The Next Logical Progression
2012 studio album by Gift of Gab
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The Next Logical Progression is the third solo studio album by American rapper Gift of Gab. It was released on March 27, 2012 via Quannum Projects. Produced by G Koop and Headnodic, it features guest appearances from George Clinton, Latyrx, Martian Luther, Ms. K, Raashan Ahmad, Samantha Kravitz and Zumbi.
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| Released | March 27, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 38:16 | |||
| Label | Quannum | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5[3] |
| Paste | 4.5/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
| Spin | 7/10[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [7] |
The Next Logical Progression was met with generally favourable 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 71, based on nine reviews.[1]
AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the album, stating "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, which is the great trick behind this persuasive album, offering a serious argument with plenty of hot buttered soul".[2] Slava Kuperstein of HipHopDX resumed: "Gift of Gab is a craftsman, and achieves goal to provide uplifting music".[3] Justin Cober-Lake of PopMatters noted that "it might not be miraculous, but The Next Logical Progression is certainly an inspired work".[5]
In mixed reviews, Marcus J. Moore of Paste claimed the album "doesn't make a convincing argument for rap's return to the golden era. Instead, it feels a bit too grumpy and too reliant upon the good ol' days".[4] Tiny Mix Tapes reviewer called the album an "evidence of a serious identity crisis".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "NLP" | G Koop | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Introlude" | Headnodic | 1:22 |
| 3. | "Rise" (featuring Raashan Ahmad and Zumbi) | G Koop | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Protocol" (featuring Samantha Kravitz) | G Koop | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Everything Is Fine" (featuring George Clinton and Latyrx) | G Koop | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Toxic" (featuring Martian Luther) | G Koop | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Wack But Good People" | G Koop | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Effed Up" | G Koop | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Market & 8th" | G Koop | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Dream Warrior" (featuring Ms. K) | G Koop | 3:48 |
| 11. | "So So Much" | Headnodic | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Beyond Logic" | G Koop | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 38:16 | ||