Hope in Dirt City

Hope in Dirt City is the third album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon. It was released on May 29, 2012 on Upper Class Recordings.[1]

Hope in Dirt City
Studio album by
Cadence Weapon
ReleasedMay 29, 2012
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length38:13
LabelUpper Class Recordings
ProducerCadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon chronology
Afterparty Babies
(2008)		 Hope in Dirt City
(2012)

Release

The music video for the first single "Conditioning" was released in April 2012.[2]

The whole album can be streamed on the Exclaim! website since May 22, 2012.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
Pitchfork6.0/10.0[6]
Prefixfavorable[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes[8]
Toronto Star[9]

The album was named as a shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, the second time a Cadence Weapon album has been on the Polaris shortlist. He was previously nominated in 2006 for his debut album Breaking Kayfabe. The 2012 winner is to be announced on September 24, 2012.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Get on Down"1:59
2."Conditioning"2:59
3."Jukebox"2:52
4."Cheval"2:27
5."(You Can't Stop) The Machine" (featuring Buck 65)3:19
6."No More Names (Aditi)"3:37
7."Small Deaths"2:54
8."Hype Man"3:55
9."There We Go"5:28
10."Crash Course for the Ravers"4:21
11."Hope in Dirt City"4:22

References
  1. Kane, Tyler (April 10, 2012). "Cadence Weapon Announces New Album, Hope In Dirt City". Paste.
  2. Cooper, Duncan (April 5, 2012). "Video: Cadence Weapon, "Conditioning"". The Fader.
  3. Hudson, Alex (May 22, 2012). "Cadence Weapon - 'Hope in Dirt City' (album stream)". Exclaim!.
  4. Jeffries, David. "Hope In Dirt City - Cadence Weapon". AllMusic.
  5. Kivel, Adam (May 29, 2012). "Album Review: Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Consequence of Sound.
  6. Sargent, Jordan (June 7, 2012). "Cadence Weapon: Hope in Dirt City". Pitchfork.
  7. McBee, Wilson (May 29, 2012). "Album Review: Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Prefix.
  8. INM (July 2, 2012). "Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  9. Rayner, Ben (May 29, 2012). "Albums: Cadence Weapon on a path all his own". Toronto Star. Torstar Media Group. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  10. Sperounes, Sandra (July 17, 2012). "Edmonton's Cadence Weapon makes Polaris shortlist". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
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