''Year of the Beast'' is a studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on

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in 2005. The CD version of the album was initially released in a limited edition with a bonus DVD.

Critical reception

Tom Breihan of ''

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'' gave the album a 4.2 out of 10, saying: "There's no sweep or vision, and so Walz's worst flaws are left exposed: his tendency to lose the beat, his obnoxious habit of multi-tracking his own voice, the lack of force or immediacy in his jumpy, splenetic delivery." Mike Schiller of ''

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'' gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "Even if you think what you're hearing is pretty decent, there's very little chance you remember much of it once you flip it off."

Track listing

References

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