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Selling My Soul Image
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62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

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2.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The third solo release for the Wu-Tang Clan member features guest appearances from Kurupt and Ol' Dirty Bastard (posthumously).
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Jan 7, 2013
    79
    It's an indulgent side project and the monotony of the production is enough that the 'McKayla is Not Impressed' face may be unavoidable.
  2. Dec 21, 2012
    75
    Even with him covering just about every lyric here, this album never stagnates.
  3. Dec 21, 2012
    70
    The productions are steeped in soul and R&B, offering a more upbeat and clean sound than the usual Wu murk and a Masta Killa companion to Ghostface's retro effort Ghostdini the Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City.
  4. Dec 21, 2012
    60
    With Selling My Soul, Masta Killa seems to have winged his way through songs that are lazy and conceptually not well put together.
  5. Jan 11, 2013
    52
    ["All Natural" is] the one song on the spotty, often comatose Selling My Soul that sounds like it needed to be made.
  6. Jan 3, 2013
    45
    The MC never feels particularly inspired on this disc, his momentum crashing after the first few tracks. [Jan-Feb 2013, p.93]
  7. Mar 27, 2013
    25
    It's an album with no direction, no cohesion and a striking lack of energy.

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  1. Dec 26, 2012
    6
    In perfect Wu-Tang style, Masta Killa releases this decent album for songs like "Soul & Substance" and "R U Listening", but for the rest ofIn perfect Wu-Tang style, Masta Killa releases this decent album for songs like "Soul & Substance" and "R U Listening", but for the rest of the tracks, this album is the voice of the ordinary. Expand