Attractive Sin
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| Studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien and Parallel Thought | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 42:44 | |||
| Label | Parallel Thought LTD. | |||
| Producer | Parallel Thought | |||
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Attractive Sin is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and hip-hop production duo Parallel Thought. It was released on June 19, 2012 via Parallel Thought LTD. and produced entirely by Jeff Blacker and Adam Calman.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | D[3] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5[4] |
| Paste | 8.3/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[6] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[7] |
| Spectrum Culture | [8] |
| Spin | 6/10[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [10] |
Attractive Sin was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69 based on eight reviews.[1]
Eli Bernstein of Paste praised the album, calling it "a welcome throwback to an earlier era of underground rap".[5] AllMusic's Fred Thomas stated: "Attractive Sin finds the collaborators stretching out liberally and sounding genuinely excited and inspired by each other".[2] Andres Tardio of HipHopDX called it "an album that is sure to add to his discography as another solid effort from Sir DZL".[4]
In mixed reviews, Matthew Fiander of PopMatters wrote: "Del's penchant for calling out lesser emcees, itself a deep tradition in hip-hop, slips into a bragging sameness a bit too often on Attractive Sin".[6] Jon Hadusek of Consequence resumed: "despite Parallel Thought's strong production, Attractive Sin's failings fall on Del. He can do better".[3] Ben Rag of Tiny Mix Tapes concluded: "Attractive Sin ultimately suffers from a lack of humor and humility (namely, pride)".[10]