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Gift Of Gab

Escape 2 Mars

Californian MC and member of Blackalicious Timothy Parker with his second solo album

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6.2

Label
Legendary Music
UK Release date
02/11/2009
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  1. 8.0 |   Q

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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    It’s great fun, and clearly a Bay Area attempt at the big league. Like hip-hop used to sound. Praise be
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  4. 7.0 |   Spin

    Gab fashions inspired stories out of loquacious speed-raps, ruminating over humanity's foibles
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  5. 6.0 |   The Independent

    He's fine when dealing ... light-heartedly with aspirations, but Gab's footing becomes less firm when he tries to be serious
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  6. 6.0 |   Mojo

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  7. 5.4 |   Pitchfork

    As it stands, Gift of Gab don't seem likely to escape the gilded cage of the Okayplayer ghetto any time soon
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  8. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    ...while his rhymes remain tight and shifting throughout, the ideas and images he populates them with sound pretty unimaginative
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  9. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    ...for all its pretensions at fleeing the planet and shooting for transcendence, this album has its feet firmly planted on terra firma. Disappointing
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