All City (Northern State album)
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| All City | ||||
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| Released | August 17, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop rap | |||
| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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All City is the second full-length album by New York City-based hip hop group Northern State, released on August 17, 2004 on Columbia Records. It is also their major-label debut, as it was their first album released for Columbia.[1][2] It has also been described as their first "real record", because some do not consider their debut album Dying in Stereo to be a full-length album, but an EP.[3] The album's first single was "Girl for All Seasons", for which a music video was made at the Siberia club in New York City.[4]
All City was recorded in Philadelphia with a handful of guest artists, including Martin Luther McCoy (on "Siren Song"), Har Mar Superstar (on "Summer Never Ends"),[5] and the High & Mighty (on "Think Twice").[4] Also contributing to the album's recording were ?uestlove, as well as DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, and Pete Rock, both of whom helped produce the album.[6][7]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Elle Girl | 3.5/4[10] |
| The New York Times | mixed[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Spin | C+[13] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[14] |
| The Village Voice | A[15] |
All City received generally favorable reviews from music critics[8] and was named one of the 50 best albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone.[1]