God Loves Ugly
| God Loves Ugly | ||||
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| Studio album by Atmosphere | ||||
| Released | June 11, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:54 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Ant | |||
| Atmosphere chronology | ||||
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| Singles from God Loves Ugly | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[3] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[4] |
| Kludge | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.7/10[6] |
| PopMatters | favorable[7] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[8] |
| Robert Christgau | A-[9] |
God Loves Ugly is the second studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on June 11, 2002.[10]
Release
The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in the United States.[11] The single from the album, titled "Modern Man's Hustle", reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.[11]
On January 20, 2009, God Loves Ugly was re-released with a bonus DVD, featuring cameos from Eyedea, Aesop Rock and Crescent Moon, among others.[12] Originally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, the DVD features two hours of live performance footage, special guest appearances, and music videos for "GodLovesUgly", "Summer Song", and "Say Shh".[12]
Reception and legacy
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Loves Ugly received an average score of 76% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
In 2011, "Modern Man's Hustle" ranked at number 6 on Complex's "25 Best Rhymesayers Songs" list.[13]
In 2015, God Loves Ugly was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000".[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Onemosphere" | 2:19 |
| 2. | "The Bass and the Movement" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Give Me" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Fuck You Lucy" | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Hair" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "GodLovesUgly" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "A Song About a Friend" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Flesh" (featuring I Self Devine) | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Saves the Day" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Lovelife" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Breathing" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Vampires" | 4:19 |
| 13. | "A Girl Named Hope" | 2:09 |
| 14. | "GodLovesUgly Reprise" | 1:49 |
| 15. | "Modern Man's Hustle" | 3:47 |
| 16. | "One of a Kind" | 3:30 |
| 17. | "Blamegame" | 4:50 |
| 18. | "Shrapnel" | 6:53 |
Personnel
- Ant – Production
- Slug – Vocals
- Mankwe Ndosi – vocal accompaniment on "GodLovesUgly" and "Shrapnel"
- George Faber – harmonica help on "Give Me"
- Sara Lindsay – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"
- Sara Schrantz – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"[15]
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200[16] | 139 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[17] | 43 |
References
- 1 2 "God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Love, Bret. "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (August 5, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (November 30, 2002). "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Perez, Arturo. "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly". Kludge. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Chennault, Sam (July 4, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Heaton, Dave (September 3, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". PopMatters. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Knoxx, A. (November 19, 2002). "Atmosphere :: God Loves Ugly :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Atmosphere". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly (Original Release)". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- 1 2 Eustice, Kyle (June 11, 2016). "Today in Hip Hop History: Atmosphere Releases Sophomore Album, ‘God Loves Ugly’". The Source. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- 1 2 "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Kangas, Chaz (May 3, 2011). "Slug Talks Complex's 25 Best Rhymesayers Songs - #6. Atmosphere “Modern Man’s Hustle” (2002)". Complex. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ God Loves Ugly (2002) liner notes.
- ↑ "Atmosphere - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Atmosphere - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
External links
- God Loves Ugly at Discogs (list of releases)