Wikipedia

The Allegory: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m clean up
Line 33:
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 79/100<ref name="metacriticMC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-allegory/royce-da-59/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for The Allegory by Royce da 5'9|website=[[Metacritic]]|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-allegory-mw0003340099|title=The Allegory - Royce da 5'9|last=Z. Yeung|first=Neil|date=March 10, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=April 19, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev2score = 9/10<ref name="Exclaim">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/royce_59-the_allegory|title=Royce 5'9" The Allegory|last=Mullin|first=Kyle|date=February 18, 2020|website=[[Exclaim!]]|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[NMEHipHopDX]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|.2/5}}<ref name="HHDX">{{citeCite web|last=Cortez|first=Kevin|date=February 22, 2020|title=Review: Royce Da 5'9 Consolidates His Styles On 'The Allegory'|url=https://www.nmehiphopdx.com/reviews/albumid.3628/title.review-royce-da-59-theconsolidates-allegoryhis-reviewstyles-2611042on-the-allegory|title=Royce Da 5'9" url- 'The Allegory' reviewstatus=live|lastarchive-url=Lavin|firstarchive-date=Will|access-date=FebruaryAugust 212, 2020|website=[[NMEHipHopDX]]|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|PitchforkNME]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5.8/10}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://pitchforkwww.nme.com/reviews/albumsalbum/royce-da-59-the-allegory/-review-2611042|title=Royce Da 5'9": - 'The Allegory' Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]review|last=BalfourLavin|first=JayWill|date=February 2721, 2020|accessdatewebsite=February[[NME]]|access-date=March 281, 2020}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev5score = 5.8/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/royce-59-the-allegory/|title=Royce 5'9": The Allegory Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Balfour|first=Jay|date=February 27, 2020|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="QIA">{{Cite web|last=Garner|first=George|date=March 2020|title=Q Magazine - March 2020 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming|url=https://archive.org/details/2020-03-01-q-magazine/page/119/mode/2up|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=Internet Archive|language=en}}</ref>
| rev7 = RapReviews
| rev7score = 7/10<ref name="RR">{{Cite web|last=Shackleford|first=Sy|date=March 10, 2020|title=Royce Da 5’9″ :: The Allegory – RapReviews|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/2020/03/royce-da-59-the-allegory/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=www.rapreviews.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
''The Allegory'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 79 based on 7seven reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metacriticMC"/>
 
Kyle Mullin of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' praised the album saying, "That's right: sonically, thematically, lyrically — on every level, Royce gives ''The Allegory'' his all. And the result is the best LP yet in his 20-year-strong career".<ref name="Exclaim"/> ''[[HipHopDX]]'' critic Kevin Cortez stated, "The Allegory plays out as Royce's most consolidated offering yet. A definite career high-point for a rapper whose résumé spans over 20 years".<ref name="HHDX"/> [[AllMusic]]'s Neil Z. Young said, "Intense and thrilling, ''The Allegory'' is a powerful work with uncomfortably realistic and poignant snapshots of American life that linger long after the last song has finished".<ref name="AM"/> Will Lavin of ''[[NME]]'' said, "Royce's 2018 album ''[[Book of Ryan]]'' was always going to be a tough act to follow, but ''The Allegory'' stands up as an accomplished body of work, packed full of poetic intricacies and life lessons, soundtracked by the sound of [[Detroit]]; it will likely end up on the majority of 2020 end-of-year rap lists".<ref name="NME"/> George Garner of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' said, "At 22 tracks - including a spoken interlude by [[Eminem]] - there's a lot to digest here. But, crucially, a lot worth digesting".<ref name="QIA"/> RapReviews.com writer Sy Shackleford said, "While handling all of the [[Hip hop production|production]] himself is a valiant effort, it's evident that Royce had a wobbly experience with it in that it isn't fully consistent. Even so, ''The Allegory'' is another solid effort from the Detroit rhyme sayer".<ref name="RR"/>
 
In a mixed review, Jay Balfour of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' wrote: "His beats are generally chunky sample flips and simple loops, but he also has an ear for a good sound. But if you're listening to a Royce album it's because you want to hear the guy rap. To his credit, Royce has the rare effect of a rapper's extreme technical ability making him seem limber instead of rigid".<ref name="Pitchfork"/>
 
==Track listing==
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Allegory"