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Cancer 4 Cure

Cancer 4 Cure
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Studio album by El-P
Released May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
Recorded 2009-2012
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Length 49:05
Label Fat Possum Records
Producer El-P, Nick Diamonds, Little Shalimar, Wilder Zoby
El-P chronology
I'll Sleep When You're Dead
(2007)
Cancer 4 Cure
(2012)
Run the Jewels
(2013)
Singles from Cancer 4 Cure
  1. "The Full Retard"
    Released: April 24, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 84/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars
The A.V. Club (A)
BBC (Very Favorable)
The Boston Phoenix 2.5/4 stars
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars
Los Angeles Times 4/4 stars
musicOMH 4/5 stars
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10)
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars
Tiny Mix Tapes 4/5 stars

Cancer 4 Cure is the third full-length studio album by El-P, released on Fat Possum Records on May 22, 2012.

El-P has stated that "I think that I’m trying to create an idea or illustrate a thought pattern, just because there’s darkness that I see and think about, it doesn’t mean I’ve given into it. I think the record is ultimately about not giving into it. For the most part I’m struggling with that darkness throughout the record. When I say it’s about wanting to live, I just say that because that’s how I feel. When you get hit with death, sometimes as horrible as it is, one of the things that can come out of it is a reaffirmation of how much you don’t want to go, and I think that’s what happened with me."

The album is dedicated to Camu Tao.

At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 84, based on 39 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." AllMusic reviewed the album giving it a score of 4 out of 5, stating "Cancer4Cure is about hip-hop like Glengarry Glen Ross was about sales, but these great works transcend their industries, offering solace and inspiration to anyone who would prefer a satisfied mind over a Cadillac Eldorado, or in current terms, an Escalade."

In contrast The Boston Phoenix stated that "Cancer for Cure is definitely not El-P's Age of Apocalypse; in fact it's the only El-P production that sounds like it's been made on planet Earth, following hip-hop rules that someone else already defined."

The album was listed 15th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.

Track Listing was confirmed by FatPossum.


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