Retropolitan
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{{Infobox album
| name = Retropolitan
| type = studio
| cover = Retropolitan - front.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|09|20}}
| recorded = 2017–2019
| studio =
- Cook It Up, New York City
- DaMan Pro, New York City
- Stankonia, Atlanta, Georgia{{Cite web|url=https://www.mellomusicgroup.com/products/skyzoo-pete-rock-retropolitan-cd|title=Skyzoo & Pete Rock - Retropolitan (CD)|website=Mello Music Group}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 46:26{{Cite web|url=https://www.amoeba.com/retropolitan-cd-skyzoo/albums/4175695/|title=Retropolitan (CD)|via=www.amoeba.com}}
| label = Mello Music Group
| producer = Pete Rock
| chronology = Pete Rock
| prev_title = Return of the SP1200
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = PeteStrumentals 3
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Skyzoo
| type = studio
| prev_title = In Celebration of Us
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Retropolitan
| year = 2019
| next_title = All the Brilliant Things
| next_year = 2021
}}{{Singles
| name = Retropolitan
| type = studio
| single1 = It's All Good
| single1date = August 12, 2019
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Exclaim!
|rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10|}}{{cite web|last=Mullin|first=Kyle |title=Skyzoo and Pete Rock: Retropolitan{{!}} Album Reviews |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/skyzoo_and_pete_rock-retropolitan|publisher=Exclaim!|accessdate=26 September 2019}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 4.4/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3539/title.review-skyzoo-pete-rocks-retropolitan-is-brilliant-lyrical-ode-to-old-new-york|title=Review: Skyzoo & Pete Rock's "Retropolitan" Is A Brilliant Lyrical Ode To Old New York|work=HipHopDX|first=Riley|last=Wallace|date=September 28, 2019|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}
}}
Retropolitan is a collaborative studio album by rapper Skyzoo and producer Pete Rock. The album was released on September 20, 2019 on Mello Music Group.{{Cite web|url=https://mmg-skyzoo.bandcamp.com/album/retropolitan|title=Retropolitan, by Skyzoo & Pete Rock|website=Skyzoo}} The album was entirely produced by Pete Rock.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.52876/title.skyzoo-teams-with-pete-rock-for-retropolitan-album|title=Skyzoo Teams With Pete Rock For "Retropolitan" Album|date=September 19, 2019|website=HipHopDX}} The album features guest appearances, including Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Styles P, Elzhi, Raheem DeVaughn and Pete Rock. The song "It's All Good" become the first single off the album and it features a music video released by Mello Music Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F_aeJFo20I|title=Skyzoo & Pete Rock - It's All Good (Official Music Video)|via=www.youtube.com}}
Critical reception
The album has received positive attention from music critics. One publisher from Exclaim! gave this album 8 out of 10, saying "Together, these elements elevate Retropolitan past what could've been a nostalgia trip in lesser hands. That shouldn't come as a surprise, however, when the beats come from a studio legend that has remained at the top of his game, and the lyrics come from an aficionado of the old school with one of the moment's freshest flows."{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/skyzoo_and_pete_rock-retropolitan|title=Skyzoo and Pete Rock Retropolitan|website=exclaim.ca}} Riley Wallace of HipHopDX gave this album 4.4 out of 5, calling it "a sunny walk down memory lane."{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3539/title.review-skyzoo-pete-rocks-retropolitan-is-brilliant-lyrical-ode-to-old-new-york|title=Review: Skyzoo & Pete Rock's "Retropolitan" Is A Brilliant Lyrical Ode To Old New York|date=September 28, 2019|website=HipHopDX}} It also adds "it feels like a modern take. It gives a retrospective context (and sonic second life) to the culture of old New York in an accessible way that doesn’t make anyone feel left out."
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = All tracks produced by Pete Rock.
| title1 = Men Like Us (Intro)
| length1 = 0:44
| title2 = Glorious
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Truck Jewels
| note3 = featuring Pete Rock
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Carry the Tradition
| note4 = featuring Styles P
| length4 = 4:28
| title5 = Homegrown
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = It's All Good
| length6 = 4:29
| title7 = Ten Days
| length7 = 3:19
| title8 = Richie
| length8 = 4:33
| title9 = Penny Jerseys
| length9 = 4:36
| title10 = One Time
| note10 = featuring Raheem DeVaughn
| length10 = 3:52
| title11 = Eastern Conference All-Stars
| note11 = featuring Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Elzhi and Westside Gunn
| length11 = 5:55
| title12 = The Audacity of Dope
| length12 = 4:03
| total_length = 46:26
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2019)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|26|artist=Pete Rock}} |
Credits
From the CD :{{cite AV media notes|title=Retropolitan, Skyzoo & Pete Rock|others=Pete Rock|year=2019|publisher=Mello Music Group|type=CD booklet}}
- David Kutch – Mastering
- Pete Rock – Producer
- Jamie Staub – mixing
- Lorenzo "Captive" Rosado, Renegade El Rey and Almightyrioo – Recording
- Kick James, Sen Floyd – Photography
- Emmanuel Everett – Illustration
- Jean Goode – Graphic Design, Layout
- Michael Tolle, Skyler Taylor – Executive producer
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Skyzoo-Pete-Rock-Retropolitan/release/14149403 Retropolitan] at Discogs
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