Manifesto is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Inspectah Deck. It was released on March 23, 2010, via Urban Icons Records. Recording sessions took place at View Studio. Production was handled by Agallah, Alchemist, Cee The Architech, D-Tox, Flip, J. Glaze, Khino, K. Slack, Lee Bannon, Mac Soundsmith, Mike Cash, MoSS, Phenom, Shorty 140, and Inspectah Deck himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from AC, Billy Danze, Cappadonna, Carlton Fisk, Cormega, Fes Taylor, Kurupt, Meshel, Ms Whitney, Planet Asia, Pleasant, Raekwon and Termanology.[1]
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| Released | March 23, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Studio | View Studio | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:06:18 | |||
| Label | Urban Icon | |||
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Initially, the album was slated to be titled Resident Patient II, as a sequel to Inspectah Deck's 2006 album The Resident Patient. However, a mixtape entitled Resident Patient II leaked in 2008 that was not the actual product. Deck eventually changed the name of the project and is still planning to release his final album under the name The Rebellion. Manifesto is composed of songs originally cut from Resident Patient II.[2]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| HipHopDX | 2.5/5[5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10[6] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[7] |
| Slant | [8] |
Manifesto 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 62 based on four reviews.[3]
Pedro Hernandez of RapReviews stated: "the material found on Manifesto is, for the most part, superb, with only a handful of tracks that fail to live up to the quality found on the rest of the album".[7] AllMusic's Matt Rinaldi wrote: "still, despite a handful of throwaway cuts, Manifesto has more than enough heat to prove that Deck's mike skills still stand up up to any of his Wu brethren".[4]
In mixed reviews, Ian Cohen of Pitchfork resumed: "as Manifesto runs through its forbidding 20-track playlist, it unsurprisingly falters when it chases Hot 97 spins that are laughably out of reach".[6] Huw Jones of Slant summed up with "the album does have some decent moments though. It's just unfortunate that they're all exhausted by the record's 20-minute mark".
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tombstone Intro" | Jason Richard Hunter | J. Glaze | 1:38 |
| 2. | "The Champion" | Hunter | Alchemist | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Born Survivor" (featuring Cormega) |
| MoSS | 3:16 |
| 4. | "This Is It" | Hunter | Dtox | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Luv Letter" (featuring Fes Taylor & Ms. Whitney) |
| Inspectah Deck | 4:03 |
| 6. | "P.S.A." | Hunter | Lee Bannon | 1:43 |
| 7. | "T.R.U.E." (featuring Meshel) | Hunter | Inspectah Deck | 3:10 |
| 8. | "We Get Down" | Hunter | Y-Not | 2:55 |
| 9. | "The Big Game" (featuring Raekwon & AC) |
| PHENOM | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Tombstone Interlude" | Hunter | J. Glaze | 1:39 |
| 11. | "9th Chamber Part II" | Hunter |
| 3:12 |
| 12. | "Really Real" (featuring Carlton Fisk & Fes Taylor) |
| Inspectah Deck | 4:56 |
| 13. | "Serious Rappin'" (featuring Termanology & Planet Asia) | Mike Cash | 4:05 | |
| 14. | "Do What U Gotta" | Hunter | Flip | 3:13 |
| 15. | "Crazy" | Hunter | J. Glaze | 3:17 |
| 16. | "Gotta Bang" (featuring Kurupt & Billy Danze) | Shorty 140 | 3:43 | |
| 17. | "The Bad Apple" | Hunter | K. Slack | 3:12 |
| 18. | "Brothaz Respect" (featuring Cappadonna & Fes Taylor) |
| Cee The Architek | 3:52 |
| 19. | "5 Star G" | Hunter | MoSS | 2:53 |
| 20. | "The Neverending Story" (featuring Pleasant) | Hunter | Agallah | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 1:06:18 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 69 |
References
edit- ^ Paine, Jake (February 18, 2010). "Inspectah Deck Announces "Manifesto" For March 23 Release". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "PodOmatic | Best Free Podcasts". Conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Manifesto - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Rinaldi, Matt. "Manifesto - Inspectah Deck | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ Ketchum III, William (March 26, 2010). "Inspectah Deck - Manifesto". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ian (March 25, 2010). "Inspectah Deck: Manifesto". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (March 30, 2010). "Inspectah Deck :: Manifesto – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Huw (March 19, 2010). "Review: Inspectah Deck, Manifesto". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Inspectah Deck Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2024.