Deathfame
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{{Infobox album
| name = Deathfame
| type = Studio
| artist = Quelle Chris
| cover = Quelle Chris DEATHFAME cover.jpg
| released = {{Start date|2022|05|13}}
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=59}}
| label = Mello Music Group
| producer = {{hlist|Chris Keys|Knxwledge|Quelle Chris}}
| prev_title = Innocent Country 2
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Deathfame (stylized in all caps) is a solo studio album by American rapper and producer Quelle Chris. It was released via Mello Music Group on May 13, 2022. Production was handled by Chris Keys, Knxwledge, and Quelle Chris himself. It features guest appearances from Cavalier, Denmark Vessey, J Jig Cicero, MoRuf, Navy Blue, and Pink Siifu.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 81/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Deathfame |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/deathfame/quelle-chris/critic-reviews |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Paul |title=Quelle Chris - Deathfame Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/deathfame-mw0003741877 |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = Beats Per Minute
| rev2score = 77/100{{Cite web |last=Sentz |first=Tim |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Album Review: Quelle Chris – Deathfame {{!}} Beats Per Minute |url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-quelle-chris-deathfame/ |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Beats Per Minute |language=en-US}}
| rev3 = Crack
| rev3score = 7/10{{Cite web |last=Van Nguyen |first=Dean |date=June 8, 2022 |title=Quelle Chris: 'DEATHFAME' review |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/album-reviews/quelle-chris-deathfame-review/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Crack Magazine}}
| rev4 = HipHopDX
| rev4score = 4.2/5{{Cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Matthew |date=May 14, 2022 |title=Quelle Chris' 'DEATHFAME' Exhibits Excellence At Navigating The Pitfalls Of Popularity |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3866/title.quelle-chris-deathfame-album-review |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=HipHopDX}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 7.8/10{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Nadine |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Quelle Chris: Deathfame |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quelle-chris-deathfame/ |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
| rev6 = The Needle Drop
| rev6score = 7/10{{Cite web |last=Fantano |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Fantano |date=May 22, 2022 |title=Quelle Chris - DEATHFAME |url=https://www.theneedledrop.com/articles/2022/5/quelle-chris-deathfame |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=The Needle Drop |language=en-US}}
| rev7 = Tom Hull
| rev7score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}){{Cite web |last=Hull |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Hull (critic) |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Quelle Chris |url=https://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Quelle+Chris |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=www.tomhull.com}}
}}
Deathfame was met with acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on five reviews.
In his review for HipHopDX Matthew Ritchie wrote: "it's a continuation of his intense focus on a singular topic, which results in a clear elevation in quality that few could hope to achieve, setting the standard for any plan to follow his formula". Pitchfork reviewer Nadine Smith wrote: "balancing broad comedy with pointed political satire, the Detroit rapper continues his evolution from skilled MC to producer polymath on his latest album". Tim Sentz of Beats Per Minute wrote: "not since Everything's Fine has Quelle Chris sounded so surefire and determined. He wears beats with flair now, and lyrically he's in top form, moving like a chameleon behind the mic and in front. Deathfame is easily the best solo outing for Chris so far". In his YouTube channel The Needle Drop, Anthony Fantano stated: "Quelle Chris delivers what might be his most challenging album yet". AllMusic's Paul Simpson wrote: "even as Quelle Chris' music grows more challenging, it's still highly compelling, and his lyrics are filled with sharp, powerful observations about life, death, success, and failure". Writing for Crack Magazine, Dean Van Nguyen said: "the beats veer between jazz club grooves (the tinkling piano of So Tired You Can't Stop Dreaming featuring Navy Blue), smooth sophisti-pop (the saxophone riff of Die Happy Knowing They'll Care) and grubby loops that creep like a villain though rain-streaked streets at night".
= Year-end lists =
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| Publication
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Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = TEYC
| extra1 = {{hlist|Chris Keys|Quelle Chris}}
| length1 = 0:36
| title2 = Alive Ain't Always Living
| extra2 = {{hlist|Chris Keys|Quelle Chris}}
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = King in Black
| extra3 = Quelle Chris
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = PS1 (Pontiac Sunfire 1)
| extra4 = {{hlist|Chris Keys|Quelle Chris}}
| length4 = 0:48
| title5 = Feed the Heads
| extra5 = Quelle Chris
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = So Tired You Can't Stop Dreaming
| note6 = featuring Navy Blue
| extra6 = Quelle Chris
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = Die Happy Knowing They'll Care
| extra7 = Quelle Chris
| length7 = 1:50
| title8 = Deathfame
| extra8 = Quelle Chris
| length8 = 3:25
| title9 = The Agency of the Future
| extra9 = Quelle Chris
| length9 = 3:08
| title10 = Help I'm Dead
| extra10 = Quelle Chris
| length10 = 1:07
| title11 = How Could You Love Something like Me?
| extra11 = {{hlist|Chris Keys|Quelle Chris}}
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = CUI Prodest
| note12 = featuring Denmark Vessey and J Jig Cicero
| extra12 = Quelle Chris
| length12 = 4:33
| title13 = The Sky Is Blue Because the Sunset Is Red
| note13 = featuring MoRuf and Pink Siifu
| extra13 = {{hlist|Chris Keys|Knxwledge}}
| length13 = 5:56
| title14 = Excuse My Back
| note14 = featuring Cavalier
| extra14 = Quelle Chris
| length14 = 3:05
| total_length = 41:59
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Gavin Christopher Tennille – main artist, producer (tracks: 1–12, 14), mixing
- Chris Keys – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 11, 13)
- Glen Earl "Knxwledge" Boothe – producer (track 13)
- dane.zone – mastering
- Sage "Navy Blue" Elsesser – featured artist (track 6)
- Denmark Vessey – featured artist (track 12)
- J Jig Cicero – featured artist (track 12)
- MoRuf Adewunmi – featured artist (track 13)
- Livingston "Pink Siifu" Matthews – featured artist (track 13)
- Cavalier – featured artist (track 14)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|2714912|Deathfame}}
{{Quelle Chris}}
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Category:Hip-hop albums by American artists
Category:Mello Music Group albums