Black Dialogue
Studio album by
The Perceptionists
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
GenreHip hop
Length41:19
LabelDefinitive Jux
Producer
The Perceptionists chronology
Black Dialogue
(2005)		 Resolution
(2017)
Singles from Black Dialogue
  1. "Memorial Day"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Blo"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Black Dialogue"
    Released: 2005

Black Dialogue is the debut studio album by American hip hop group The Perceptionists. It was released on Definitive Jux on March 22, 2005.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Clubmixed[3]
Billboardfavorable[4]
City Pagesfavorable[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Exclaim!favorable[7]
PopMatters[8]
XLR8Rfavorable[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Black Dialogue received an average score of 81, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "Lif and Akrobatik have a long history, so they sound natural as brainy verse-swapping partners, and they're sharp throughout, whether they have their sights set on the Bush Administration or are simply batting boasts back and forth."[2] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "on the whole, Black Dialogue emerges as a triumph, an impassioned 12-track hip-hop manifesto even a mother could love, assuming of course, she hasn't affixed a Bush/Cheney sticker on the bumper of the family station wagon."[3]

Dylan Hicks of City Pages called it "a leftist party record: alarmed but not paranoid, disgusted but not defeated, convinced that radicals are born on the dance floor and thus never guilty about composing love raps and having a good time."[5] Derek Beres of XLR8R said: "Social theory and musical aesthetic find kindred partnership on Black Dialogue."[9]

Rolling Stone placed it at number 36 on the "Top 50 Records of 2005" list.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Let's Move"DJ Fakts One2:59
2."People 4 Prez"El-P2:21
3."Blo"El-P3:22
4."Memorial Day"Cyrus the Great3:33
5."Love Letters"Willie Evans Jr.4:11
6."Black Dialogue"Willie Evans Jr.3:06
7."Frame Rupture"El-P3:22
8."What Have We Got to Lose?!?"Cyrus the Great2:46
9."Party Hard" (featuring Camu Tao and Guru)Camu Tao3:50
10."Career Finders" (featuring Humpty Hump)DJ Fakts One3:45
11."5 O'Clock" (featuring Phonte)DJ Fakts One4:05
12."Breathe in the Sun"Willie Evans Jr.3:58
Total length:41:19

In other media

A few of their songs from the album even appeared in several video games, mostly by Electronic Arts. "Let's Move" appeared in NBA Live 06 and Need For Speed: Most Wanted, while "People for Prez" appeared in SSX On Tour. "Party Hard" appeared in ATV Offroad Fury 4, DJ Hero 2 (as DLC), and Skate 3.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 41
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 42

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Black Dialogue by The Perceptionists". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Black Dialogue - The Perceptionists". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2005). "The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Vrabel, Jeff (March 24, 2005). "The Perceptionists". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Hicks, Dylan (April 20, 2005). "The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue". City Pages. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ Endelman, Michael (March 28, 2005). "Black Dialogue (2005) - The Perceptionists". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ Cowie, Del F. (April 1, 2005). "Perceptionists - Black Dialogue". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Heaton, Dave (March 16, 2005). "The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue". PopMatters. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Beres, Derek (March 1, 2005). "The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue". XLR8R. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Top 50 Records of 2005". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Perceptionists Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Perceptionists Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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