So It Goes (Ratking album)

So It Goes
Studio album by Ratking
Released April 8, 2014 (U.S.)
Recorded 2013
Genre Hip hop, Underground Rap, Alternative hip hop
Length 51:40
Label HXC, XL
Producer Sporting Life
Ratking chronology

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(2012)		 So It Goes
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Singles from So It Goes
  1. "Canal"
    Released: January 23, 2014
  2. "So Sick Stories"
    Released: March 18, 2014
  3. "So It Goes"
    Released: September 3, 2014
  4. "Snow Beach"
    Released: January 14, 2015

So It Goes, is the debut studio album by Harlem, New York City rap group Ratking. It was released on April 8, 2014 by XL Recordings. It was produced by Sporting Life and engineered by Young Guru.[1] The album's title was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five.[2][3] The album featured collaborations with King Krule, Salomon Faye, and Wavy Spice.[4] The album reached #13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums,[5] #21 on Rap Albums,[6] and #38 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[7]

Tracklisting

  1. * - 3:57
  2. Canal - 3:03
  3. Snow Beach - 6:42
  4. So Sick Stories (feat. King Krule) - 4:42
  5. Remove Ya - 3:08
  6. Eat - 3:53
  7. So It Goes - 5:32
  8. Puerto Rican Judo (feat. Wavy Spice) - 4:34
  9. Protein - 4:53
  10. Bug Fights - 3:11
  11. Take/Cocoa '88 (feat. Salomon Faye) - 8:05

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 78/100[8]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [9]
Exclaim! 8/10[10]
The Guardian [11]
Pitchfork 7.5/10[12]
NME 7/10[13]
Rolling Stone [14]
Spin 8/10[15]

References

  1. ↑ Cole Rachel (April 22, 2014). "Ratking: Here Is New York". The Fader. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Prashanth Kamalakanthan (November 24, 2014). "RATKING: Gritty, Grimy Hip-Hop That Totally Grows on You". Mother Jones. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Jackson Connor (March 27, 2014). "Spring Arts Guide: The Once and Future Ratking". Village Voice. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sam Wolfson (April 11, 2014). "Ratking: 'We're a rap group but we want to be part of the culture of punk'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top Heatseekers Albums". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Billboards Top Rap Albums". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ratking So It Goes Metacritic". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jeffries, David. "AllMusic Ratking So It Goes". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ Bozzer, Mark (April 8, 2014). "Exclaim.ca Ratking So It Goes review". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ MacInnes, Paul (April 3, 2014). "Ratking So It Goes review". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kramer, Kyle (April 16, 2014). "Ratking So It Goes Pitchfork review". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ Pattison, Louis (April 4, 2014). "Ratking So It Goes NME review". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ Anas, Marielle (May 2, 2014). "Rolling Stone Ratking So It Goes review". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mistry, Anupa (April 4, 2014). "Spin Ratking So It Goes review". Retrieved March 18, 2015.