Imperius Rex

Imperius Rex is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Sean Price. It was released on August 8, 2017, via Duck Down Music, exactly two years after his death, making it his first posthumous release. It features guest appearances from Bernadette Price, Buckshot, Foul Monday, Freeway, Ike Eyez, Inspectah Deck, Junior Reid, Method Man, MF Doom, Prodigy, Raekwon, Rim P, Rock, Ruste Juxx, Smif-N-Wessun, Styles P and Vic Spencer.

Imperius Rex
Studio album by
Sean Price
ReleasedAugust 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)
GenreHip hop
Length51:13
LabelDuck Down Music
Producer
Sean Price chronology
Mic Tyson
(2012)		 Imperius Rex
(2017)		 86 Witness
(2019)
Singles from Imperius Rex
  1. "Rap Professor"
    Released: August 8, 2016
  2. "Definition of God"
    Released: March 17, 2017
  3. "Imperius Rex"
    Released: July 14, 2017

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Albumism[2]
AllMusic[3]
HipHopDX4.1/5[4]
RapReviews9.5/10[5]
Spectrum Culture70%[6]
XXLXL[7]

Imperius Rex was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 87, based on four reviews.[1] The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at an 81 out of 100, based on four reviews.

Dana Scott of HipHopDX stated: "This is an impressive showcase for his fans".[4] Chris Gibbons of XXL said: "Imperius Rex is a worthy entry into the Sean Price canon, and proof that his voice will still live on in hip-hop well after his untimely passing".[7] AllMusic's Paul Simpson said: "Nobody on the album overshadows Price, who sounds as forceful, commanding, and even as funny as ever".[3]

Accolades
Publication List Rank Ref.
Albumism Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2017
29
[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Imperius Rex"
Alchemist2:29
2."Dead or Alive" (featuring Bernadette Price)
  • S. Price
  • Bernadette Price
4th Disciple2:55
3."Definition of God"S. PriceStu Bangas3:09
4."Ape in His Apex" (featuring Ruste Juxx)
Crummie Beats2:35
5."Apartheid" (featuring Buckshot and General Steele)
Crummie Beats3:16
6."Lord Have Mercy" (featuring Rim P and Vic Spencer)
  • S. Price
  • Karim Trejada
Joe Cutz3:35
7."Negus" (featuring Ike Eyez and DOOM)
Crummie Beats3:40
8."Church Bells" (featuring Junior Reid)S. PriceCrummie Beats4:28
9."The 3 Lyrical Ps" (featuring Prodigy and Styles P)
Harry Fraud3:36
10."Not97"S. Price 1:32
11."Refrigerator P!"S. PriceDan The Man3:15
12."Prisoner" (featuring Freeway)
Marco Polo4:18
13."Resident Evil"
  • S. Price
  • Marlon Colimon
Marlon Colimon2:49
14."Clans & Clicks" (featuring Smif-N-Wessun, Rock, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck and Foul Monday)
Nottz5:30
15."Rap Professor"
  • S. Price
  • Zach Raemer
DJ Skizz2:26
16."Price Family" (featuring Bernadette Price)
  • S. Price
  • B. Price
Crummie Beats1:40
Total length:51:13

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 192
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 8

References
  1. "Critic Reviews for Imperius Rex - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. McIntosh, Daryl (September 2, 2017). "ALBUM REVIEW: The Late Great Sean Price's Legacy Shines On with 'Imperius Rex'". Albumism. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. Simpson, Paul. "Imperius Rex - Sean Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. Scott, Dana (August 20, 2017). "Sean Price's "Imperius Rex" Preserves His Legacy As One Of Brooklyn's Finest". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. Shackleford, Sy (August 15, 2017). "RapReviews.com Feature for August 15, 2017 - Sean Price - "Imperius Rex"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  6. Rindner, Grant (September 7, 2017). "Sean Price: Imperius Rex". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  7. Gibbons, Chris (August 17, 2017). "Sean Price Lives on Through His Lyrics on Posthumous 'Imperius Rex' Album - XXL". XXL. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  8. "Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2017 | #29: Sean Price's 'Imperius Rex'". Albumism. December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. "Sean Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  10. "Sean Price Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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