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2017 studio album by Sean Price
Imperius Rex
Released August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08 )
Genre
Hip hop Length 51 :13
Label
Duck Down Music
Producer
Mic Tyson (2012)
Imperius Rex (2017)
86 Witness (2019)
"Rap Professor" Released: August 8, 2016
"Definition of God" Released: March 17, 2017
"Imperius Rex" Released: July 14, 2017
Imperius Rex is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper
Sean Price . It was released on August 8, 2017, via
Duck Down Music , exactly two years after his death, making it his first posthumous release. It features guest appearances from Bernadette Price,
Buckshot , Foul Monday,
Freeway , Ike Eyez,
Inspectah Deck ,
Junior Reid ,
Method Man ,
MF Doom ,
Prodigy ,
Raekwon , Rim P,
Rock ,
Ruste Juxx ,
Smif-N-Wessun ,
Styles P and
Vic Spencer .
Critical reception
Imperius Rex was met with positive reviews. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average score of 87, based on four reviews.
[1] The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at an 81 out of 100, based on four reviews.
Dana Scott of
HipHopDX stated: "This is an impressive showcase for his fans".
[4] Chris Gibbons of
XXL said: "Imperius Rex is a worthy entry into the Sean Price canon, and proof that his voice will still live on in hip-hop well after his untimely passing".
[7]
AllMusic 's Paul Simpson said: "Nobody on the album overshadows Price, who sounds as forceful, commanding, and even as funny as ever".
[3]
Accolades
Publication
List
Rank
Ref.
Albumism
Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2017
29
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Imperius Rex"
Alchemist 2:29 2. "Dead or Alive" (featuring Bernadette Price)
4th Disciple 2:55 3. "Definition of God" S. Price Stu Bangas 3:09 4. "Ape in His Apex" (featuring
Ruste Juxx ) Crummie Beats 2:35 5. "Apartheid" (featuring
Buckshot and
General Steele ) Crummie Beats 3:16 6. "Lord Have Mercy" (featuring Rim P and
Vic Spencer ) Joe Cutz 3:35 7. "Negus" (featuring Ike Eyez and
DOOM ) Crummie Beats 3:40 8. "Church Bells" (featuring
Junior Reid ) S. Price Crummie Beats 4:28 9. "The 3 Lyrical Ps" (featuring
Prodigy and
Styles P )
Harry Fraud 3:36 10. "Not97" S. Price 1:32 11. "Refrigerator P!" S. Price Dan The Man 3:15 12. "Prisoner" (featuring
Freeway )
Marco Polo 4:18 13. "Resident Evil" Marlon Colimon 2:49 14. "Clans & Clicks" (featuring
Smif-N-Wessun ,
Rock ,
Method Man ,
Raekwon ,
Inspectah Deck and Foul Monday)
Nottz 5:30 15. "Rap Professor" DJ Skizz 2:26 16. "Price Family" (featuring Bernadette Price) Crummie Beats 1:40 Total length: 51:13
Charts
References
^
a
b
"Critic Reviews for Imperius Rex - Metacritic" .
Metacritic . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^ McIntosh, Daryl (September 2, 2017).
"ALBUM REVIEW: The Late Great Sean Price's Legacy Shines On with 'Imperius Rex' " . Albumism . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^
a
b Simpson, Paul.
"Imperius Rex - Sean Price | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^
a
b Scott, Dana (August 20, 2017).
"Sean Price's "Imperius Rex" Preserves His Legacy As One Of Brooklyn's Finest" .
HipHopDX . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^ Shackleford, Sy (August 15, 2017).
"RapReviews.com Feature for August 15, 2017 - Sean Price - "Imperius Rex" " . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^ Rindner, Grant (September 7, 2017).
"Sean Price: Imperius Rex" . Spectrum Culture . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^
a
b Gibbons, Chris (August 17, 2017).
"Sean Price Lives on Through His Lyrics on Posthumous 'Imperius Rex' Album - XXL" .
XXL . Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^
"Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2017 | #29: Sean Price's 'Imperius Rex' " . Albumism . December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^
"Sean Price Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^
"Sean Price Chart History (Independent Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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