God Loves Ugly

For the song, see GodLovesUgly.
God Loves Ugly
Studio album by
Atmosphere
ReleasedJune 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded2000–2002
GenreHip hop
Length69:28
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerAnt
Atmosphere chronology
Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's
(2001) 		God Loves Ugly
(2002) 		Seven's Travels
(2003)
Singles from God Loves Ugly
  1. "Modern Man's Hustle"
    Released: 2002
  2. "GodLovesUgly"
    Released: 2002

God Loves Ugly is the second studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on June 11, 2002.[1]

Release

The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in the United States.[2] The single from the album, titled "Modern Man's Hustle", reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.[2]

On January 20, 2009, God Loves Ugly was re-released with a bonus DVD, featuring cameos from Eyedea, Aesop Rock and Crescent Moon, among others.[3] Originally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, the DVD features two hours of live performance footage, special guest appearances, and music videos for "GodLovesUgly", "Summer Song", and "Say Shh".[3]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Alternative Press8/10[6]
Blender[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[8]
Kludge8/10[9]
Pitchfork5.7/10 (2002)[10]
6.6/10 (2009)[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]
The Village VoiceA−[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Loves Ugly received an average score of 76% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

In 2011, "Modern Man's Hustle" ranked at number 6 on Complex's "25 Best Rhymesayers Songs" list.[15]

In 2015, God Loves Ugly was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000".[16]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Onemosphere"2:19
2."The Bass and the Movement"4:04
3."Give Me"4:02
4."Fuck You Lucy"5:33
5."Hair"3:23
6."GodLovesUgly"3:52
7."A Song About a Friend"4:28
8."Flesh" (featuring I Self Devine)4:09
9."Saves the Day"3:44
10."Lovelife"3:35
11."Breathing"3:02
12."Vampires"4:19
13."A Girl Named Hope"2:09
14."GodLovesUgly Reprise"1:49
15."Modern Man's Hustle"3:47
16."One of a Kind"3:30
17."Blamegame"4:50
18."Shrapnel"6:53
Total length:69:28
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[17]
No.TitleLength
19."Twomosphere"3:28
20."Threemosphere"4:16
21."GodLovesUgly" (Music Video)3:54

Personnel

  • Ant – Production
  • Slug – Vocals
  • Mankwe Ndosi – vocal accompaniment on "GodLovesUgly" and "Shrapnel"
  • George Faber – harmonica help on "Give Me"
  • Sara Lindsay – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"
  • Sara Schrantz – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"[18]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard 200[19] 139
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20] 43

References

  1. ^ "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly (Original Release)". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Eustice, Kyle (June 11, 2016). "Today in Hip Hop History: Atmosphere Releases Sophomore Album, 'God Loves Ugly'". The Source. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Love, Bret. "God Loves Ugly – Atmosphere". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Alternative Press (170): 76. September 2002.
  7. ^ Smith, RJ (September 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Blender (9): 143. Archived from the original on May 6, 2004. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Hermes, Will (August 16, 2002). "God Loves Ugly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Perez, Arturo. "Atmosphere – God Loves Ugly". Kludge. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  10. ^ Chennault, Sam (July 4, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  11. ^ Patrin, Nate (February 20, 2009). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  12. ^ Caramanica, Jon (August 22, 2002). "Atmosphere: God Loves Ugly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Atmosphere". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 16, 2002). "Consumer Guide: Spreading the Net". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  15. ^ Kangas, Chaz (May 3, 2011). "Slug Talks Complex's 25 Best Rhymesayers Songs - #6. Atmosphere "Modern Man's Hustle" (2002)". Complex. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  17. ^ "United States/Canada iTunes bonus tracks". iTunes. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  18. ^ God Loves Ugly (2002) liner notes.
  19. ^ "Atmosphere - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  20. ^ "Atmosphere - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2016.