Negrophilia: The Album
by Mike Ladd
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Lost At Sea
    90
    Ladd’s drive and focus throughout the entire album keeps the listener’s ear, as each moment is unexpected, even after multiple listens.
  2. Urb
    90
    It's hugely ambitious, and yet also perhaps Ladd's most focused record yet. [Mar 2005, p.112]
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  3. AllMusic
    80
    This is one of Ladd's most accomplished albums to date, proving once again that he's one of the most forward-thinking artists around.
  5. Billboard
    80
    Each of Ladd's compositions are moody yet ethereal.
  6. The Wire
    80
    Ladd's eclectic and downbeat montage of samples creates a rootless soundscape, seemingly geographically transient, restless, impatient and unsettling. It is the perfect backdrop for Ladd's soul-searching reflexes and rants. [#251, p.54]
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  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    Instantly enjoyable.
  8. Pitchfork
    72
    Its best moments are stellar and exhilarating.
  9. Rolling Stone
    70
    Ladd's band... cooks this tangle of worry and dada to perfection.
  10. Mojo
    70
    A workout for both mind and soul. [Jun 2005, p.97]
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  11. Splendid
    60
    Some moments are exciting, but overall it's a bit cluttered.
  12. New Musical Express (NME)
    30
    Reek[s] of overt smugness and wilful obliqueness. [16 Apr 2005, p.51]
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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. NkengeZ
    Sep 10, 2005
    10
    Yi-eeeehhhh!
  2. Daniel
    Mar 15, 2005
    8
    Setting the whole "indie vs. mainstream" thing aside, this is just a really solid, nicely atmospheric record. It isn't Ladd's best Setting the whole "indie vs. mainstream" thing aside, this is just a really solid, nicely atmospheric record. It isn't Ladd's best (Welcome to the Afterfuture and In What Language? are my favorites), but it's still a cut above most of what's out there, indie or mainstream.… Full Review »
  3. AlanR
    Feb 8, 2005
    9
    Makes 50 Cent and those money grubbing biitches appear as juvenille and fake as they really are.
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