| Young Dangerous Heart | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 59:21 | |||
| Label | Gold Standard Laboratories | |||
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Young Dangerous Heart is the first studio album by American rapper Subtitle. It was released on Gold Standard Laboratories on February 22, 2005.[1]
Production
Initially, Subtitle created the other version of the album that he solely produced.[2] In a 2020 interview, he recalled, "The dudes from Gold Standard weren't into it because it went all over the place, production-wise and they needed a more cohesive project to release on a semi-large scale."[2] He released that version himself, under the title Lost Love Stays Lost.[2] For two thirds of Young Dangerous Heart, he got an outside production.[2] He recalled, "As a result, I wrote better songs and the outside production made me step my beat game up, which gave me some type of credibility as a producer of some sort."[2] His main sonic influences for the album were Slum Village's Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1), Sonic Youth's Washing Machine, and Kanye West's College Dropout, as well as the Mars Volta.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| Splendid | mixed[5] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [6] |
Stefan Braidwood of PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, commenting that Subtitle is "certainly forging his own territory, and, more than a deep voice, R&B collabos, or plat pop appeal, that's what hip-hop is about.[4] Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, writing, "Regardless of its merits and flaws, Subtitle's full-length debut confirms the arrival of a rap innovator in the tradition of Kool Keith, MF Doom, Doseone, and Missy Elliott; naturally, attempts to pigeonhole him end in futility."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Subtitle | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Gio-Graph-Ick" | Alias | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Leave Home" | Omid | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Palm Fronds" | Subtitle | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Young Dangerous Heart" | Thavius Beck | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Fast Food/Fast Death" | Cockamamie | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Cray Crazy" (featuring Busdriver, Nocando, and Aceyalone) | Thavius Beck | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Subtalk" | Old Joseph | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Where To" | Subtitle | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Con-Contrived (I'm Not)" | Life Rexall | 3:06 |
| 11. | "Serial Boxes" | Subtitle | 4:19 |
| 12. | "I Feel Nothing" | Deeskee | 2:08 |
| 13. | "Springtime in Rufferdam" | Subtitle | 2:24 |
| 14. | "Killer Drones on Street" | Octavius | 3:10 |
| 15. | "Organichemico" | Headphone Science | 2:45 |
| 16. | "Crew Cut (for Sale)" (featuring Nocando, 2Mex, LMNO, Existereo, Luckyiam, Awol One, Murs, Life Rexall, and Busdriver) | Subtitle | 8:22 |
| 17. | "Outro" | Subtitle | 1:22 |
| Total length: | 59:21 | ||
References
- ↑ "Young Dangerous Heart by Subtitle". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Khan, Imran (January 31, 2020). "Marks X the Spot: Rapper Giovanni Marks Challenges the Hip-Hop Paradigm". PopMatters. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- 1 2 Howe, Brian (August 11, 2005). "Subtitle: Young Dangerous Heart". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- 1 2 Braidwood, Stefan (May 10, 2005). "Subtitle: Young Dangerous Heart". PopMatters. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ Zachrich, Sarah (May 6, 2005). "Subtitle: Young Dangerous Heart". Splendid. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ Guest Writer (December 14, 2006). "Subtitle - Young Dangerous Heart". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
External links
- Young Dangerous Heart at Discogs (list of releases)