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, released on November 27, 2012 under

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It was preceded by the release of Pac Div's first studio album '' The DiV'' (2011). The acronym "GMB" stands for ''G''abe, ''M''ike and ''B''ryan, the respective first names of Like, Mibbs and BeYoung. The record features guest appearances from

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, among others. The album has spawned three singles with "Bank," "Black Acura" and "Sneakerboxes." ''GMB'' peaked at number 15 on the ''

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and entered at number 57 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Upon its release, the album was met with mixed reviews from music critics.

Critical reception

''GMB'' received favorable reviews from contemporary music criticism, music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a standard score, normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an weighted mean, average score of 74, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on four reviews. Okayplayer's Rachel Greenberg gave the album an 89 out of 100, saying: "''GMB'' is Pac Div's best and most consistent work to date. The production knocks and Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung are more proficient at killing sh-t on the regular than Rick Grimes, with nary a weak link to be found. The best way to describe Pac Div is fact is to say they're an Okayplayer-y version of Tha Dogg Pound; more lyrical, less gangsta, but with a comparable degree of charisma, trunk-rattling bass and skirt chasing. This is their ''Dogg Food''." HipHopDX reviewer Edwin Ortiz gave the album a 3.5 out of five, saying: "Despite its missteps, ''GMB'' is a commendable project that should hold over diehard fans. More so than anything else though, it's proof that the independent route was the right choice for Pac Div." David Reyneke of Potholes In My Blog also gave the album a 3.5 out of five, saying: "''GMB'' is by no means a hip-hop game breaker, but it does prove that Pac Div is worth every bit of the hype that has been tossed around for nearly five years now." In a mixed review, ''XXL (magazine), XXL'' reviewer Bogar Alonso gave the album an "L", saying: "Pac Div was hoping to achieve a harder sound with ''GMB'', and when it comes to the tongue-in-cheek “Bank,” “Sneakerboxes,” which features Chip Gnarly & Big Silk, and “Debo,” they certainly get there. But it is when they take a more casual approach to their sound, as on “Slow,” which sounds like a club anthem lost at a children's party, or the aimlessly catchy “Can't Help It,” that they reach heights only attained by Superman. On “No Superman,” they joke that they get confused for a member of Da Bush Babees, which might not be too far off considering how much “It's All Love,” seems like a Native Tongues throwback. It also might be one of the strongest tracks of 2012. At 17-strong, and with limitless cross-over appeal, Pac Div will still get hip-hop fans across the hip-hop spectrum to “want that ''GMB''.”" Jon Hadusek of Consequence of Sound gave the album three out of five stars, saying: ''GMB'' is a relaxed, enjoyable rap record by three dudes who have fun rhyming words together. Maybe it'll break, maybe it won't. As illustrated by “Bank,” there's a bitterness brewing; for Pac Div’s sake, let's hope it never overtakes their earnestness."

Track listing

;Sample credits *"Can't Help It" contains a sample of "I'll Never Let You Go" as performed by The Sylvers. *"Fuck Y'all" contains a sample of "Tetris" as performed by DJ Dahi. *"Debo" contains a sample of "Bounce" as performed by Timbaland.

Personnel

Credits for ''GMB'' adapted from AllMusic and the album liner notes. *

— primary artist, executive producer *

— featured artist *Battlecat (producer), DJ Battlecat — featured artist *Swiff D — producer *DJ Dahi — producer *Scoop DeVille — producer *Edbone — featured artist *Elway 7 — featured artist *Chip Gnarley — featured artist *Chuck Inglish — producer *

— featured artist *

— featured artist *Like — producer *Thelonious Martin — producer *

— featured artist *Mars — producer *Andrew Quesada — photography *Darryl Rector — executive producer *Kristofferson San Pablo — art direction *Big Sik — featured artist *Ty$ — featured artist *DJ Val the Vandle - DJ/Scratches

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Pac Div albums Albums produced by DJ Dahi Albums produced by Scoop DeVille Albums produced by Chuck Inglish Albums produced by Mars (record producer)