''Jarmark'' is the fifth

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Taco Hemingway Filip Tadeusz Szcześniak (born 29 July 1990), better known by the stage name Taco Hemingway (earlier FV), is a Polish rapper. He began recording in 2011, at which time he released - under the pseudonym Foodvillain - an English-language mixtape e ...

. It was released on August 28, 2020, by Taco Corp and 2020. The recordings were made available on the rapper's website and on

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. The material, recorded by 2020, was produced by multiple producers. The album represents a hip-hop style with influences from

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. The main themes of the lyrics are dilemmas about the country, political topics and problems of the young society. ''Jarmark'' got an average reception from music critics. Reviewers praised the artist for touching on the political problems of

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, but accused the rapper of a number of

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verses. The album debuted on the first place of the nationwide sales list OLiS, spreading in more than 30,000 copies. Moreover, it was the eighth best-selling album of 2020 in Poland.

Background and release

On July 10, 2020, the day before the

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, a single entitled "Polskie Tango" is released, which depicts the Polish mentality, expresses worry about the state of the country and refers to the political situation in Poland, criticizing it. The single announced the album ''Jarmark'', for the summer of 2020. The single achieved high commercial success, echoing loudly in the media. On 28 July, the rapper announced via

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that the albums release was postponed from July to late August/early September. On July 31, the album cover was released, by Partyka, who was accused of plagiarism from the work of American photographer Alex Prager. The author of the cover issued a statement that Alex's work was only an inspiration and it is mentioned in the physical version of the album. Eventually, the album was released with a different cover. On August 28, 2020, the rapper again unexpectedly released the album ''Jarmark'', making it available on streaming services and as a free download on his website. On September 4, the album went on sale in a physical version, in stores nationwide. On January 14, 2021, the album was released in a vinyl version.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

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References

2020 albums Taco Hemingway albums