Escape 2 Mars
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
GenreHip hop
Length40:37
LabelCornerstone R.A.S.
ProducerDnaebeats, Headnodic
Gift of Gab chronology
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
(2004)
Escape 2 Mars
(2009)
The Next Logical Progression
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
The Independent[4]
Pitchfork5.4/10[5]
PopMatters[6]
The Skinny[7]

Escape 2 Mars is the second solo studio album by American rapper Gift of Gab. It was released on Cornerstone R.A.S. on November 3, 2009.[6]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Escape 2 Mars received an average score of 76% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Steve Juon of RapReviews.com named it the best album of 2009.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."E2mtro"Dnaebeats2:15
2."El Gifto Magnifico"Dnaebeats3:25
3."Light Years"Dnaebeats5:09
4."Dreamin'" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien and Brother Ali)Headnodic3:16
5."In Las Vegas"Dnaebeats3:28
6."Escape 2 Mars"Dnaebeats3:37
7."Electric Waterfalls"Dnaebeats4:07
8."Richman, Poorman"Headnodic4:23
9."Some of the People"Headnodic2:50
10."Spotlight"Dnaebeats4:37
11."Rhyme Travel"Dnaebeats3:51

References

  1. 1 2 "Escape 2 Mars by Gift of Gab". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. Brown, Marisa. "Escape 2 Mars - Gift of Gab". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. Marshall, Kingsley (March 25, 2010). "Gift Of Gab - Escape 2 Mars". Clash. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. Gill, Andy (January 15, 2010). "Album: Gift Of Gab, Escape 2 Mars (Cornerstone)". The Independent. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. Greene, Jayson (November 24, 2009). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Fiander, Matthew (January 5, 2010). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". PopMatters. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. Watson, Gillian (January 4, 2010). "Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars". The Skinny. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. Juon, Steve (December 29, 2009). "The Year 2009 in Review". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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