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The Second Album (Latyrx album)

The Second Album is the second studio album by Latyrx, an American hip hop duo consisting of Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born.[2] It was released via Latyramid on November 5, 2013.[3] It includes productions from Jel, Amp Live, and Tune-Yards, among others.[4] The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[5]

The Second Album
Studio album by
Latyrx
ReleasedNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
GenreHip hop[1]
Length48:43
LabelLatyramid
Producer
Latyrx chronology
The Album
(1997) 		The Second Album
(2013)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
Consequence of SoundC+[8]
Pitchfork4.8/10[9]
Rolling Stone     [10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Second Album received an average score of 63, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Mike Powell of Rolling Stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Their second album isn't as radically unusual as its well-regarded predecessor, but the template remains the same: eclectic without getting wacky, thoughtful without getting preachy, full of great wordplay over beats that tie hip-hop to a history of all-purpose head-nod music from funk to electro and beyond."[10] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.8 out of 10, calling it "scattered and frantic."[9]

Track listing edit

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Arrival"Jel3:59
2."It's Time" (featuring Zion I)Amp Live3:08
3."Reload"Jel3:23
4."Exclamation Point" (featuring Forrest Day)Forrest Day3:12
5."Deliberate Jibberish"Tune-Yards2:03
6."Close Your Eyes" (featuring Busdriver)Antonionian4:43
7."Nebula's Eye" (featuring 1-O.A.K. and Joyo Velarde)G-Koop & O-Man4:16
8."The Power of Rumor (Leonard Is Lost)"
4:12
9."Watershed Moment" (featuring Gift of Gab)Tune-Yards3:10
10."Sometimes Why?"Chris Funk4:33
11."Every Man for Himself" (featuring Future People and Joyo Velarde)Future People4:52
12."Electric Chair" (featuring Corey Glover)
4:01
13."Gorgeous Spirits"The Bangerz3:17
Total length:48:43

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 34

References edit

  1. ^ Martins, Chris (October 24, 2013). "Latyrx Team with Gift of Gab and tUnE-yArDs for a 'Watershed Moment'". Spin. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 12, 2013). "Latyrx: Still Deft And Defiant After Two Decades". NPR. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Sawdey, Evan (February 5, 2014). "20 Questions: Latyrx". PopMatters. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Port, Ian S. (November 6, 2013). "Lyrics Born and Lateef Return as Latyrx, Right on Time". SF Weekly. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Latyrx - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "The Second Album by Latyrx". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Jeffries, David. "The Second Album – Latyrx". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  8. ^ Hadusek, Jon (November 4, 2013). "Latyrx – The Second Album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Patrin, Nate (November 7, 2013). "Latyrx: The Second Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Powell, Mike (November 5, 2013). "Latyrx, 'The Second Album'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

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