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Blade of the Ronin

Cannibal Ox

Blade of the Ronin

The long-awaited second album from underground hip-hop duo who previously collaborated with El-P

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
I Hiphop
UK Release date
23/03/2015
US Release date
03/03/2015
  1. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    Vast and Vordol have, for the most part, returned with their A-game intact
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    They still sound confident and all-conquering - like they never went away. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Spin

    Isn't quite that esoteric or ambitious, just an adept, hour-long reminder of how 14 years ago these guys turned your average boom bap into elaborate fantasies of iron galaxies and screamed phoenixes
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    An early contender for 2015's top rap album
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  5. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    There’s a purity to Blade of the Ronin, which provides a welcome alternative to the macho self-aggrandizement that constitutes most contemporary rap music
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  6. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    While it doesn’t double down on the trail-blazing vision of its predecessor, it is a more than capable sequel to a genre classic
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  7. 6.7 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Well-crafted, entertaining, and moderately inspired follow-up that doesn’t do justice to the fourteen-year wait, but it reimagines Cannibal Ox as competent storytellers rather than progressive geniuses
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  8. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Like a new Paranormal Activity movie, a greasy-spoon diner cheeseburger or the last Warhol screen print at the museum, it will be worth its weight for hardcore fans who appreciate alterations to a template
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  9. 6.0 |   Beardfood

    When the beats work, they are stunning
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  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    A pretty straightforward piece of boom bap hip-hop that sounds less like the future than the past
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