And the Anonymous Nobody
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| Studio album by De La Soul | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 67:59 | |||
| Label | A.O.I., Kobalt | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Consequence of Sound | B- |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10.0 |
| Spin | 8/10 |
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and the Anonymous Nobody... is the ninth full-length studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul, and was released on August 26, 2016, on A.O.I. Records, executive produced by Jordan Katz. The group announced the track list on May 20, 2016. The album received a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
In early 2015, De La Soul created a Kickstarter in order to fund the album. In under ten hours, it surpassed the projected goal of $110,000. Initially, the group announced that the album would be released on April 29, 2016. Subsequently, releasing a new EP titled For Your Pain & Suffering on April 29, 2016, the group rescheduled the release of the album for August 26, 2016. The first single, "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg), was released on June 1, 2016.
Writing for Exclaim!, Kyle Mullin gave the album a rave review, calling it "one of the most thrilling, wide-ranging rap releases of the year."
In the United States, And the Anonymous Nobody... debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, with 23,000 album-equivalent units, marking the fifth highest debut of the week. It was the seventh best-selling album of the week, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.And the Anonymous Nobody... was the first De La Soul album to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Rap Albums. The album was also streamed 2 million times in the first week. It was nominated at the 59th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album.
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