No Wising Up No Settling Down

No Wising Up No Settling Down
Studio album by Sole
Released May 1, 2013
Genre Alternative hip hop
Political hip hop
Underground hip hop
Length 49:46
Label Black Canyon Music
Producer Man Mantis, DJ Pain 1, Skyrider, Cars & Trains, Loden, Snubluck, The Hood Internet, Shapers, Gold Panda, Spencertron, Dosh, Sole, William Ryan Fritch
Sole chronology

A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing
(2012)		 No Wising Up No Settling Down
(2013)		 No More Dystopias
(2013)
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No Wising Up No Settling Down is a 2013 album by American alternative hip hop artist Sole.[2][3][4][5] It was released on May 1, 2013, to coincide with International Workers' Day.

Meant to be a sequel to A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing,[6] No Wising Up No Settling Down "is the second installment in the Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing series", and "focuses more on the personal and social/philosophical aspects of the class struggle", abandoning the "overtly political song writing for a more subtle, honest, experimental and poetic approach", and "also harkens back to classic sole stream of consciousness poetry and noise styles."[7]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Introfukyall" (featuring Decomposure)Man Mantis 3:39
2. "The Trap" (featuring Mestizo)DJ Pain 1 4:07
3. "Civil War" (featuring Ceschi and Sean Bonnette)Skyrider 5:15
4. "Insurgent Rap"  DJ Pain 1 3:14
5. "My Veganism" (featuring Cars & Trains)Cars & Trains 3:28
6. "People Piss Me Off"  Loden 3:59
7. "I Think I'm Emma Goldman"  DJ Pain 1 3:38
8. "Geneology of Giving a Fuck"  Snubluck 3:00
9. "Gangster of Love"  The Hood Internet, Shapers 3:00
10. "Extremophile" (featuring Robin Walker)Gold Panda 2:39
11. "303 Ways to Die" (featuring Manerok and Time)Man Mantis 3:19
12. "Prole"  Spencertron 4:02
13. "No Wising Up No Settling Down"  Dosh 3:12
14. "War on Self" (featuring William Ryan Fritch)Sole, William Ryan Fritch 3:14
Total length:
 49:46

References

  1. ↑ Maylone, Adam (June 23, 2013). "Sole: No Wising Up No Settling Down". PopMatters.
  2. ↑ Paine, Jake (April 30, 2013). "Sole "No Wising Up No Settling Down" Cover Art, Tracklist & Album Stream". HipHopDX.
  3. ↑ Eddy, Lincoln (March 22, 2013). "Anarchism & Insurgency 101: Activist MC Sole debuts “I Think I’m Emma Goldman” and “Insurgent Rap”". Alarm.
  4. ↑ Ranta, Alan (March 28, 2013). "Sole - "People Piss Me Off" (Prod. by Loden)". Exclaim!.
  5. ↑ Martins, Chris (April 9, 2013). "Watch Sole and Gold Panda's Tape-Warped 'Extremophile' Clip". Spin.
  6. ↑ Ferner, Matt (May 29, 2013). "Sole, Denver Emcee, Talks New Album 'No Wising Up, No Settling Down' (STREAM ALBUM)". The Huffington Post.
  7. ↑ Soleone.org - Pre-Order For No Wising Up No Settling Down

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