Rome (Armand Hammer album)

Rome
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length43:31
LabelBackwoodz Studioz
Producer
Armand Hammer chronology
Race Music
(2013)
Rome
(2017)
Paraffin
(2018)

Rome (sometimes stylized as ROME) is the second studio album by American hip hop group Armand Hammer.[2] It was released via Backwoodz Studioz in 2017.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Imposefavorable[4]
Pitchfork8.1/10[5]
Vulturefavorable[6]

Phillip Mlynar of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, writing, "the two emcees have delved deeper and burrowed further into the leftfield, carving out a shadowy nook that not only shuns the commercial trappings of the mainstream but also moves on from the boom-bap theology that can plague these kinds of records."[5] Paul Thompson of Vulture gave the album a favorable review, saying, "Rome, their newest record, is also their best, a master class in style and form, and a pointed look at the grand and tiny grasps for power people make every day, from private property seizures to nationalist Facebook rants."[6] He added, "It's a record that fully utilizes each artist's greatest strengths, and stands up to any rap album released in 2017."[6] Charles Aaron of City Pages described the album as "a grimly volatile, frightfully insightful spew of epic-poem proportions."[7]

Tom Breihan of Stereogum placed it at number 28 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Pakistani Brain"Messiah Musik2:18
2."Dead Money"Messiah Musik3:31
3."Tread Lightly"August Fanon3:10
4."Carnies" (featuring Mach-Hommy)Messiah Musik2:25
5."Dry Ice"Fresh Kills2:35
6."Microdose" (featuring Quelle Chris)August Fanon4:02
7."Fanon's Ghost"August Fanon2:42
8."Shammgod" (featuring Denmark Vessey)High Priest4:00
9."Stole"Messiah Musik3:05
10."It Was Written"August Fanon2:27
11."Dianetics" (featuring Curly Castro)Messiah Musik3:39
12."Pergamum"Kenny Segal3:43
13."Barbarians"JPEGMafia4:15
14."Overseas (Epilogue)"August Fanon1:39
Total length:43:31

References

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  1. ^ "Armand Hammer - Rome (Vinyl)". Backwoodz Studioz. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ LeSuer, Mike (February 20, 2018). "Things Called "Arm and Hammer," Ranked". Flood Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (December 11, 2017). "The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2017". Stereogum. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ^ G, Andre (November 3, 2017). "Armand Hammer, Rome". Impose. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Mlynar, Phillip (November 13, 2017). "Armand Hammer: Rome". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Thompson, Paul (November 21, 2017). "Armand Hammer's Rome Is a Gritty Rap Album for the Modern Era". Vulture. New York. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  7. ^ Aaron, Charles (January 2, 2018). "20 great songs and albums that 2017's best-of lists forgot". City Pages. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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