Critics give Scaring the Hoes a B-Side Breakdown of 84 (B), from 10 reviews at outlets we track. Scores run 70 to 100.
The verdict on Scaring the Hoes
8 of 10 critics liked it, and they mostly agree.
| The gist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIY via Wikipediaby Matthew Davies Lombardi | 5/5 | 100 | 2023 | “For a project that could have held unreasonable expectations, it overdelivers time and time again.” |
| The Line of Best Fit via Wikipediaby Steven Loftin | 9/10 | 90 | 2023 | “Scaring The Hoes is a compilation of wicked, synaptic beats bleeding together in the more welcoming moments, but for the most part this is a project that deals in one…” |
| Exclaim! via Wikipediaby Wesley McLean | 9/10 | 90 | 2023 | |
| Clash via Wikipediaby Robin Murray | 9/10 | 90 | 2023 | “Let’s get this out the way first: ‘Scaring The Hoes’ is sensationally good. It’s a record that defies convention, while grabbing you from first note to” |
| AllMusic via Wikipediaby Fred Thomas | 4.5/5 | 90 | 2023 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipediaby Jeff Ihaza | 4/5 | 80 | 2023 | “Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA's ‘Scaring The Hoes” |
| The Guardian via Wikipediaby Alexis Petridis | 4/5 | 80 | 2023 | “New York’s Jpegmafia and Detroit’s Danny Brown transmit from hip-hop’s hinterland, in a bacchanal of inspired noise and topical chat that’s the definition of ‘not for everybody” |
| HipHopDX via Wikipediaby Nina Hernandez | 3.8/5 | 76 | 2023 | |
| Pitchfork via Wikipediaby Pete Tosiello | 7.1/10 | 71 | 2023 | |
| musicOMH via Wikipediaby Ben Devlin | 3.5/5 | 70 | 2023 | “Peggy and Danny give us wacky production, no-holds-barred lyrics and madcap chemistry on their joint album. And they call this a practice session” |
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Scaring the Hoes in Danny Brown's catalog
How these critics usually treat Danny Brown
- The Guardian Harsher than usual4 points below the other critics here. Usually 7 points above on Danny Brown's other albums (3).
- Pitchfork Harsher than usual14 points below the other critics here. Usually 5 points below on Danny Brown's other albums (7).
- Rolling Stone About usual for them4 points below the other critics here. Usually 10 points below on Danny Brown's other albums (4).
- AllMusic About usual for them7 points above the other critics here. Usually 11 points above on Danny Brown's other albums (6).
- Exclaim! About usual for them7 points above the other critics here. Usually 3 points above on Danny Brown's other albums (3).
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Approval is the share of critics who scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not how many critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Published is the date on the review itself, read from the outlet’s page, so you can see whether an album’s reputation came at release or years later. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number. Scores marked via Wikipedia are archive ratings, mostly for older albums, taken from the “Professional ratings” box on the album’s Wikipedia page (published openly through Wikidata); each links to the original review when we can find it online, and to that Wikipedia entry when we can’t. When an outlet reviewed an album twice, years apart (often for a reissue), both scores count, each labeled with its year.
A-Side marks the critics’ top tier. An album earns it automatically, from its numbers alone: a Breakdown of 90 or higher, from at least 5 reviews, with at least 75% approval. Nobody hands it out and nobody can buy it; if new reviews pull an album below the line, it loses the badge.
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