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Afterparty Babies
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73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: Cadence Weapon's sophomore album is said to be inspired by his summer in Edmonton.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    It’s just brilliant.
  2. Paste Magazine
    80
    As a knowing send-up of youth culture, Afterparty Babies can be both funny and obnoxious.
  3. The Guardian
    80
    Pemberton doesn't strain to impress. He doesn't need to: his darting intelligence and racing imagination are evident in every line.
  4. The New York Times
    70
    He backs up his insolence with dense, tricky productions that pile samples and scratching atop techno and electro beats and go increasingly haywire as he gets more worked up.
  5. Under The Radar
    70
    His arrangements this time range froma a cappella loops and glitchy beats to videogame synyths and deconstructed dance grooves, adding up to an indie hip-hop classic. [Winter 2008, p.90]
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  6. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    Pemberton’s lyrics can be long-winded, but on the whole, they display a postmodern reflexivity that is profoundly mind-boggling.
  7. NOW Magazine
    20
    The boring beats and throwback rhyme flow (circa 92)--which is weak even by Edmontonian standards--put Afterparty Babies somewhere beneath Don Cash’s home demos and the outtakes from Organized Rhyme’s Huh? Stiffenin’ Against The Wall.

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  1. MattA.
    Mar 5, 2008
    9
    Apparentely it's cool now to give a Cadence Weapon album a bad review and say that "he hasn't mastered his craft yet." Well, his Apparentely it's cool now to give a Cadence Weapon album a bad review and say that "he hasn't mastered his craft yet." Well, his true fans didn't get the memo. While not as good as Breaking Kayfabe (which felt other-wordly it was so good), this is no disappointment. There is a slight lag in tracks 8-10, but other than that, this is a worthy follow-up with a handful of just classic rap tracks (Limited Edition OJ Slammer, True Story, and House Music, just to name a few). The NOW Toronto is so out of touch he needs to retire. The Lost at Sea guy isn't far behind.… Expand
  2. BryanH.
    Mar 6, 2008
    8
    Not as strong as the brilliant "Breaking Kayfabe" but still a damned good album. The review from "NOW Magazine" (a publication that earns Not as strong as the brilliant "Breaking Kayfabe" but still a damned good album. The review from "NOW Magazine" (a publication that earns itself no respect, generally speaking) couldn't possibly be any further off the mark. Comparing something this biting and fresh to Tom Green's novelty rap is a straight up insult to Cadence, Canadian hip hop, and (why not?) even Green himself.… Expand

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