
17."Mechanical Me" (featuring Jason Rose)Jason Rose4:03
Total length:65:45

References

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  1. ^ DeVille, Chris (October 25, 2012). "Local music: MHz Legacy". Columbus Alive. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Steven (August 31, 2012). "MHz Legacy "MHz Legacy" Tracklist & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Deville, Chris (September 5, 2012). "MHz announce details of new album "MHz Legacy"". Columbus Alive. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Bozzer, Mark (October 30, 2012). "MHz: MHz Legacy". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Alonso, Bogar (November 1, 2012). "MHz Legacy, MHz Legacy". XXL. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  6. ^ Williams, Nick (September 24, 2012). "MHz Legacy Video Premiere: 'Gone'". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Shamz (2012). "Video Premiere: MHz Legacy "Somewhere (prod. RJD2)"". Okayplayer. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Meara, Paul (January 17, 2013). "Video: MHz Legacy "Obituaries"". Complex. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  9. ^ Eddy, Lincoln (February 13, 2013). "Resurrecting a MHz Legacy: RJD2 and Tage Future chase inspiration in "Out of Room"". Alarm. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Sargent, Jordan (March 7, 2013). "Watch MHz Legacy's Slug-Enriched, RJD2-Produced 'Satisfaction' Clip". Spin. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "MHz Legacy by MHz Legacy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Tardio, Andres (November 3, 2012). "MHz Legacy - MHz Legacy". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  13. ^ a b McClure, Nick (2012). "MHz Legacy". Okayplayer. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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