Unapologetic Art Rap

Unapologetic Art Rap is the debut studio album by American hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle. It was released via Mush Records on May 11, 2010.[3] Music videos were created for "I Rock"[4] and "Pissy Transmissions".[5]

Unapologetic Art Rap
Studio album by Open Mike Eagle
Released	May 11, 2010[1]
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:51
Label	Mush
Producer	Alwayz Prolific, Adamatic, Exile, Awkward, Maestroe, Open Mike Eagle, Kuest 1, Silencio
Open Mike Eagle chronology
Unapologetic Art Rap (2010) Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes (2011)
Singles from Unapologetic Art Rap
"I Rock" Released: April 27, 2010[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	[6]
Exclaim!	favorable[7]
Impose	favorable[8]
Potholes in My Blog	[9]

Ali Elabbady of Potholes in My Blog gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting that "The production is definitely a highlight" and "Mike's performance is definitely noteworthy as well."[9] Blake Gillespie of Impose called it "the finest representations of taxonomic boom bap rap".[8] Kevin Jones of Exclaim! said, "Quirky, laid-back, slice-of-life rhymes littered with wide-ranging pop culture references bounce from the absolutely banal to the surprisingly political, like the no day-job dreams of 'I Rock' juxtaposed with the corrosive blaxploitation denunciations heard on 'Unapologetic.'"[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Art Rap Party"	Always Prolific	3:05
2.	"Freak Flag"	Adamatic	3:37
3.	"I Rock"	Exile	2:23
4.	"Rap Protection Prayer"	Awkward	3:30
5.	"Helicopter"	Always Prolific, Maestroe	2:13
6.	"Mistakes" (featuring Alpha MC)	Always Prolific	2:33
7.	"WTF Is Art Rap?"	Always Prolific	1:32
8.	"Unapologetic" (featuring Nocando)	Awkward	3:32
9.	"Pissy Transmissions"	Open Mike Eagle	3:23
10.	"Original Butterscotch Confection" (featuring Busdriver)	Maestroe	2:20
11.	"Partly Cloudy"	Always Prolific, Maestroe	1:46
12.	"Easter Surgery" (featuring Serengeti and Jefferson DeJesus)	Kuest 1	3:03
13.	"Garbage Man"	Awkward	4:14
14.	"Mole in Your Ministry"	Silencio	4:01
15.	"Go Home" (featuring Swim Team)	Adamatic	4:39

References

1. "MH-269: Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap". Mush Records. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
2. "MH-046: Open Mike Eagle - I Rock". Mush Records. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
3. Martin, Andrew (March 28, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap". Prefix. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
4. Gillespie, Blake (April 28, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle, "I Rock"". Impose. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
5. Martin, Andrew (January 7, 2011). "Open Mike Eagle – "Pissy Transmissions"". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
6. Christgau, Robert. "Open Mike Eagle". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
7. Jones, Kevin (June 15, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
8. Gillespie, Blake (June 15, 2010). "Open Mike Eagle, Unapologetic Art Rap". Impose. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
9. Elabbady, Ali (June 19, 2010). "Album Review: Open Mike Eagle – Unapologetic Art Rap". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved August 13, 2017.

External links

• Unapologetic Art Rap at AllMusic
• Unapologetic Art Rap at Discogs (list of releases)