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77 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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  • Summary: A$AP Rocky, Dom Kennedy, Curren$y, and Kendrick Lamar are some of the guests on the Los Angeles rapper's second album on Top Dawg Entertainment.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    Feb 1, 2012
    88
    The key is confidence. Moments that would be cringe-inducing if delivered by the less intrepid come across as triumphant.
  2. Beats Per Minute (formerly One Thirty BPM)
    Feb 1, 2012
    87
    An insistent, vital, full frontal assault.
  3. Dusted Magazine
    Apr 30, 2012
    50
    Habits & Contradictions is less like a label-released full-length and more like an amateurish mixtape, a work in progress.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. RonaldOVOXO
    10
    Very classic album Schoolboy Q did it again. His mixtapes & albums are instant classics. He taking hip hop by storm and he's bringing it back to the top of the food chain… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. TTW107
    8
    TDE! Dope from start to finish. Sacreligious, Hands on the Wheel, Blessed, and There He Go are my favorites. I desperately need a Black Hippy album (kendrick lamar, ab soul, schoolboy q, and jay rock) The songs they have now are so freaking good.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. rydermusic
    7
    Nothing new, but definitely a good album, well produced and performed better. From an independent album, perhaps one can not expect better, but between "Section.80" and "Habits & Contraddiction" certainly prefer Schoolboy Q.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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