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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio release from the Brooklyn rapper includes such guests and producers as Pharoahe Monch, The Alchemist, 9th Wonder, and Khrysis.
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Bar-Barian
I don't want to dougie I just want money Studied under the understudy the one-twenty Young dummies, can't spar my flow tight, like your pants are You... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Nov 6, 2012
    90
    Young rappers take notice: you want to sound like this when you get older.
  2. Nov 15, 2012
    89
    You won't find much in the way of a message on Mic Tyson (closest thing might be on the driving "Pyrex": "wake up, all that crack and the street talk/is made up like Jack & The Beanstalk"), but you will find a raw rap sound seldom heard in these calloused days
  3. Nov 6, 2012
    85
    Sean Price has rarely if ever lost a step and Mic Tyson is not going to be the time that he did.
  4. Nov 6, 2012
    80
    It's a matter of execution, and in that regard, fans will have little to complain about.
  5. Dec 7, 2012
    80
    Price's material-starved fans are craving his words more than beats, so don't call it a comeback but a wicked, wordy return.
  6. Nov 6, 2012
    80
    These verses could've fit on any of his past records or mixtapes. But the production on Mic Tyson ties them together nicely.
  7. Q Magazine
    Jan 24, 2013
    60
    Witty, gritty punchlines abound, maintaining the energy level even on those tracks where the beats are somewhat routine. [Feb 2013, p.103]
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  1. Nov 9, 2012
    10
    This gets a perfect score from me me because this is a classic album by a classic emcee. One of the best emcees in the game, with a 20 yearThis gets a perfect score from me me because this is a classic album by a classic emcee. One of the best emcees in the game, with a 20 year career ranging with Boot Camp Clik, Heltak Skeltah, and Super group Random Axe, Sean Price is pushing the limits as always. In a good way! Not a weak Moment on this element. Excellent delivery, excellent lyrical flow, excellent production. Its a flawless album and a must have. This is an example of what Hip Hop Should Be! Expand