BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 407 ratings
2012 Rank: #26
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
The Needle Drop
With improved production, more original material, more instrumentation, and some intense performances, the new BADBADNOTGOOD album ups the previous LP in every way.
85
Prefix
Formally a jazz trio on paper — but often strange, forever imaginative, and ultimately revolutionary hip-hop and electronic beatmakers at heart, it’s safe to say that BADBADNOTGOOD is unstoppable at this point.
80
The 405

Obviously jazz covers are in vogue at the moment ... but no one in jazz at the moment can compare the exciting sounds this Canadian trio produce. Even if you are not a fan of jazz I strongly suggest you give this album a try, it may just change your mind about jazz in general.

waffles
84

Favorite Tracks: Earl, Vices, Rotten Decay, Limit to Your Love, UWM, DMZ, CMYK, Flashing Lights

nino21321312312
95

I LOVE how this album make feeling of 80s dystopia with this beautiful production and incredible consistent content. And this is one of best instrumental hip hop of all time

ka1
91

This and You're Dead!, and To Pimp A Butterfly is jazz fusion at it's peak. BADBADNOTGOOD out here putting Canadian jazz on the map. Quit sleeping! If you want an album that effectively fuses jazz with hip hop and a little bit of electronic music, then this is an essential one for you

SnowstormJones
70

Ok, so maybe I should’ve started with this one (or II, rather.) It’s clear that jazz-assisted instrumental hip-hop is a pretty neat idea for as long as it’s been around, even back in 2012 when these guys were going OFF. I mean seriously, I didn’t even twig that Bastard was a Tyler cover until I recognised the piano at the start. That’s sneaky. What isn’t sneaky is the Flashing Lights cover, drenched in a level of opulence that isn’t found on any of the ... read more

Ascension
97

This isn't Kanye?

(If you don't understand there is a song on "BBNG2" called "Flashing Lights" which happens to be a Kanye song)

UnderTheCo
90

já escutei esse há uns meses atrás mas queria falar que de todos os projetos deles esse ainda realmente é o melhor, infelizmente nunca estará no spotify mas sempre estará no meu coração que é de graça mas nao toca musica <3

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Track List

1Earl
3:46
89
2Vices
4:40
85
3Rotten Decay
6:31
89
4Limit to Your Love
4:30
87
5Bastard / Lemonade
7:04
88
6CHSTR
5:25
86
7UWM
6:02
85
8DMZ
5:12
87
9CMYK
5:16
89
10Flashing Lights
7:16
94
11You Made Me Realise
5:21
91
Total Length: 1 hour, 1 minute

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#29/Exclaim!
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Added on: December 17, 2012