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Beauty And The Beat - Edan
  • Band Name: Edan
  • Record Label: Lewis
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2005
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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Summary: This self-produced second album for the Boston-based rapper includes guest appearances from Mr. Lif, Percee P, Dagah and Insight.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Stylus Magazine
    91
    Edan has lowered his tone, beefed up his content, mastered an independent, creative production style and crafted a concise album that makes a strong stab for early album of the year bids.
  2. Urb
    90
    With an awe-inspiring imagination in tow, Edan drops his own distinct magical mystery tour. [Apr 2005, p.101]
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    60
    The record is more about preserving hip-hop culture that about creating something fresh.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Kimo
    10
    The album is wholistic and coherent, a psychadellic rap album that somehow can still be classified as traditional while at the same time breaking the boundries of the often stagnant rap formula.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. tylerf
    5
    overrated
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. ChrisF
    2
    this dude blows. Beats are ok, but if you want to listen to some suburbian kid re-enact the wu tang clan... this is for you. I'm happy with the real thing.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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