Cancer 4 Cure

Cancer 4 Cure
Studio album by El-P
Released May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
Recorded 2009[1]-2012
Genre Alternative hip hop, Underground hip hop
Length 49:05
Label Fat Possum Records
Producer El-P, Nick Diamonds, Little Shalimar, Wilder Zoby
El-P chronology
I'll Sleep When You're Dead
(2007)		 Cancer 4 Cure
(2012)		 Run the Jewels
(2013)
Singles from Cancer 4 Cure
  1. "The Full Retard"
    Released: April 24, 2012

Cancer 4 Cure is the third full-length studio album by El-P, released on Fat Possum Records on May 22, 2012.

Background

Jaime Meline has stated that "I think that I’m trying to create an idea or illustrate a thought pattern, just because there’s darkness that I see and think about, it doesn’t mean I’ve given into it. I think the record is ultimately about not giving into it. For the most part I’m struggling with that darkness throughout the record. When I say it’s about wanting to live, I just say that because that’s how I feel. When you get hit with death, sometimes as horrible as it is, one of the things that can come out of it is a reaffirmation of how much you don’t want to go, and I think that’s what happened with me."[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The A.V. Club(A) [5]
BBC(Very Favorable) [6]
The Boston Phoenix [7]
Chicago Tribune [8]
Los Angeles Times [9]
musicOMH[10]
Pitchfork Media(8.5/10) [11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 84, based on 39 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." AllMusic reviewed the album giving it a score of 4 out of 5, stating "Cancer4Cure is about hip-hop like Glengarry Glen Ross was about sales, but these great works transcend their industries, offering solace and inspiration to anyone who would prefer a satisfied mind over a Cadillac Eldorado, or in current terms, an Escalade."[4]

In contrast The Boston Phoenix stated that "Cancer for Cure is definitely not El-P's Age of Apocalypse; in fact it's the only El-P production that sounds like it's been made on planet Earth, following hip-hop rules that someone else already defined."[7]

The album was listed 15th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.[14]

Track listing

Track Listing was confirmed by FatPossum.[15]

No. Title Length
1. "Request Denied"   4:32
2. "The Full Retard"   3:39
3. "Works Every Time" (featuring Paul Banks) 3:35
4. "Drones Over Bklyn"   5:49
5. "Oh Hail No" (featuring Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire & Danny Brown) 3:41
6. "Tougher Colder Killer" (featuring Killer Mike & Despot) 3:39
7. "True Story"   3:14
8. "The Jig Is Up"   3:18
9. "Sign Here"   2:51
10. "For My Upstairs Neighbor (Mums the Word)"   3:15
11. "Stay Down" (featuring Nick Diamonds) 3:10
12. "$4 Vic/Nothing but You+Me (FTL)"   8:23
Total length:
 49:05

Personnel

Music
Technical
  • El-P - Design
  • Ron Croudy - Design
  • Joey Raia - Mixing
  • Timothy Saccenti - Photography
  • Glenn Schick - Mastering
  • Torbitt Schwartz - Engineer
  • Little Shalimar - Engineer

References

  1. ↑ El Producto (September 21, 2009). "oh hi there.". Cancer4cure.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Alexander Fruchter. "Interview El-P: Back In The Flow". rubyhornet.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Cancer4Cure - El-P". Metacritic. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  4. 1 2 David Jeffries. "Cancer4Cure El-P". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  5. ↑ Eric Harvey (2012-05-22). "El-P Cancer For Cure". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  6. ↑ Mike Diver (2012). "El-P Cancer4Cure Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  7. 1 2 Dan Weiss (2012-05-15). "El-P - Cancer For Cure". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  8. ↑ Greg Kot (2012-05-20). "Album review: El-P, 'Cancer 4 Cure'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  9. ↑ Todd Martens. "Album review: El-P's 'Cancer 4 Cure'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  10. ↑ Daniel Paton (2012-05-28). "El-P - Cancer For Cure". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  11. ↑ Jeff Weiss (2012-05-21). "El-P Cancer for Cure". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  12. ↑ Will Hermes (2012-05-22). "El-P Cancer4Cure". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  13. ↑ Brent A. "El-P Cancer 4 Cure". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  14. ↑ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. December 5, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ "El-P "Cancer For Cure" Album Art / Tracklist". Fat Possum Records. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

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