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Tape One [EP]
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  • Summary: Originally released online in 2012, the eight-track EP is the debut release for the Scottish rap trio.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    Feb 12, 2013
    88
    Calculated yet impulsive, Young Fathers prove Scottish hip-hop's viability.
  2. BBC Music
    Feb 12, 2013
    80
    The results are both reminiscent of preceding emissions from rap’s fringe-mentality movers and shakers, and compellingly unique in their colourful fusions.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 12, 2013
    80
    The sounds are pure alchemy and result is pure magic. The only complaint is the length--too short at just under a half hour.
  4. musicOMH.com
    Feb 12, 2013
    60
    Their blend of the parochial and multi-cultural with a hint of dark mystery combines to promising effect here.

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  1. Daniel_B
    Feb 2, 2015
    9
    Such an amazing mixtape. Very short, but the first five songs are all incredible. Rumbling, Deadline, and Sister are probably the best threeSuch an amazing mixtape. Very short, but the first five songs are all incredible. Rumbling, Deadline, and Sister are probably the best three songs on the whole tape, and all three are phenomenal. A completely unique sound which I think is also pretty accessible.… Expand

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