Czarface Meets Metal Face
Czarface Meets Metal Face is the first collaborative album by American hip hop supergroup Czarface and British-American rapper MF Doom. It was released on March 30, 2018 through Get On Down, a Boston-based record label. The album features guest appearances from Vinnie Paz, Open Mike Eagle, Blacastan and Kendra Morris.
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| Released | March 30, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 6.5/10[3] |
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| The A.V. Club | B-[5] |
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| HipHopDX | 4.3/5[7] |
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| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[9] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[10] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | |
The two previously collaborated on the song "Ka-Bang!" on Czarface's 2015 album Every Hero Needs a Villain, and 2017's First Weapon Drawn.
Reception
Czarface Meets Metal Face received generally favourable reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
Track listing
All music is composed by The Czar-Keys (George Andrinopoulos, Jeremy Page & Todd Spadafore).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Take Your Medicine" | 0:52 |
| 2. | "Meddle with Metal" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Badness of Madness" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Close Talker" | 0:50 |
| 5. | "Forever People" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Captain Crunch" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Don't Spoil It" | 1:39 |
| 8. | "Phantoms" (featuring Open Mike Eagle) | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Bomb Thrown" | 4:32 |
| 10. | "You Masked for It" | 1:22 |
| 11. | "Astral Traveling" (featuring Vinnie Paz) | 3:50 |
| 12. | "Nautical Depth" (featuring Blacastan) | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Stun Gun" | 2:03 |
| 14. | "MF Czar" | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Captain Brunch" | 2:29 |
| 16. | "Sleeping Dogs" | 1:09 |
| Total length: | 43:37 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
Musicians
- Inspectah Deck – vocals, composer (all tracks)
- Esoteric – vocals, composer (all tracks)
- MF Doom – vocals, composer (all tracks)
- Blacastan – rude boy vocals (track 12)
- Godforbid – mask specialist (track 10)
- Yuki Kanesaka – interlude keys
- Josh Mac – vocals (track 5)
- Sam Merrick – drums (track 12)
- Kendra Morris – vocals (tracks 8, 9)
- Open Mike Eagle – featured vocals (track 8)
- Vinnie Paz – featured vocals (track 11)
- Morgan Price – flute (track 3), saxophone (track 15)
- Joe Stratton – vocals (track 5)
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Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 76 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 134 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15] | 37 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[16] | 18 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 5 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19] | 5 |
Notes
- The Czar-Keys consist of 7L, Jeremy Page, and Todd Spadafore.
References
- "Czarface Meets Metal Face by Czarface / MF Doom reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Critic Reviews for Czarface Meets Metal Face - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Devlin, Kieran (4 April 2018). "Album Review: Czarface & MF DOOM - Czarface Meets Metal Face". The 405. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Simpson, Paul. "Czarface Meets Metal Face - Czarface, MF Doom | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Purdom, Clayton (30 March 2018). "The Voidz, The Vaccines, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (30 March 2018). "Czarface & MF Doom: Czarface Meets Metal Face review – action-filled hip-hop supersquad". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Eustice, Kyle (30 March 2018). "Review: Czarface & DOOM Match Cultural Relevance With Lyrical On "Czarface Meets MetalFace"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Bassett, Jordan (29 March 2018). "Czarface and MF Doom – 'Czarface Meets Metal Face' Review". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- Jayasuriya, Mehan (2 April 2018). "Czarface / MF DOOM: Czarface Meets Metal Face". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Juon, Steve 'Flash' (3 July 2018). "Czarface :: Czarface Meets Metal Face :: Get On Down". rapreviews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Christgau, Robert; Ross, Alex Robert (1 February 2019). "Robert Christgau on Saba's Humanist Hip-Hop". Noisey. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Czarface Meets Metal Face (Media notes). Czarface; MF Doom. Get On Down. 2018.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Czarface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Czarface Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Czarface Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Czarface Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Czarface Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Czarface Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
External links
- Czarface Meets Metal Face at Discogs (list of releases)
