A Badly Broken Code

A Badly Broken Code is the debut studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records in 2010.

A Badly Broken Code
Studio album by
Dessa
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)
GenreHip hop, alternative hip hop
Length47:19
LabelDoomtree Records
ProducerMK Larada, Dessa, Lazerbeak, Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger, Big Jess, Andrew 'Ronin' Lucas
Dessa chronology
False Hopes
(2005)		 A Badly Broken Code
(2010)		 Castor, the Twin
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA−[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
HipHopDX4/5[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

The album title comes from a line in the poem "Nostalgia" by American poet Billy Collins.[5]

Reception

Jakob Dorof of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "The result is likely one of the best hip-hop songs you'll hear this year, let alone from the rare type of MC that manages to be white, female, and supremely talented all in one."[4]

The A.V. Club listed it as the 20th best album of 2010.[6] In 2010, City Pages listed it as the "Best Local Album of the Past 12 Months".[7]

The track "The Bullpen" was frequently used as walk out music at rallies by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar during her 2020 Democratic presidential primaries campaign.

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Children's Work"MK Larada3:12
2."Poor Atlas"Dessa1:38
3."The Crow"Lazerbeak3:38
4."Dixon's Girl"MK Larada2:43
5."Mineshaft II"Cecil Otter3:41
6."The Chaconne" (featuring Matthew Santos)Paper Tiger4:42
7."Matches to Paper Dolls"Big Jess3:31
8."Go Home"Paper Tiger3:32
9."Seamstress"MK Larada3:59
10."Dutch"Lazerbeak3:20
11."The Bullpen"Paper Tiger2:36
12."Momento Mori"MK Larada, Dessa2:18
13."Crew"Paper Tiger2:56
14."Alibi"Paper Tiger3:03
15."Into the Spin"Andrew 'Ronin' Lucas, Dessa2:35

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 48
US Rap Albums (Billboard)[10] 22

References
  1. Koski, Genevieve (February 23, 2010). "Dessa: A Badly Broken Code". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Dessa". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. Tardio, Andres (February 1, 2010). "Dessa - A Badly Broken Code". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. Dorof, Jakob. "Dessa - A Badly Broken Code". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. Walsh, Makena (March 29, 2011). "Breaking The Code: A Q&A With Indie Rap Songstress Dessa". The Creators Project. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. "The best music of 2010". The A.V. Club. December 8, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. "A Badly Broken Code by Dessa - Best Local Album of the Past 12 Months". City Pages. 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. "Dessa - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  9. "Dessa - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  10. "Dessa - Chart history - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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