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- Summary: Working with a variety of producers, the acclaimed New York rapper returns with his second album. Mos Def, Bilal and members of the Roots are among the guests.
- Record Label: MCA
- Genre(s): Rap
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Top Track
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| (Talib) Yeah. my Lord. yeah (Verse 1: Talib) We sell crack to our own out the back of our homes We smell the musk at the dusk in the crack of the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 16 out of 19
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Mixed: 3 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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While Quality may lack the basement charms of [departed producer DJ Hi-]Tek's finest, it more than compensates by employing a funkier and more upbeat sound palate to further draw out the nuances of what is already one of the most rounded and complete rap personas in the game.
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For once, the production-by-committee approach works, strengthening Kweli's vision rather than diluting it.
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BlenderQuality is full of witticisms, but it draws equal strength from sonic diversity. [#12, p.145]
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He's proven that he can do some beautiful long players, but this just sounds like someone else's greatest hits. Which isn't to say it's not one of the top 20 albums of 2002, because it is. But it shoulda been Top Ten.
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What makes Quality worth it is exactly what dragged down Train of Thought -- the slow and syrupy songs.
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UncutIt's lyrically potent stuff. [Feb 2003, p.76]
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Q MagazineSonically, his second solo effort is dry and unimaginative. [Feb 2003, p.97]
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Positive: 12 out of 12
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Mixed: 0 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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stevejMar 19, 2007
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EliasDJul 6, 2005This is one of the best albums ever!!!!!!
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JoeSSep 25, 2005
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RishiIMar 24, 2004
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Three8ight6ixJun 11, 2004
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ChronwellMay 26, 2004
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[Anonymous]Dec 26, 2002great album
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