The Craft (album)
2005 studio album by Blackalicious From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Craft is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Blackalicious.[1] It was released on Anti- on September 27, 2005.[2] Chief Xcel said, "The Craft is our passion to bring discipline to this music, the passion to keep growing, keep stretching, keep doing things we haven't before."[3] It peaked at number 102 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4] As of 2015, it has sold 67,000 copies in the US.[5]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:11 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Chief Xcel | |||
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| Singles from The Craft | ||||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[7] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| HipHopDX | [10] |
| Paste | favorable[11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[12] |
| PopMatters |  [13] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[14] |
| XLR8R | favorable[15] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Jack Booty of Prefix gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying, "[Chief] Xcel's production doesn't stray very far from its R&B and soul influences, but this time it comes without almost any samples, relying sometimes on players from a homebrewed funk band to create clearance-free beats instead."[16]
Exclaim! placed it at number 6 on the "Hip-Hop: Year in Review 2005" list.[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World of Vibrations" (featuring Ledisi) | 5:02 | |
| 2. | "Supreme People" |
| 4:03 |
| 3. | "Rhythm Sticks" |
| 4:36 |
| 4. | "Powers" |
| 3:47 |
| 5. | "Your Move" (featuring Lifesavas) |
| 3:55 |
| 6. | "Lotus Flower" (featuring George Clinton) |
| 4:12 |
| 7. | "My Pen and Pad" |
| 2:02 |
| 8. | "Side to Side" (featuring Lateef and Pigeon John) |
| 4:36 |
| 9. | "Automatique" (featuring Floetry) |
| 4:07 |
| 10. | "The Fall and Rise of Elliot Brown" |
| 3:55 |
| 11. | "Black Diamonds and Pearls" (featuring Ledisi and Larry Saunders) |
| 4:22 |
| 12. | "Give It to You" (featuring Kween and Lyrics Born) |
| 3:51 |
| 13. | "Ego Sonic War Drums" (featuring P.E.A.C.E.) |
| 5:57 |
| 14. | "The Craft" | Mosley, Parker | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 58:11 | ||
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 102 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] | 5 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] | 79 |
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