Paullelujah!

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Paullelujah!
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
GenreHip hop
Length44:17
LabelCoup d'Etat
ProducerMikeTheMusicGuy, Phofo, MC Paul Barman, Prince Paul, MF Doom
MC Paul Barman chronology
It's Very Stimulating
(2000)
Paullelujah!
(2002)
Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud
(2009)
Singles from Paullelujah!
  1. "Cock Mobster"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[2]
City Pagesfavorable[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
Pitchfork2.0/10[6]
PopMattersmixed[7]
RapReviews.com8/10[8]
Salonfavorable[9]
XLR8Rfavorable[10]

Paullelujah! is the first studio album by American hip hop musician MC Paul Barman.[3] It was released on Coup d'État in 2002.[6]

Critical reception[edit]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, saying, "As a rapper, MC Paul Barman makes a pretty good humorist, though he's actually more clever than he is funny."[1] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "A steady diet of nothing but MC Paul Barman would be tough to take, but it'll be a sad day when there's no place in hip-hop for his kind of goofy iconoclast."[2]

Will Hermes of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B−, describing MC Paul Barman as "a class clown courting a beat-down, a slappable slapsticker matching weakling production and little-league flow with gym-toned wit and ghetto chutzpah."[5] Steve Juon of RapReviews.com said, "it's great for anyone who gets his concept, but his 'whiter than whitebread' rap flow will still irritate the hell out of everyone else.[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."It's Here"MikeTheMusicGuy0:42
2."Paullelujah"MikeTheMusicGuy3:07
3."Cock Mobster"MikeTheMusicGuy3:53
4."Old Paul"Phofo, MC Paul Barman4:15
5."Bleeding Brain Grow"Prince Paul2:39
6."N.O.W."MikeTheMusicGuy3:35
7."Excuse You"Phofo3:11
8."Vulture Shark Sculpture Park"MikeTheMusicGuy4:05
9."Anarchist Bookstore Part 1"MF Doom3:32
10."Burping and Farting"Phofo1:55
11."Talking Time Travel"MikeTheMusicGuy4:27
12."Anarchist Bookstore Part 2"MF Doom4:35
13."A Somewhat New Medium"MikeTheMusicGuy4:14
Total length:44:17
2010 remastered edition bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Make No Mistake"Phofo3:08
15."Kibbutznik"Phofo2:31
16."Buy Low, Sell High"Phofo2:24
17."Don't Micromanage My Psychodamage"Phofo3:36
18."Cock Mobster (Live on XM Radio 2003)"MikeTheMusicGuy3:51
19."Senioritis 2010"MF Doom, Memory Man2:35
Total length:63:04

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Paullelujah! - MC Paul Barman". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (November 8, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Patrin, Nate (December 4, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "MC Paul Barman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Hermes, Will (November 12, 2002). "Paullelujah!: Straight From Your Radio (2002)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ a b LeMay, Matt (November 20, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Sawyer, Terry (February 4, 2003). "MC Paul Barman: Paullelujah!". PopMatters. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Juon, Steve (May 6, 2003). "MC Paul Barman :: Paullelujah! :: Coup d'Etat Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Kois, Dan (October 30, 2002). "MC Paul Barman: "Paullelujah!"". Salon. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Murray, Margaret (January 14, 2003). "MC Paul Barman - Paullelujah!". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Paullelujah!? Remastered + Bonused | MC Paul Barman". Bandcamp. October 10, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

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