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Selling My Soul

Selling My Soul
Studio album by
Masta Killa
ReleasedDecember 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)
GenreHip hop
Length39:08
LabelNature Sounds
Producer
Masta Killa chronology
Made in Brooklyn
(2006) 		Selling My Soul
(2012) 		Loyalty Is Royalty
(2017)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Wu Block
(2012) 		Selling My Soul
(2012) 		Czarface
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDX3/5[3]
laut.de[4]
Pitchfork5.2/10[5]
Prefix7.5/10[6]
RapReviews2.5/10[7]
Slant[8]
Under the Radar[9]

Selling My Soul is the third solo studio album by American rapper Masta Killa. It was released on December 11, 2012 via Nature Sounds. Production was handled by Allah Mathematics, 9th Wonder, Blackinati, Dash, Inspectah Deck, Koolade, Mediate Souls, P.F. Cuttin', and Masta Killa himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Kurupt and Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Background

When asked about the album's direction, he stated:

Loyalty Is Royalty is more feature-oriented…it's the kind of material that my fans normally expect me to produce. The people will still get Loyalty Is Royalty. I just felt the need to give them some soul first.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Skit"Jamel Irief 0:49
2."Intro"Wu-Tang ClanAllah Mathematics1:41
3."Soul & Substance"IriefMediate Souls2:47
4."R U Listening"IriefInspectah Deck2:57
5."Things Just Ain't the Same"IriefP.F. Cuttin'3:19
6."Part 2"Irief 1:25
7."Cali Sun" (featuring Kurupt)
Dash2:31
8."What U See"
Koolade2:17
9."Food"Irief9th Wonder3:23
10."Skit"Irief 0:58
11."All Natural"IriefAllah Mathematics2:38
12."Wise Words"IriefMasta Killa3:34
13."Divine Glory"IriefMasta Killa2:33
14."Skit"Irief 0:26
15."Dirty Soul (Ol' Dirty Bastard Tribute)" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
Blackinati4:57
16."Wisdom" Allah Mathematics2:53
Total length:39:08
Notes
  • Track 16 is omitted from clean and digital editions of the album.

Personnel

  • Elgin "Masta Killa" Turner – vocals, producer (tracks: 12, 13), arranger, mixing, executive producer
  • Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 7)
  • Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones – vocals (track 15)
  • Ronald "Mathematics" Bean – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 16)
  • Toni Falzetta – producer (track 3)
  • Christoph Wasser – producer (track 3)
  • Jason "Inspectah Deck" Hunter – producer (track 4)
  • Felix "P.F. Cuttin'" Rovira – producer (track 5), arranger, mixing
  • Dražen "Dash" Kvočić – producer (track 7)
  • Matko "Koolade" Šašek – producer (track 8)
  • Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit – producer (track 9)
  • Blackinati – producer (track 15)
  • Devin Horwitz – executive producer
  • Matt Wyatt – design
  • Chad Griffith – photography

References

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Selling My Soul - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Selling My Soul - Masta Killa | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Fairfax, Jesse (December 14, 2012). "Masta Killa - Selling My Soul". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Fromm, Dani. "Eine Naturgewalt der leisen Sorte". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Thompson, Paul (January 11, 2013). "Masta Killa: Selling My Soul". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Fiander, Matthew (December 19, 2012). "Album Review: Masta Killa - Selling My Soul | Prefix". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Jones, Grant (March 19, 2013). "Masta Killa :: Selling My Soul – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Quadrino, Peter (December 21, 2012). "Review: Masta Killa, Selling My Soul". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Trunick, Austin (January 9, 2013). "Masta Killa: Selling My Soul (Nature Sounds)". Under The Radar. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Horowitz, Steven (October 22, 2012). "Masta Killa Announces New Album "Selling My Soul," Due December 11th". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selling_My_Soul