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.
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| Released | August 8, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 51:13 | |||
| Label | Duck Down Music | |||
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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.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Albumism |   [2] |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| HipHopDX | 4.1/5[4] |
| RapReviews | 9.5/10[5] |
| Spectrum Culture | 70%[6] |
| XXL | XL[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
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| Albumism | Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2017 | 29
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Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Imperius Rex" | Alchemist | 2:29 | |
| 2. | "Dead or Alive" (featuring Bernadette Price) |
| 4th Disciple | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Definition of God" | S. Price | Stu Bangas | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Ape in His Apex" (featuring Ruste Juxx) |
| Crummie Beats | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Apartheid" (featuring Buckshot and General Steele) |
| Crummie Beats | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Lord Have Mercy" (featuring Rim P and Vic Spencer) |
| Joe Cutz | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Negus" (featuring Ike Eyez and DOOM) |
| Crummie Beats | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Church Bells" (featuring Junior Reid) | S. Price | Crummie Beats | 4:28 |
| 9. | "The 3 Lyrical Ps" (featuring Prodigy and Styles P) | Harry Fraud | 3:36 | |
| 10. | "Not97" | S. Price | 1:32 | |
| 11. | "Refrigerator P!" | S. Price | Dan The Man | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Prisoner" (featuring Freeway) |
| Marco Polo | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Resident Evil" |
| Marlon Colimon | 2:49 |
| 14. | "Clans & Clicks" (featuring Smif-N-Wessun, Rock, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck and Foul Monday) |
| Nottz | 5:30 |
| 15. | "Rap Professor" |
| DJ Skizz | 2:26 |
| 16. | "Price Family" (featuring Bernadette Price) |
| Crummie Beats | 1:40 |
| Total length: | 51:13 | |||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[9] | 192 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Imperius Rex - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ McIntosh, Daryl (September 2, 2017). "ALBUM REVIEW: The Late Great Sean Price's Legacy Shines On with 'Imperius Rex'". Albumism. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Imperius Rex - Sean Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Scott, Dana (August 20, 2017). "Sean Price's "Imperius Rex" Preserves His Legacy As One Of Brooklyn's Finest". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Shackleford, Sy (August 15, 2017). "RapReviews.com Feature for August 15, 2017 - Sean Price - "Imperius Rex"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Rindner, Grant (September 7, 2017). "Sean Price: Imperius Rex". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Gibbons, Chris (August 17, 2017). "Sean Price Lives on Through His Lyrics on Posthumous 'Imperius Rex' Album - XXL". XXL. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2017 | #29: Sean Price's 'Imperius Rex'". Albumism. December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Price Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sean Price – Imperius Rex at Discogs (list of releases)