Lucacentric
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| Lucacentric | ||||
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 Lucacentric by Lucas Secon | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, dance, pop | |||
| Length | 55:24 | |||
| Label | Big Beat[1] | |||
| Producer | Lucas | |||
| Lucas chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
Lucacentric is a 1994 album by hip-hop musician Lucas.[5][6]
The album peaked at #183 on the
The album was released on Big Beat Records, the East Coast hip hop and dance music record label owned by Warner Music Group and operated as a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. It was the follow-up to Lucas Secon's debut album, To Rap My World Around You.
Production
Lucas wrote and produced the album. He used more than 60 samples on the track "Spin the Globe."[5]
Critical reception
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "Whether it's a matter of building a groove around a swing band sample and a ragga chant (as on 'Lucas with the Lid Off') or putting a jagged, asymmetrical rap over a smooth, jazzy rhythm bed (as on 'Wau Wau Wau'), the music Lucas makes is as distinctive as it is catchy."[1] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Lucas’ lyrics aren’t up to the speed of his delivery; unfortunately, neither is his hip-hop up to the ambition of what he’s trying to say."[4] Trouser Press wrote that "the giddy wordplay ... is every bit as freeing as the rhymes proclaim themselves to be."[8]
Track listing
- "The Statusphere, Pt. 1" – 1:29
- "Lucas with the Lid Off" – 4:01
- "City Zen" – 4:03
- "Inflatable People" – 4:16
- "Red White and Blues" – 3:33
- "Wau Wau Wau" – 4:10
- "Spin the Globe" – 4:34
- "Born" – 5:26
- "Work in Progress" – 5:02
- "The Muted Trumpet" – 3:17
- "Livin' in a Silicone Dream" - 3:52
- "Pendulum Swings" - 4:36
- "The Statusphere, Pt. 2" - 2:56
- "In It for the Lifelong" - 4:09
References
- ^ a b Considine, J. D. "Lucas gives rap a worldwide spin". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 360.
- ^ a b "Album Review: 'Lucacentric'". EW.com.
- ^ a b "Cool Hand Lucas : On a path that led from Copenhagen to New York's Lower East Side, newcomer Lucas is proving the rap may have been born in the 'hood, but its got a global appeal". Los Angeles Times. October 30, 1994.
- ^ "Lucas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Lucas". Billboard.
- ^ "Lucas". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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