The keynote speaker
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| Studio album by U-God | ||||
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Publication |
23rd July 2013 |
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| Label (s) | Soul Temple Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, download |
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Title (number) |
CD 1: 19, CD 2: 7 |
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running time |
48:33 |
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Robert Diggs (exec.) |
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Studio (s) |
Soul Temple Records, New York, USA |
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The Keynote Speaker is the fourth studio album by the American rapper U-God . It was released on July 23, 2013 on RZA 's Soul Temple Records label and includes guest contributions from GZA , Method Man , Inspectah Deck , Styles P. , Elzhi and Kool Keith , among others . The album was released as a double album and contains seven songs on the second CD, most of which are by the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan , of which U-God is a member.
Track list
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Vortex Of My Mind (Skit) (feat.Vivian Scarlett) | 0:33 |
| 2. | Keynote speaker | 2:03 |
| 3. | Heads Up (feat. Jackpot & GZA ) | 2:30 |
| 4th | Inferno (Skit) | 0:09 |
| 5. | Fire (feat. Jackpot & Method Man ) | 3:16 |
| 6th | Fame (feat. Styles P. ) | 4:11 |
| 7th | Skyscraper | 2:12 |
| 8th. | Heavy weight | 2:28 |
| 9. | Colossal Cosmos (Skit) (feat.Vivian Scarlett) | 0:29 |
| 10. | Stars | 2:29 |
| 11. | Golden Arms | 3:01 |
| 12. | Room keep spinning | 3:48 |
| 13. | Zilla | 2:49 |
| 14th | Get mine | 2:38 |
| 15th | Mt. Everest ( feat.Inspectah Deck & Elzhi ) | 3:31 |
| 16. | Tranzform | 3:12 |
| 17th | Journey ( feat.Kool Keith ) | 3:35 |
| 18th | Be right there | 2:41 |
| 19th | Days of Glory | 2:58 |
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Six Directions Of Boxing | 4:51 |
| 2. | The Rise of the Ghostface Killah | 3:30 |
| 3. | Muthafucka | 3:24 |
| 4th | Execution In Autumn | 3:04 |
| 5. | Rivers Of Blood | 4:40 |
| 6th | Murder Spree | 3:54 |
| 7th | Shaolin Soul Selection Volume 1 Mash-Up | 9:57 |
criticism
| Professional reviews | |
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| Reviews | |
| source | rating |
| laut.de |
 
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| Juice |
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In Germany the album was rated as mixed. Dani Fromm from laut.de wrote, “'I trained in the mountains', reveals U-God in 'Golden Arms'. It is difficult to avoid wondering whether in the seclusion of the mountains he might not have lost touch a tiny bit. He presents himself calm, calm, solid, but doesn’t make a big dent anywhere. In places it seems much more almost antiquated. [...] 'The Keynote Speaker' leaves a coherent impression, but nowhere seems particularly special. "
Stephan Szillus wrote in the Juice : “He has 'more bars than a penitentiary' - wow, that would have passed as a mediocre pun in 1993 in a Radio Freestyle by Method Man. The instrumentals come from the C-tier of the current indie underground, the guest appearances do not surprise a micrometer (Wu, Styles P, Elzhi, Kool Keith), and where other Wu-MCs of the second row such as Masta Killa or GZA still through her today intellectual, mystical play on words convince, U-God seems rather coarse and awkward in his stoic flow. "
Chart placement
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums | 58 |
| US Billboard Top Rap Albums / Rap Albums | 40 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Timeless - or hopelessly conservative . laut.de , August 2, 2013
- ↑ Review: U-God - Keynote Speaker on juice.de from August 2, 2013