| Lost in Translation | ||||
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| Mixtape by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 68:55 | |||
| Label | Mishka NYC | |||
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| Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lost in Translation | ||||
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Lost in Translation is the second mixtape by American rapper Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire. It was released via Mishka NYC on September 11, 2011. It includes guest appearances from Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P.
Artwork
The mixtape's cover art is a photograph of a porn actress Lethal Lipps drinking a bottle and putting her hand down her dress while Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire passes out in a bathtub in the background. It was shot on the day his grandmother had a stroke and almost died. He drank a lot of Cîroc and passed out in a bathtub in his house. In a 2012 interview with Billboard, he said, "That picture is really about how fucked up my life was at that time."
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 |
Phillip Mlynar of The Village Voice described the mixtape as "an off-kilter gem that harnesses the uncompromising attitude of Ol' Dirty Bastard (more on that later) with the chops of someone who can rhyme his ass off."
Stereogum named it the mixtape of the week. In November 2011, Brandon Soderberg of Spin included it on the "50 Mixtapes You Need Now" list. Alex Gale of Complex placed it at number 6 on the "25 Best Mixtapes of 2011" list.
"The Last Huzzah!" was placed at number 46 on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Singles of 2011" list, number 30 on Consequence of Sound's "Top 50 Songs of 2011" list, and number 59 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Tracks of 2011" list.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Triple F" | Charli Brown Beatz | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Huzzah!" | Necro | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Fire Marshall Bill" | El-P | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Chicken Spot Rock" (featuring Dallas tha Kid) | El-P | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Cockmeat Sandwich" / "Pissin' Between Train Cars" | El-P | 7:29 |
| 6. | "Weight of Water" | Constrobuz | 3:38 |
| 7. | "I Should Be Sleepin'" | Charli Brown Beatz | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Maltese Falcon Pt. 1 and 2" |
| 3:57 |
| 9. | "Michael Dudikoff" | BoweryBeats | 1:23 |
| 10. | "Hip Hop Networking 101" (skit) | 0:50 | |
| 11. | "Lou Ferigno's Mad" | Constrobuz | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Lovesponge" | 2:29 | |
| 13. | "Nuthin' Even Matters (Regrets)" | 4:38 | |
| 14. | "YeahRight!.com" (skit) | 1:41 | |
| 15. | "Galactus Redux" | Esoteric | 2:49 |
| 16. | "Build-a-Bitch" |
| 5:14 |
| 17. | "No Time" (featuring Goldie Glo) | El-P | 5:39 |
| 18. | "The Last Huzzah!" (bonus track; featuring Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P) | Necro | 5:31 |
References
- Holmlund, Marcus (May 2, 2013). "Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: 'Draped in Gold,' Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire". Interview. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- "Lost In Translation | MishkaNYC". Bandcamp. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Breihan, Tom (September 12, 2011). "Download Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Lost In Translation Mixtape". Stereogum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Pajer, Nicole (August 9, 2012). "Mr. Muthaf---in' eXquire Reflects on Odd 'Translation' Cover: 'I Had a Bad Day'". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Bozzer, Mark (September 12, 2011). "Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Lost in Translation". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Cohen, Ian (September 29, 2011). "Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire: Lost in Translation". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Mlynar, Phillip (December 6, 2011). "Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Gets Down With His Duality". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Breihan, Tom (September 14, 2011). "Mixtape Of The Week: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire Lost In Translation". Stereogum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Soderberg, Brandon (November 28, 2011). "50 Mixtapes You Need Now". Spin. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Gale, Alex (December 26, 2011). "The 25 Best Mixtapes of 2011". Complex. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Anderson, Stacey; Dolan, Jon; Fricke, David; Hermes, Will; Herrera, Monica; Rosen, Jody; Sheffield, Rob; Vozick-Levinson, Simon (December 7, 2011). "50 Best Singles of 2011: Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown and El-P, 'The Last Huzzah'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Larson, Jeremy D. (December 10, 2011). "Top 50 Songs of 2011 (page 22 of 52)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- Weiss, Jeff (December 12, 2011). "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011 (page 5 of 10)". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2019.