OX 2010: A Street Odyssey

OX 2010: A Street Odyssey is the third solo studio album by American rapper Vast Aire. It was released on Fat Beats Records and Man Bites Dog Records in 2011.

OX 2010: A Street Odyssey
Studio album by Vast Aire
Released	May 31, 2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	59:06
Label	Fat Beats Records Man Bites Dog Records
Producer	Vast Aire, Kount Fif, Harry Fraud, Thanos, Arewhy, Surock, P.O.V., Melodious Monk, Ayatollah, Brother Hood 603
Vast Aire chronology
Dueces Wild (2008) OX 2010: A Street Odyssey (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
HipHopDX	3.0/5[4]
The Phoenix	[5]
Pitchfork	4.6/10[6]
Spin	mixed[7]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "The first thing that's clear is that time has been kind to the rapper, whose flow is still as sharp as ever, though perhaps a shade less enigmatic."[2] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "OX hits a few lows, but it has a lot more highlights and is the closest Vast Aire has come to revisiting The Cold Vein since the break-up of Cannibal Ox."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Ox 9000"	Kount Fif, Vast Aire	2:28
2.	"Nomad"	Kount Fif	3:12
3.	"Almighty Jose" (featuring Karniege)	Kount Fif	4:27
4.	"The Man of Steel"	Kount Fif	3:18
5.	"I Don't Care" (featuring Cappadonna)	Kount Fif	3:51
6.	"2090 (So Grimmy)" (featuring Double A.B.)	Harry Fraud	3:58
7.	"Phenom"	Harry Fraud	3:32
8.	"Horoscope"	Thanos	4:35
9.	"The Cannon of Samus" (featuring Kenyattah Black)	Arewhy	3:33
10.	"Dark Matter (Kali)" (featuring Space)	Thanos	4:06
11.	"Merry Go Round (Cirque du Freak)"	Surock	4:48
12.	"Thor's Hammer" (featuring Raekwon and Vordul Mega)	P.O.V.	3:38
13.	"Spy vs Spy"	Melodious Monk	3:36
14.	"The Verdict" (featuring Guilty Simpson)	Ayatollah	2:59
15.	"Battle of the Planets" (featuring Genesis)	Brother Hood 603	7:05

References

1. "OX 2010: A Street Odyssey by Vast Aire". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
2. Heaney, Gregory. "OX 2010: A Street Odyssey — Vast Aire". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
3. Quinlan, Thomas (May 28, 2011). "Vast Aire — OX 2010: A Street Odyssey". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
4. Hunte, Justin (June 4, 2011). "Vast Aire — OX 2010: A Street Odyssey". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
5. Faraone, Chris (June 29, 2011). "Vast Aire — OX 2010: A Street Odyssey". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
6. Patrin, Nate (July 7, 2011). "Vast Aire: OX 2010: A Street Odyssey". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
7. Reeves, Mosi (May 31, 2011). "Vast Aire, 'OX 2010: A Street Odyssey' (Man Bites Dog/Fat Beats)". Spin. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

External links

• OX 2010: A Street Odyssey at Discogs (list of releases)