So It Goes (Ratking album)
So It Goes | ||||
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Studio album by Ratking | ||||
Released | April 8, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 51:40 | |||
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Ratking chronology | ||||
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Singles from So It Goes | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
NME | 7/10[5] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Spin | 8/10[8] |
So It Goes is the debut studio album by New York City rap group Ratking, which consisted at the time rappers Wiki and Hak, and rapper-producer Sporting Life. It was released on April 8, 2014 by HXC Recordings. It was entirely engineered by Young Guru.[9] The album's title was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five.[10][11] The album featured collaborations with King Krule, Salomon Faye, and Wavy Spice.[12] The album reached #13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums,[13] #38 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[14] and #21 on Rap Albums.[15]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, So It Goes received an average score of 78% based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]
Kyle Kramer of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying: "There's a pulsing, lived-in energy to So It Goes that captures what New York feels like and pushes at the boundaries of lyrically-driven rap."[6]
It ranked at number 5 on Ben Ratliff's "Top 10 Albums of 2014" list in The New York Times.[16]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "*" |
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3:57 |
2. | "Canal" |
| Sporting Life | 3:03 |
3. | "Snow Beach" |
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6:42 |
4. | "So Sick Stories" (featuring King Krule) |
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4:42 |
5. | "Remove Ya" |
| Sporting Life | 3:08 |
6. | "Eat" |
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3:52 |
7. | "So It Goes" |
| Sporting Life | 5:32 |
8. | "Puerto Rican Judo" (featuring Wavy Spice) |
| Sporting Life | 4:34 |
9. | "Protein" |
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4:53 |
10. | "Bug Fights" |
| Sporting Life | 3:11 |
11. | "Take" / "Cocoa '88" (featuring Salomon Faye & DJ Dog Dick) |
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7:53 |
- Notes
- ^a signifies an additional producer.
- "Remove Ya" and "So It Goes" contains additional vocals from Kaila Paulino.
- Sample credits
- "Remove Ya" contains a sample from "Never Rub a Dub" written and performed by Clement Dodd.
- "Take" contains a sample from "As Long As I've Got You" written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, and performed by The Charmels.
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Heatseekers Albums[13] | 13 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] | 38 |
Rap Albums[15] | 21 |
References
- 1 2 "So It Goes by Ratking". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Ratking - So It Goes". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ Bozzer, Mark (April 8, 2014). "Ratking - So It Goes". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ MacInnes, Paul (April 3, 2014). "Ratking: So It Goes review – 'Turns a new page in New York hip-hop'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ Pattison, Louis (April 4, 2014). "Ratking - 'So It Goes'". NME. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- 1 2 Kramer, Kyle (April 16, 2014). "Ratking: So It Goes". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ Anas, Marielle (May 2, 2014). "So It Goes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ Mistry, Anupa (April 4, 2014). "Ratking Resurrect Backpack Rap on 'So It Goes,' and It Doesn't Suck". Spin. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ Rachel, Cole (April 22, 2014). "Ratking: Here Is New York". The Fader. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Kamalakanthan, Prashanth (November 24, 2014). "RATKING: Gritty, Grimy Hip-Hop That Totally Grows on You". Mother Jones. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Connor, Jackson (March 27, 2014). "Spring Arts Guide: The Once and Future Ratking". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Wolfson, Sam (April 11, 2014). "Ratking: 'We're a rap group but we want to be part of the culture of punk'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- 1 2 "Ratking - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- 1 2 "Ratking - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip/Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- 1 2 "Ratking - Chart history - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (December 11, 2014). "Ben Ratliff's Top 10 Albums and Songs of 2014". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
External links
- So It Goes at Discogs (list of releases)