Hope in Dirt City

Hope in Dirt City
Hope in Dirt City
Studio album by Cadence Weapon
Released	May 29, 2012
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	38:13
Label	Upper Class Recordings
Producer	Cadence Weapon
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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]

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Consequence of Sound	^[5]
Pitchfork	6.0/10.0^[6]
Prefix	favorable^[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.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

^ Kane, Tyler (April 10, 2012). "Cadence Weapon Announces New Album, Hope In Dirt City". Paste.
^ Cooper, Duncan (April 5, 2012). "Video: Cadence Weapon, "Conditioning"". The Fader.
^ Hudson, Alex (May 22, 2012). "Cadence Weapon - 'Hope in Dirt City' (album stream)". Exclaim!.
^ Jeffries, David. "Hope In Dirt City - Cadence Weapon". AllMusic.
^ Kivel, Adam (May 29, 2012). "Album Review: Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Consequence of Sound.
^ Sargent, Jordan (June 7, 2012). "Cadence Weapon: Hope in Dirt City". Pitchfork.
^ McBee, Wilson (May 29, 2012). "Album Review: Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Prefix.
^ INM (July 2, 2012). "Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirt City". Tiny Mix Tapes.
^ 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.
^ Sperounes, Sandra (July 17, 2012). "Edmonton's Cadence Weapon makes Polaris shortlist". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

[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.

[Rayner-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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