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The Money Store
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Universal acclaim- based on 440 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut release on Epic for Death Grips is the first of two albums released this year by the Sacramento alternative rap trio.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Apr 23, 2012
    100
    The Money Store thrills like no other set heard this year.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Apr 26, 2012
    90
    Cynics might call it selling out or betrayal, but the convenience of bringing Death Grips' innovative and destructive sound to a potentially wider audience is, at the very least, a positive thing.
  3. Pitchfork
    Apr 24, 2012
    87
    Death Grips appeals to the knuckle-dragging troglodyte and the smirking smart kid in us: thick-headed goonery and bookish, viscera-free nerdiness, making beautifully misanthropic music together.
  4. CMJ
    Apr 25, 2012
    80
    An album that's incredibly incendiary and challenging (while still entertaining).
  5. RapReviews.com
    May 1, 2012
    80
    This is gritty, grimy, hardcore hip-hop, as nasty as it wants to be.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Apr 24, 2012
    75
    This is punk rock with a hip-hop face-lift, and the merger here is equally trippy ("Get Got") and noisily belligerent ("System Blower").
  7. The Guardian
    Apr 26, 2012
    40
    Burnett's one-note anger may be fine for those who fetishise the punk-rock mode of expression, but the near-total lack of range in his vocal approach is a poor match for the careening thrill of the music, and wearyingly basic.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 58
  3. Negative: 5 out of 58
  1. OneDayBail
    Apr 25, 2012
    10
    Nice album. The Money Store is a breath of fresh air. If you've listene to their first album, Exmilitary, then i would say your in for aNice album. The Money Store is a breath of fresh air. If you've listene to their first album, Exmilitary, then i would say your in for a treat. Death Grips comes in hard on the new album, setting a crazy tempo that will fluctuate throughout the album, keeping the listener is a satisfiying, shocking state. Zach Hill (drummer) continues to be the peice that sets this show apart from other hip-hop fusion acts. at times, it's hard to remmber that its live drumming, but the crazy time signatures will suddenly remind you. Production is super-clean despite the array of gritty, distorted samples. lyrics are dark, but not pretentious. this album is not for everyone, thats for sure, but even if u like it a little bit, there'll come an intoxicated night in your future where you'll be glad u have it on deck.… Expand
  2. DontListen2Me
    Jan 2, 2021
    10
    This is probably my favourite album of all time, its perfect front to back. I would encourage everyone to give it at least a few listens.
  4. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  5. Wallnuut
    Aug 20, 2018
    9
    Most Death Grips projects do not fail in giving off the soothing feeling of a mentally insane homeless guy screaming into your ear. FunnilyMost Death Grips projects do not fail in giving off the soothing feeling of a mentally insane homeless guy screaming into your ear. Funnily enough though, that homeless man (MC Ride) went on to be one of my personal favorite rappers. Listening to THE MONEY STORE is likely to trigger a headache, though said headache is very stimulating, similar to the effect many drugs have.… Expand
  6. MusiclyMade
    Jun 8, 2012
    9
    What Death Grips have managed to do on 'The Money Store' is move forward and become more accessible without sounding like they've beenWhat Death Grips have managed to do on 'The Money Store' is move forward and become more accessible without sounding like they've been instructed to do so. They've taken the fundamental aspects of their sound which made Exmilitary sound so raw and visceral and turn them into ingredients for writing hard-hitting rap songs with more of a 'pop' edge, with most of the tracks focusing on hooks and loud choruses in the way Exmilitary never did. The Money Store is a perfect balance of brutality and accessiblity and could be one of the best albums of 2012, and maybe one of the best of the 2010s.… Expand
  7. BeanmanJames
    Jun 1, 2018
    8
    GOOOD album ! Give it an ear watch because it'll be worth it and you know it ! ! !
  8. YK22
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    This is literally the worst **** ive ever experienced. My kids abandoned me, my wife thinks imma pimp and all of this is because of DeathThis is literally the worst **** ive ever experienced. My kids abandoned me, my wife thinks imma pimp and all of this is because of Death Grips. Thanks god they stay irrelevant and nobody talks about them nowadays.… Expand

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