No Kings

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No Kings
File:No Kings album cover.png
Studio album by Doomtree
Released November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
Recorded 2011
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 46:40
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S, Paper Tiger
Doomtree chronology
FH:XV (False Hopes 15)
(2009)FH:XV (False Hopes 15)2009
No Kings
(2011)
All Hands
(2015)All Hands2015
Singles from No Kings
  1. "Bangarang"
    Released: May 28, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 80/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[2]
The A.V. Club A-[3]
Consequence of Sound 4/5 stars[4]
The Current favorable[5]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10[6]
PopMatters 7/10 stars[7]

No Kings is the second official album by Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on November 22, 2011.

The first single "The Grand Experiment" is currently available to stream from their official website.[8]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, No Kings received an average score of 80% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "No Way"   Sims, Mike Mictlan, Cecil Otter, P.O.S Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S 4:29
2. "Bolt Cutter"   P.O.S, Sims, Dessa, Mike Mictlan Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S 4:30
3. "Bangarang"   P.O.S, Cecil Otter, Sims, Mike Mictlan Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak 4:02
4. "Beacon"   Dessa, P.O.S, Cecil Otter, Sims Cecil Otter 4:11
5. "Punch-Out"   Mike Mictlan, Sims Lazerbeak 1:58
6. "Little Mercy" (featuring Channy Casselle) Cecil Otter, Dessa Cecil Otter 4:17
7. "The Grand Experiment"   Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S Cecil Otter 3:47
8. "String Theory"   Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter Lazerbeak 3:01
9. "Team the Best Team"   P.O.S, Sims, Cecil Otter, Dessa, Mike Mictlan Lazerbeak 4:36
10. "Gimme the Go"   Cecil Otter, Sims Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S 2:59
11. "Own Yours"   P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Cecil Otter Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak 5:19
12. "Fresh New Trash"   Sims, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Dessa, Mike Mictlan Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, P.O.S, Paper Tiger 3:39

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Independent Albums[9] 31
Rap Albums[10] 23
Heatseekers Albums[11] 3

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