The Return Of Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagon
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61 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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  • Summary: Kool Keith's second Dr. Octagon album follows a full decade after his first, with production this time handled by One Watt Sun.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Lost At Sea
    95
    Dr. Octagon has once again put hip-hop under the knife and performed surgery on it.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    The Return of Dr. Octagon doesn't always make a lot of sense, but that's the beauty of it.
  3. Mojo
    60
    There's just enough twisted wit among the non sequiturs to redeem this controversial release. [Oct 2006, p.100]
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  4. RapReviews.com
    35
    Taking into account the fact that there is probably 15-20 minutes worth of actual Kool Keith verses on this release it is completely unacceptable that this is being passed off as a full album.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. petert
    10
    this is where hip hop should be going!
  2. jamesd
    10
    dense, powerfull, diverse. i love it. it's totaly different from the original except in so far as it is a definiite 'crack the molld of current hip-hop' record. they both have that in common.… Expand
  3. DavidB.
    8
    Actually, he has been out there publicly promoting it and answering questions about the mythology. The one album you're referring to is "Dr. Octagon Part 2" That album he played no part in. That aside, this is a great album… Expand
  4. NathanG
    2
    (Fortunately) Kool Keith has nothing to do with this. I'm was very glad when i read that, because this album is a very bad album.

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