Year of the Beast

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Year of the Beast
Studio album by
C-Rayz Walz
ReleasedMay 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)
GenreHip hop
Length53:25
LabelDefinitive Jux
ProducerR'Thentic, Catch-22, E-Cleazy, Aesop Rock, Pawl, Shakim Allah, Trilanga, Belief, El-P, Khiladi, Emile, Myk Defy, C-Rayz Walz, 4th Pyramid
C-Rayz Walz chronology
We Live: The Black Samurai
(2004) 		Year of the Beast
(2005) 		1975: The Return of the Beast
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Alternative Press3/5[2]
Pitchfork4.2/10[3]
PopMatters5/10 stars[4]
SpinB[5]

Year of the Beast is a studio album by American rapper C-Rayz Walz. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2005.[3] The CD version of the album was initially released in a limited edition with a bonus DVD.[1]

Critical reception[]

Tom Breihan of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.2 out of 10, saying: "There's no sweep or vision, and so Walz's worst flaws are left exposed: his tendency to lose the beat, his obnoxious habit of multi-tracking his own voice, the lack of force or immediacy in his jumpy, splenetic delivery."[3] Mike Schiller of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "Even if you think what you're hearing is pretty decent, there's very little chance you remember much of it once you flip it off."[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."R'Thentic"R'Thentic3:14
2."First Words Worse" (featuring EL-P)Catch22, E-Cleazy3:21
3."Knowledge"Aesop Rock3:26
4."Walk Through" (featuring Rob Sonic)Pawl4:32
5."The Rhyme Intervention" (featuring 4th Pyramid)Shakim Allah, Trilanga2:17
6."Street Reppin'" (featuring Vordul Mega)Belief4:02
7."Paradise"EL-P4:41
8."Music Take Ovah" (featuring Pudge)Belief3:24
9."Pink" (featuring Jean Grae)Belief4:24
10."Care Free" (featuring Jeanie)Khiladi4:25
11."Say Werd"Emile3:10
12."Blackout" (featuring The Angel & the Preacher)Myk Defy3:46
13."Black Soap" (featuring M-1) 3:42
14."Mark of the Beast" (featuring Buddha Belly and Honest John)C-Rayz Walz1:43
15."Officially Lost"4th Pyramid3:17

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jeffries, David. "Year of the Beast - C-Rayz Walz". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ^ LeRoy, Dan (November 29, 2005). "C-Rayz Walz". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Breihan, Tom (May 17, 2005). "C-Rayz Walz: Year of the Beast". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Schiller, Mike (June 22, 2005). "C-Rayz Walz: Year of the Beast". PopMatters. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "C-Rayz Walz: Year of the Beast". Spin: 108. June 2005.

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