''Mental Releases'' is the debut album of
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Critical reception
Awarding the album an eight out of ten from
Cross Rhythms
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, Tony Cummings states, "A truly original band pushing back the hip hop boundaries."
Patrick Anderson, rating the album two and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "so don't expect it to be a solid modern rap album".
Track listing
# Cataclysmic Circles / World Is Round - 5:21
# Weigh a Buck 50 - 3:28
# Set Ya Mind At Ease - 4:26
# 10-A-Cee - 4:10
# Universal and Worldwide / Don't Bring Me Down - 4:57
# Gettin' Ready - 4:13
# Screen Door - 4:08
# Jazz - 3:57
# Temptations - 4:35
# Kickin' Mo' Rhymes - 4:55
# Get the Picture / Grammatical Revolution - 4:34
# Forgive Me - 3:59
# Why Battle Me (featuring Liquid Man) - 4:49
# Everybody Wants On - 4:15
# The Outro - 2:08
References
1995 debut albums
GRITS albums
Gotee Records albums
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