Escape 2 Mars

Escape 2 Mars
Studio album by Gift of Gab
Released	November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	40:37
Label	Cornerstone R.A.S.
Producer	Dnaebeats, Headnodic
Gift of Gab chronology
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up (2004) Escape 2 Mars (2009) The Next Logical Progression (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	8/10[3]
The Independent	[4]
Pitchfork	5.4/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
The Skinny	[7]

Escape 2 Mars is the second solo studio album by American rapper Gift of Gab. It was released on Cornerstone R.A.S. on November 3, 2009.[6]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Escape 2 Mars received an average score of 76% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Steve Juon of RapReviews.com named it the best album of 2009.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"E2mtro"	Dnaebeats	2:15
2.	"El Gifto Magnifico"	Dnaebeats	3:25
3.	"Light Years"	Dnaebeats	5:09
4.	"Dreamin'" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien and Brother Ali)	Headnodic	3:16
5.	"In Las Vegas"	Dnaebeats	3:28
6.	"Escape 2 Mars"	Dnaebeats	3:37
7.	"Electric Waterfalls"	Dnaebeats	4:07
8.	"Richman, Poorman"	Headnodic	4:23
9.	"Some of the People"	Headnodic	2:50
10.	"Spotlight"	Dnaebeats	4:37
11.	"Rhyme Travel"	Dnaebeats	3:51

References

1. "Escape 2 Mars by Gift of Gab". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
2. Brown, Marisa. "Escape 2 Mars - Gift of Gab". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
3. Marshall, Kingsley (March 25, 2010). "Gift Of Gab - Escape 2 Mars". Clash. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
4. Gill, Andy (January 15, 2010). "Album: Gift Of Gab, Escape 2 Mars (Cornerstone)". The Independent. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
5. Greene, Jayson (November 24, 2009). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
6. Fiander, Matthew (January 5, 2010). "Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars". PopMatters. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
7. Watson, Gillian (January 4, 2010). "Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars". The Skinny. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
8. Juon, Steve (December 29, 2009). "The Year 2009 in Review". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

External links

• Escape 2 Mars at Discogs (list of releases)