Lost in Translation (mixtape)
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| Released | September 11, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:55 | |||
| Label | Mishka NYC | |||
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| Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire chronology | ||||
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Lost in Translation is the second mixtape by American rapper Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire.[1] It was released via Mishka NYC on September 11, 2011.[2] It includes guest appearances from Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P.[3]
Artwork
[edit]The mixtape's cover art is a photograph of a porn actress Lethal Lipps drinking a bottle and putting her hand down her dress while Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire passes out in a bathtub in the background.[4] It was shot on the day his grandmother had a stroke and almost died.[4] He drank a lot of Cîroc and passed out in a bathtub in his house.[4] In a 2012 interview with Billboard, he said, "That picture is really about how fucked up my life was at that time."[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[6] |
Phillip Mlynar of The Village Voice described the mixtape as "an off-kilter gem that harnesses the uncompromising attitude of Ol' Dirty Bastard (more on that later) with the chops of someone who can rhyme his ass off."[7]
Stereogum named it the mixtape of the week.[8] In November 2011, Brandon Soderberg of Spin included it on the "50 Mixtapes You Need Now" list.[9] Alex Gale of Complex placed it at number 6 on the "25 Best Mixtapes of 2011" list.[10]
"The Last Huzzah!" was placed at number 46 on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Singles of 2011" list,[11] number 30 on Consequence of Sound's "Top 50 Songs of 2011" list,[12] and number 59 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Tracks of 2011" list.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Triple F" | Charli Brown Beatz | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Huzzah!" | Necro | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Fire Marshall Bill" | El-P | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Chicken Spot Rock" (featuring Dallas tha Kid) | El-P | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Cockmeat Sandwich" / "Pissin' Between Train Cars" | El-P | 7:29 |
| 6. | "Weight of Water" | Constrobuz | 3:38 |
| 7. | "I Should Be Sleepin'" | Charli Brown Beatz | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Maltese Falcon Pt. 1 and 2" |
| 3:57 |
| 9. | "Michael Dudikoff" | BoweryBeats | 1:23 |
| 10. | "Hip Hop Networking 101" (skit) | 0:50 | |
| 11. | "Lou Ferigno's Mad" | Constrobuz | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Lovesponge" | 2:29 | |
| 13. | "Nuthin' Even Matters (Regrets)" | 4:38 | |
| 14. | "YeahRight!.com" (skit) | 1:41 | |
| 15. | "Galactus Redux" | Esoteric | 2:49 |
| 16. | "Build-a-Bitch" |
| 5:14 |
| 17. | "No Time" (featuring Goldie Glo) | El-P | 5:39 |
| 18. | "The Last Huzzah!" (bonus track; featuring Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P) | Necro | 5:31 |
References
[edit]- ^ Holmlund, Marcus (May 2, 2013). "Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: 'Draped in Gold,' Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire". Interview. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Lost In Translation | MishkaNYC". Bandcamp. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (September 12, 2011). "Download Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Lost In Translation Mixtape". Stereogum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Pajer, Nicole (August 9, 2012). "Mr. Muthaf---in' eXquire Reflects on Odd 'Translation' Cover: 'I Had a Bad Day'". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Bozzer, Mark (September 12, 2011). "Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Lost in Translation". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (September 29, 2011). "Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Lost in Translation". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Mlynar, Phillip (December 6, 2011). "Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Gets Down With His Duality". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (September 14, 2011). "Mixtape Of The Week: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Lost In Translation". Stereogum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon (November 28, 2011). "50 Mixtapes You Need Now". Spin. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Gale, Alex (December 26, 2011). "The 25 Best Mixtapes of 2011". Complex. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Stacey; Dolan, Jon; Fricke, David; Hermes, Will; Herrera, Monica; Rosen, Jody; Sheffield, Rob; Vozick-Levinson, Simon (December 7, 2011). "50 Best Singles of 2011: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown and El-P, 'The Last Huzzah'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Larson, Jeremy D. (December 10, 2011). "Top 50 Songs of 2011 (page 22 of 52)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Weiss, Jeff (December 12, 2011). "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011 (page 5 of 10)". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2019.