• Record Label: Empire
  • Release Date: Mar 31, 2017
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  1. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    70
    The inconsistency here might grate but if you focus on Freddie’s spellbinding raps the story is cohesive and fearless. [Jun 2017, p.77]
  2. Mojo
    May 23, 2017
    60
    A trippy reined-in take on Madlib's psychedelia across a powerfully conversational ode to person resurrection winningly contrasted against past druggy misdemeanours. [Jul 2017, p.93]
  3. Apr 11, 2017
    78
    Each of the eight songs on You Only Live 2wice can be taken as different scenes from a movie, with the one-trick pony effect dulling brighter moments such as “Homesick.”