I Heard It Today
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| I Heard It Today | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Label | Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises | |||
| Producer | Batsauce, Edan, Cut Chemist, Ray Fernandes, Decaye, J-Zone, Therapy, Nik Jhatakia, Mr. Lif, Willie Evans Jr., Headnodic | |||
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I Heard It Today is the third solo studio album by American hip hop artist Mr. Lif.[1] It was released by Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises on April 21, 2009.[2] Written at "the dawn of the Obama administration", the album is "dedicated to capturing the pulse of a tumultuous era in the United States."[3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | favorable[4] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[5] |
| BBC | favorable[6] |
| The Boston Globe | favorable[7] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[8] |
| The Guardian |   [9] |
| Pitchfork | 5.3/10[10] |
| PopMatters | [11] |
| Spin | favorable[12] |
| XLR8R | 8.5/10[13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Max Herman of XLR8R gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, commenting that "taking a break from working with El-P actually benefits him, as the melodic beats crafted by producers like J-Zone, Edan, and Headnodic are the perfect pairing for Lif's selfless lyricism."[13] Andrew Martin of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "one of Lif's most concise and well-rounded efforts."[11] David Aaron of BBC wrote, "it's comforting to know there are still hip hop acts out there trying to give a voice to the voiceless."[6]
