Paullelujah! is the first studio album by American hip hop musician MC Paul Barman.[3] It was released on Coup d'État in 2002.[6]

Paullelujah!
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
GenreHip hop
Length44:17
LabelCoup d'Etat
Producer
MC Paul Barman chronology
It's Very Stimulating
(2000)
Paullelujah!
(2002)
Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud
(2009)
Singles from Paullelujah!
  1. "Cock Mobster"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[2]
City Pagesfavorable[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
Pitchfork2.0/10[6]
PopMattersmixed[7]
RapReviews.com8/10[8]
Salonfavorable[9]
XLR8Rfavorable[10]

Critical reception

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John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, saying, "As a rapper, MC Paul Barman makes a pretty good humorist, though he's actually more clever than he is funny."[1] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "A steady diet of nothing but MC Paul Barman would be tough to take, but it'll be a sad day when there's no place in hip-hop for his kind of goofy iconoclast."[2]

Will Hermes of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B−, describing MC Paul Barman as "a class clown courting a beat-down, a slappable slapsticker matching weakling production and little-league flow with gym-toned wit and ghetto chutzpah."[5] Steve Juon of RapReviews.com said, "it's great for anyone who gets his concept, but his 'whiter than whitebread' rap flow will still irritate the hell out of everyone else.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."It's Here"MikeTheMusicGuy0:42
2."Paullelujah"MikeTheMusicGuy3:07
3."Cock Mobster"MikeTheMusicGuy3:53
4."Old Paul"4:15
5."Bleeding Brain Grow"Prince Paul2:39
6."N.O.W."MikeTheMusicGuy3:35
7."Excuse You"Phofo3:11
8."Vulture Shark Sculpture Park"MikeTheMusicGuy4:05
9."Anarchist Bookstore Part 1"MF Doom3:32
10."Burping and Farting"Phofo1:55
11."Talking Time Travel"MikeTheMusicGuy4:27
12."Anarchist Bookstore Part 2"MF Doom4:35
13."A Somewhat New Medium"MikeTheMusicGuy4:14
Total length:44:17
2010 remastered edition bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Make No Mistake"Phofo3:08
15."Kibbutznik"Phofo2:31
16."Buy Low, Sell High"Phofo2:24
17."Don't Micromanage My Psychodamage"Phofo3:36
18."Cock Mobster (Live on XM Radio 2003)"MikeTheMusicGuy3:51
19."Senioritis 2010"
  • MF Doom
  • Memory Man
2:35
Total length:63:04

References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Paullelujah! - MC Paul Barman". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (November 8, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Patrin, Nate (December 4, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "MC Paul Barman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Hermes, Will (November 12, 2002). "Paullelujah!: Straight From Your Radio (2002)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ a b LeMay, Matt (November 20, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Sawyer, Terry (February 4, 2003). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". PopMatters. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Juon, Steve (May 6, 2003). "MC Paul Barman :: Paullelujah! :: Coup d'Etat Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Kois, Dan (October 30, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: "Paullelujah!"". Salon. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Murray, Margaret (January 14, 2003). "MC Paul Barman - Paullelujah!". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Paullelujah!? Remastered + Bonused | MC Paul Barman". Bandcamp. October 10, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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