The Ugly Truth (album)
The Ugly Truth is a collaborative studio album by Prolyphic & Reanimator.[1] It was released on Strange Famous Records in 2008.[2] It features guest appearances from Macromantics, B. Dolan, Alias, and Sage Francis.[3]
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| Released | May 12, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
| Label | Strange Famous Records | |||
| Producer | Reanimator | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | favorable[3] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| RapReviews.com | 8/10[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0 (excellent)[5] |
| XLR8R | 7/10[1] |
Bob Gulla of The Phoenix described the album as "a blissed-out merger of Prolyphic's smart rap/poetry and Reanimator's perfectly complementary beats and motifs."[6] Matt Rinaldi of AllMusic wrote, "Prolyphic lays his heartfelt verses over Reanimator's inventive beatwork, which combines loops, samples, and live instrumentation."[3] Alan Ranta of PopMatters commented that "The beats are glowing with live instrument samples and boom-bap drums, easily on par with the finest yet released by the man, while the words glide as if born to those sounds."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "99 Bottles" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Born Alone" | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Artist Goes Pop" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Dick & Jane" (featuring Macromantics) | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Flashlight" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Survived Another Winter" (featuring B. Dolan, Alias, and Sage Francis) | 4:55 |
| 7. | "The Way That I See It" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "The Ugly Truth" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Box Within a Box" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "On the Side" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Slow to Get Up" | 1:39 |
| 12. | "Two Track Mind" | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Easier Said" | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Sleeping Dogs Lie" | 5:18 |
| 15. | "Playing with Old Flames" | 3:11 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Prolyphic – vocals
- Reanimator – production, mixing (15)
- Macromantics – vocals (4)
- Sandrine – additional backing vocals (4)
- Jared Paul – additional backing vocals (4, 6)
- B. Dolan – vocals (6)
- Sage Francis – vocals (6)
- Alias – vocals (6), vocal recording (6), vocal engineering (6), mixing (except 15)
- Tom Inhaler – vocal recording (except 6), vocal engineering (except 6)
- Irena Mihalinec – artwork
- Josh Behan – photography
References
- Ma, David (June 11, 2008). "Prolyphic & Reanimator: The Ugly Truth". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- Ranta, Alan (May 5, 2008). "Prolyphic and Reanimator: The Ugly Truth". PopMatters. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- Rinaldi, Matt. "The Ugly Truth - Prolyphic/Reanimator". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- Juon, Steve (April 15, 2008). "Prolyphic & Reanimator :: The Ugly Truth". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- Butler, Nick (December 14, 2008). "Review: Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- Gulla, Bob (May 7, 2008). "Telling the Truth - Prolyphic and Reanimator bring it (page 1 of 2)". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.