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gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying: "Ten years after West Coast rap began to slow down, Rjd2 shows he can interpret it for the 21st century, with huge hooks that draw listeners in, but clever productions that allow for all of Aceyalone's talents to shine through." Nathan Rabin of
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gave the album a grade of A−, saying: "Aceyalone hasn't felt this vital in ages, and RJD2's creative winning streak continues unabated."
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RJD2 released a compilation of instrumental versions of songs from the album in 2006, entitled
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Cinquemani, Sal; Keefe, Jonathan (December 15, 2006).
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It peaked at number 39 on the 1138: 1036:"Aceyalone and RJD2: Magnificent City" 1188:Keefe, Jonathan (February 11, 2006). 1005:"Aceyalone / RJD2 - Magnificent City" 570:named it the 9th best album of 2006. 368: 345: 7: 435: 1216:Nishimoto, Dan (February 6, 2006). 501: 389: 311:chart, as well as number 43 on the 1034:Rabin, Nathan (February 8, 2006). 823:Breihan, Tom (February 12, 2006). 14: 1363:Hip Hop and the World We Live In 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 436: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 1395:Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones 1160:Durig, Jim (February 7, 2006). 970:"Magnificent City by Aceyalone" 1218:"Aceyalone - Magnificent City" 1092:"Aceyalone - Magnificent City" 582: 320:Magnificent City Instrumentals 1: 825:"Aceyalone: Magnificent City" 1190:"Aceyalone: Magnifcent City" 938:Nagy, Evie (May 20, 2015). 620:"Cornbread, Eddie & Me" 1665: 1118:J-23 (February 14, 2006). 1090:Patch, Nick (April 2006). 56:February 7, 2006 1629:2006 collaborative albums 786: 768: 761: 758: 737: 726: 715: 704: 693: 682: 671: 660: 649: 638: 627: 616: 605: 594: 586: 376: 373: 353: 350: 275: 235: 187: 175: 138: 26: 1347:A Book of Human Language 1339:All Balls Don't Bounce 294:. 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Index


Studio album
Aceyalone
RJD2
Genre
Hip hop
Label
Decon
Project Blowed
Producer
RJD2
Aceyalone
Love & Hate
Grand Imperial
RJD2
Since We Last Spoke
The Third Hand
Singles
Aceyalone
RJD2
Decon
Project Blowed
Billboard
Heatseekers Albums
Independent Albums
AMC
Mad Men
Metacritic
AllMusic
The A.V. Club

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