Young Dangerous Heart (Subtitle album)

Young Dangerous Heart is the first studio album by American rapper Subtitle. It was released on Gold Standard Laboratories on February 22, 2005.[1]

Young Dangerous Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)
GenreHip hop
Length59:21
LabelGold Standard Laboratories
Producer
Subtitle chronology
I'm Always Recovering from Tomorrow
(2003)
Young Dangerous Heart
(2005)
Terrain to Roam
(2006)

Production

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Initially, Subtitle created the other version of the album that he solely produced.[2] In a 2020 interview, he recalled, "The dudes from Gold Standard weren't into it because it went all over the place, production-wise and they needed a more cohesive project to release on a semi-large scale."[2] He released that version himself, under the title Lost Love Stays Lost.[2] For two thirds of Young Dangerous Heart, he got an outside production.[2] He recalled, "As a result, I wrote better songs and the outside production made me step my beat game up, which gave me some type of credibility as a producer of some sort."[2] His main sonic influences for the album were Slum Village's Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1), Sonic Youth's Washing Machine, and Kanye West's College Dropout, as well as the Mars Volta.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.3/10[3]
PopMatters          [4]
Splendidmixed[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes     [6]

Stefan Braidwood of PopMatters gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, commenting that Subtitle is "certainly forging his own territory, and, more than a deep voice, R&B collabos, or plat pop appeal, that's what hip-hop is about.[4] Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, writing, "Regardless of its merits and flaws, Subtitle's full-length debut confirms the arrival of a rap innovator in the tradition of Kool Keith, MF Doom, Doseone, and Missy Elliott; naturally, attempts to pigeonhole him end in futility."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Subtitle0:49
2."Gio-Graph-Ick"Alias4:23
3."Leave Home"Omid4:26
4."Palm Fronds"Subtitle2:12
5."Young Dangerous Heart"Thavius Beck3:42
6."Fast Food/Fast Death"Cockamamie4:19
7."Cray Crazy" (featuring Busdriver, Nocando, and Aceyalone)Thavius Beck5:05
8."Subtalk"Old Joseph2:48
9."Where To"Subtitle4:03
10."Con-Contrived (I'm Not)"Life Rexall3:06
11."Serial Boxes"Subtitle4:19
12."I Feel Nothing"Deeskee2:08
13."Springtime in Rufferdam"Subtitle2:24
14."Killer Drones on Street"Octavius3:10
15."Organichemico"Headphone Science2:45
16."Crew Cut (for Sale)" (featuring Nocando, 2Mex, LMNO, Existereo, Luckyiam, Awol One, Murs, Life Rexall, and Busdriver)Subtitle8:22
17."Outro"Subtitle1:22
Total length:59:21

References

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  1. ^ "Young Dangerous Heart by Subtitle". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Khan, Imran (January 31, 2020). "Marks X the Spot: Rapper Giovanni Marks Challenges the Hip-Hop Paradigm". PopMatters. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Howe, Brian (August 11, 2005). "Subtitle: Young Dangerous Heart". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Braidwood, Stefan (May 10, 2005). "Subtitle: Young Dangerous Heart". PopMatters. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Zachrich, Sarah (May 6, 2005). "Subtitle: Young Dangerous Heart". Splendid. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Guest Writer (December 14, 2006). "Subtitle - Young Dangerous Heart". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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