G Is for Deep
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2012 (2012-05-29)
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length41:24
LabelAnticon
ProducerDoseone
Doseone chronology
Skeleton Repelent
(2007)
G Is for Deep
(2012)
G Is for Job
(2020)

G Is for Deep is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist Doseone. It was released on Anticon on May 29, 2012.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alarmfavorable[4]
Cokemachineglow85/100[5]
Exclaim!favorable[6]
NME[7]
PopMatters[8]
The Skinny[9]
Spectrum Culture[10]
Spin7/10[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, G Is for Deep received an average score of 66, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Bram E. Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, stating, "the beats, which Dose produced, are heavily electro-influenced, with a melodic pop sheen that suits his approach to vocals on this release."[9] He added: "There's little straight-up rap on the album, but Dose's layered, breathy falsetto singing is definitely a product of incredible breath control and strict rhythmic pattern-generation."[9] Ben Cardew of NME gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an alien funk, in which scampering beats collide with wistful vocal lines."[7] Zach Long of Alarm said, "Doseone returns with a record that reaches in new directions while retaining all the unique characteristics that make his music unmistakable."[4]

Azeen Ghorayshi of East Bay Express included it on the "Top Ten Albums of 2012" list.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Doseone

No.TitleLength
1."Dancing X"3:28
2."Last Life"4:05
3."I Fell"5:17
4."Thy Pattern"4:02
5."Therapist This"3:54
6."End & Egg"4:05
7."Owl Shark"3:26
8."See Answer"3:42
9."Arm in Armageddon"4:20
10."The Bends"5:05
Total length:41:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Doseone – vocals, production
  • Mike Cresswell – mixing, mastering
  • Thomas Brendan – design

References

  1. Breihan, Tom (April 4, 2012). "Doseone – "Last Life" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. Fitzmaurice, Larry (May 10, 2012). "Doseone "End & Egg"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "G is For Deep by Doseone". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Long, Zach (June 1, 2012). "Review: Doseone's G is for Deep". Alarm. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  5. Ables, Brent (June 1, 2012). "Doseone: G is for Deep". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  6. Sylvester, Daniel (June 13, 2012). "Doseone - G is for Deep". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Cardew, Ben (July 8, 2012). "Doseone - 'G Is For Deep'". NME. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  8. Feldman, Max (July 17, 2012). "Doseone: G Is For Deep". PopMatters. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 Gieben, Bram E. (June 25, 2012). "Doseone – G Is For Deep". The Skinny. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  10. Hanover, Nick (June 12, 2012). "Doseone: G is for Deep". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  11. Reeves, Mosi (May 30, 2012). "Doseone, 'G is for Deep' (Anticon)". Spin. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  12. Ghorayshi, Azeen (November 21, 2012). "Azeen Ghorayshi's Top Ten Albums of 2012". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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