''Ghetto Blaster'' is a studio album by American hip hop producer Push Button Objects. It was released on

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in 2003. It is the follow-up to ''Dirty Dozen''.

Critical reception

Mark Pytlik of

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "an admirable reinvention that should indoctrinate dgarFarinas into the new school of bleeding-edge underground hip-hop producers."

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of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.2 out of 10, saying: "Surrounded by the highly polished sample fests of

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and the ridiculously technical chop-a-thons of

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, Push Button Objects is lost in the fold, regardless of his clear production prowess." Todd Hutlock of ''

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'' gave the album a grade of C+, writing: "Mostly, I found myself wishing that Farinas would just make separate rap and instrumental albums next time out." It was ranked at number 19 on the

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"Hip-Hop 2003" chart.

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 albums Chocolate Industries albums Electronic albums by American artists Hip hop albums by American artists