''4TRK Mind'' is the third
studio album
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by American rapper/producer
Exile
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. It was released on October 4, 2011, on Soulspazm. The album features guest appearances by Alphabet Four and
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Critical reception
In a review for ''
PopMatters
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'', critic reviewer Mike Madden wrote: "This album definitely revolves around Exile's Madlib-indebted style, but it seems as though he culled a bunch of beats that rappers didn't want from him and tried to make something cohesive out of them." He went to describe the release as "ultimately underwhelming."
Justin Hunte of ''
HipHopDX
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'' said "Most bars on ''4TM'' eventually stray into shallow rappity rap land, where limp-wrist punchlines and eyebrow raising descriptions of his sexual exploits loiter too long, lacking imagination. Despite the vast amounts of lyrical mediocrity littered throughout, Exile deserves credit for holding down the album for fifty-four minutes with only two guest appearances."
Track listing
References
External links
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2011 albums
Albums produced by Exile (producer)
Exile (producer) albums
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