- hip hop
- 46 min
- 12 tracks
- Williams Street
R.A.P. Music is the fifth studio album by American rapper Killer Mike. It was released through Williams Street Records on May 15, 2012. The "R.A.P." in the album's title is a backronym for "Rebellious African People". Production was handled by rapper and producer Jaime "El-P" Meline; the album was the first collaboration between Killer Mike and El-P, who would later form the critically acclaimed duo Run the Jewels.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 85/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB+
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- The Irish Times4/5 ★
- NME5/10
- Pitchfork8.6/10
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- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin9/10
- XXL4/5
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Tracks
- 1Big Beast3:55
- 2Untitled3:54
- 3Go!1:54
- 4Southern Fried4:37
- 5Jojo’s Chillin’2:58
- 6Reagan4:10
- 7Don’t Die4:08
- 8Ghetto Gospel4:40
- 9Butane (Champion’s Anthem)3:18
- 10Anywhere but Here3:31
- 11Willie Burke Sherwood4:24
- 12R.A.P. Music4:26
12 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Killer Mike
- Label
- Williams Street
- Released
- May 15, 2012
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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