Escape 2 Mars
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| Released | November 3, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Cornerstone R.A.S. | |||
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Escape 2 Mars is the second solo studio album by American rapper Gift of Gab. It was released on November 3, 2009 via Cornerstone R.A.S.. Produced by DNAE Beats and Headnodic, it features guest appearances from Brother Ali and Del the Funky Homosapien.
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 76/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| Paste | 5.8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.4/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[7] |
| RapReviews | 9.5/10[8] |
| Spectrum Culture | 2.5/5[9] |
| Spin |   [10] |
| The Independent | [11] |
| The Skinny | [12] |
Escape 2 Mars was met with generally favorable 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 76 based on eleven reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 6.2 out of 10, based on nine reviews.[1]
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews.com named it the best album of 2009.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "E2mtro" | Dnaebeats | 2:15 |
| 2. | "El Gifto Magnifico" | Dnaebeats | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Light Years" | Dnaebeats | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Dreamin'" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien and Brother Ali) | Headnodic | 3:16 |
| 5. | "In Las Vegas" | Dnaebeats | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Escape 2 Mars" | Dnaebeats | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Electric Waterfalls" | Dnaebeats | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Richman, Poorman" | Headnodic | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Some of the People" | Headnodic | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Spotlight" | Dnaebeats | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Rhyme Travel" | Dnaebeats | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 40:37 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Escape 2 Mars by Gift Of Gab reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Escape 2 Mars - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Marisa. "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars Tracks & Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Marshall, Kingsley (January 25, 2010). "Gift Of Gab - Escape 2 Mars". Clash. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Labate, Steve (December 1, 2009). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". Paste. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ↑ Greene, Jayson (November 24, 2009). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Fiander, Matthew (January 5, 2010). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 8, 2009). "Gift of Gab :: Escape 2 Mars :: Giftstribution/Cornerstone RAS". RapReviews. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Hanover, Nick (November 29, 2009). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Reeves, Mosi (October 28, 2009). "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media LLC (published December 2009). p. 75. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (January 15, 2010). "Album: Gift Of Gab, Escape 2 Mars (Cornerstone)". The Independent. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Watson, Gillian (January 4, 2010). "Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars | The Skinny". The Skinny. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 29, 2009). "RapReview Feature - The Year 2009 in Review (Steve 'Flash' Juon)". RapReviews. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Escape 2 Mars at Discogs (list of releases)
