Power & Passion
| Power & Passion | ||||
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| EP by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 18:17 | |||
| Label | Universal Republic Records | |||
| Producer | Dot da Genius, Harry Fraud, EL-P, SpaceGhostPurrp, Blue Sky Black Death | |||
| Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound | D |
| HipHopDX |    |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.4/10 |
| Spin | 7/10 |
| XXL | L |
Power & Passion is the debut extended play (EP) by American hip hop recording artist Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. It was released on Universal Republic Records, as his major label debut, on November 6, 2012. The EP includes production from high-profile record producers such as Dot da Genius, Harry Fraud, EL-P, SpaceGhostPurrp and Blue Sky Black Death. A music video was released for "The Message Pt. 1 & 2".
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Power & Passion received an average score of 60% based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX said: "Previously proving capable of awareness and self-scrutiny, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire is dedicated to regression this go round with Power & Passion, pandering to the notion that entertainment can be drawn from sheer recklessness." Jonah Bromwich of Pitchfork Media felt that "Power and Passion is blighted by a rapper who seems too distracted by his woes to sit down and write more than a couple of full songs." Brandon Soderberg of Spin described the beats as "a chillwave-meets-Bomb Squad sound full of Morricone moans, ringing Black Sabbath riffs, and from-a-black-hole bass."
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