Marciology
2024 studio album by Roc Marciano
Marciology is the ninth studio album by American rapper and producer Roc Marciano, released on March 29, 2024, through Pimpire Records and Marci Enterprises. The album marks his first solo release in four years since 2020's Mt. Marci. It was proceeded by one single, "Gold Crossbow", which was released on March 21, 2024. Production was handled primary by Marciano himself, with additional production from Animoss and the Alchemist. The album contains guest appearances from Larry June, Crimeapple, T.F, Flee Lord, Jay Worthy, Knowledge the Pirate and GREA8GAWD. Marciology received positive reviews from critics, noting its eerie, neo-noir inspired soundscapes and sharp, witty rhymes.
Reception
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Marciology received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. At BrooklynVegan, Andrew Sacher stated that Marciano's style is consistent with "a hefty helping of eerie boom bap production and sinister bars that sound straight out of mid '90s New York City", but the lyrical content will engage listeners and he "makes every syllable count"; this album was included in the 10 best rap albums of the first half of the year and 40 best albums overall from the site. At HipHopDX, Will Schube scored this release a 4 out of 5, stating that Marciano's "instrumentals are diamond-sharp and neo-noir bleak, while his rhymes are as tight as a rubber band ball" and "bar for bar, no one blends extravagance with economy like he does, parceling out morsels of brags that suggest generational wealth, feeding just enough at a time to keep 'em hooked and wanting more". Editors at Pitchfork scored this release 8.1 out of 10 and critic Dash Lewis declared Marciano "the godfather of underground rap" for his ability to mix 1990s influences with modern sounds to create his own style, making this "the decoder ring for an entire generation of hip-hop".
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