Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
1997 Ratings: #7 / 139
User Score
1997 Ratings: #51
July 28, 1997 / Release Date
LP / Format
Rawkus / Label
El-P, Bigg Jus, Mr. LenProducer
Bigg Jus, El-PWriter
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Critic Reviews

100
AllMusic

Funcrusher Plus demands intense concentration, but also rewards it, and its advancement of hip-hop as an art form is still being felt. It's difficult, challenging music, to be sure, and it's equally far ahead of its time.

100
RapReviews.com
For the discerning rap fan, “Funcrusher Plus” is a 19 course gourmet meal with “Bad Touch Example” as the appetizer and “Funcrush Scratch” as dessert at the end.
80
Mojo
UltimateLifeFrm
70

Underground classic defined!

This album from the American trio Company Flow, released in July 1997, has been on my mind for quite a long time to listen to it due to the high reputation it has when it comes to independent hip-hop releases. The artwork is certainly an iconic one to look at as well, managing to be eye-catching too.

Honestly, it's understandable to see why this album has the reputation it has since it has so much going for it that makes it among the top-tier of the genre.

The ... read more

AllAboutMusic
91

LEAVE YOU MUTE LIKE MAGGIE SIMPSON

Decided to give this a relisten, and it sounds even better than I remember. EL-P and Big Jus rap a certain way that nobody around that time was rapping like. With that being said, the rapping is incredible. EL and Jus flow on every track with ease, in a way that EL and Jus do better than anybody (besides maybe Cannibal Ox ig). These beats are also sick af. The beats are raw, gutter, cutting edge, and every beat has your head bobbing nonstop.

In terms of ... read more

RobiBlueForever
70

This is an excellent album from Company Flow, featuring production from El-P. It's technical and genuinely underground rap from that era, and I might have liked it if it weren't for the fact that I'm not as passionate about that era of rap as I was about the popular music of that time. I imagine the project might be difficult to understand on first listen, so forgive me if it doesn't resonate with me. I don't want to add track ratings because I don't want to spoil ... read more

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SumthnIFrgot
76

had some good moments but also some mid to bad moments too. 8 steps to perfection, last good sleep, and info kill II are my picks for best songs. the rest of the tracks are around the 7 range except for the outliers that are 89.9 detrimental, vital nerve, and the fire in which you burn. all of those are the worst on the album, with 89.9 specifically being terrible. alright album, very dated.

FatManMan
84

"I wet your girl's pussy on my keyboard, how you think I made Vital Nerve?"

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