Dame Fortune (album)

Dame Fortune is the sixth solo studio album by RJD2.[1] It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on March 25, 2016.[2] Recorded in Philadelphia, it features guest appearances from Jordan Brown, Son Little, Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, and Josh Krajcik.[3]

Dame Fortune
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Genre
Length44:01
LabelRJ's Electrical Connections
ProducerRJD2
RJD2 chronology
More Is Than Isn't
(2013)
Dame Fortune
(2016)
The Fun Ones
(2020)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash5/10[6]
Consequence of SoundC+[7]
DIY[8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
HipHopDX3.8/5[10]
Slant Magazine[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a culmination album with an artist's evolution pushing things forward with all his strengths in tow."[5] Meanwhile, Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of C+, saying: "The entirety of the record, in fact, feels like it's trailing a few years behind."[7]

Uproxx placed it at number 13 on the "Best Experimental and Electronic Albums of 2016" list.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Portal Inward"2:47
2."The Roaming Hoard"2:33
3."Peace of What" (featuring Jordan Brown)3:29
4."The Sheboygan Left"4:50
5."A New Theory"2:04
6."We Come Alive" (featuring Son Little)4:34
7."PF, Day One"4:55
8."Saboteur" (featuring Phonte Coleman)3:59
9."Your Nostalgic Heart and Lung"4:42
10."Up in the Clouds" (featuring Blueprint)4:48
11."Band of Matron Saints" (featuring Josh Krajcik)4:02
12."Portals Outward"1:20

References

  1. Brown, Eric Renner (January 6, 2016). "RJD2 announces new album Dame Fortune". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. Reed, Ryan (January 6, 2016). "RJD2 Mines Philly Soul, Social Unrest on New LP, 'Dame Fortune'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. Camp, Zoe (January 6, 2016). "RJD2 Returns With New Album Dame Fortune, Shares "Peace of What"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. "Dame Fortune by RJD2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. Jeffries, David. "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. Dolan, Jack (April 1, 2016). "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". Clash. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. Kivel, Adam (March 24, 2016). "RJD2 – Dame Fortune". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. Young, Martyn (March 25, 2016). "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". DIY. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  9. Keating, Daryl (March 23, 2016). "RJD2: Dame Fortune". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  10. Bisnoff, Jason (April 1, 2016). "RJD2 - Dame Fortune". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  11. Cataldo, Jesse (March 20, 2016). "RJD2: Dame Fortune". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  12. "The Best Experimental And Electronic Albums Of 2016". Uproxx. December 30, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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