Magnificent City
by Aceyalone
  • Record Label: DECON
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2006
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11

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  1. AndrewS
    Feb 22, 2006
    10
    loved the album, looking forward to the shows!
  2. BIGMAN22
    May 20, 2016
    10
    people may not understand aces style of rapping but hes one of hip hops most underrated lyricists and has some superb work under his belt. people can say what they want. but this is like his past work. classic
  3. AlaMony
    Mar 6, 2006
    9
    Solid, solid cd. Gets better as you listen further. Rhymes and beats all tie together. Not the best work from either one, but plenty good enough.
  4. nickolettest
    Apr 18, 2006
    9
    I listen to that album over and over again. I love the rich music and Acey is cool as always.
  5. Abz
    Mar 30, 2006
    8
    Acey always delivers quality sounding lyrics even if the content is a little devoid of original flavor. I find this effort a success but not Acey's best joint by far. As for production... Dope! Love the variation in RJ's style... always original and very reminiscent of Prince Paul from a creativity perspective! Abz
  6. AlW
    Feb 14, 2006
    8
    Good beats, but Ace is a little bit lacking on the lyrics.
  7. JakobK
    Apr 12, 2006
    8
    ace and RJ when they bleed the funk in bring it best, secondly when they brind the trip they bring it good and the few tracks that don
  8. bon
    Mar 3, 2006
    3
    Aceyalone serves terribly as a lyricist, Rjd2 shows potential as a beat maker but this is far from his work on Deadringer or 8,000,000 stories
  9. TaiGuy
    Mar 3, 2006
    2
    Ace is horrible, needs to return to his pre millenium self, Rj is decent but only shows hints of genius, the album's two best songs are solomon jones and a sunday morning mystery, the only song where we don't have to here ace rapping

Awards & Rankings

49
#49 Best Album of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    90
    More than a few productions provide the type of slick, West Coast grind that allows Aceyalone to play the Lothario but still sound like he's satirizing the lover-man archetype.
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  2. Alternative Press
    80
    If Magnificent City is occasionally over-friendly-sounding... well, so what? [Mar 2006, p.138]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Aceyalone's deft merging of bookishness and braggadocio is a rare find. [17 Feb 2006, p.79]
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