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Slum Village

Slum Village’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 4 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 68 (D+). See the discography in release order.

What is Slum Village’s best album?

By the critics, it’s Villa Manifesto (2010), with a B-Side Breakdown of 75 (C) from 7 reviews. 57% of them liked it.

Next best: Slum Village (68) and Evolution (65). Lowest rated: Detroit Deli (62).

Slum Village albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Villa Manifesto (2010): 75 C
  2. 2. Slum Village (2005): 68 D+
  3. 3. Evolution (2013): 65 D
  4. 4. Detroit Deli (2004): 62 D-

Slum Village discography, in release order

The earliest here62Detroit Deli, 2004The critics' favorite75Villa Manifesto, 2010The latest65Evolution, 2013. 3 points above Detroit Deli.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Slum Village album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

5010075likedDetroit Deli (2004): 62622004Slum Village (2005): 68682005Villa Manifesto (2010): 75752010Evolution (2013): 65652013

Every Slum Village studio album, oldest first. One doesn't have a Breakdown yet; it gets one once three critics' reviews turn up.

  1. 1997Fan-Tas-TicNo Breakdown yet
  2. 2004Album cover for Detroit Deli by Slum VillageDetroit Deli62 D-
  3. 2005Album cover for Slum Village by Slum VillageSlum Village68 D+
  4. 2010Album cover for Villa Manifesto by Slum VillageVilla Manifesto75 C
  5. 2013Album cover for Evolution by Slum VillageEvolution65 D

Which critics love Slum Village, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Slum Village albums.

Warmest on Slum VillageAllMusic8 points above the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Coolest on Slum VillagePitchfork7 points below the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

AllMusic3 albums+8
  1. Detroit Deli 200470 vs 59 from 3 others +11
  2. Slum Village 200580 vs 63 from 2 others +18
  3. Villa Manifesto 201070 vs 76 from 6 others −6

All AllMusic reviews

RapReviews4 albums+7
  1. Detroit Deli 200475 vs 57 from 3 others +18
  2. Slum Village 200565 vs 70 from 2 others −5
  3. Villa Manifesto 201080 vs 74 from 6 others +6
  4. Evolution 201370 vs 63 from 2 others +8

All RapReviews reviews

Pitchfork3 albums−7
  1. Detroit Deli 200461 vs 62 from 3 others −1
  2. Villa Manifesto 201071 vs 76 from 6 others −5
  3. Evolution 201355 vs 70 from 2 others −15

All Pitchfork reviews

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