New Whirl Odor

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New Whirl Odor
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Studio album by Public Enemy
Released November 1, 2005
Genre Political hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length 57:51
Label Slam Jamz
Producer Abnormal, C-Doc (The Warhammer), Moby, Johnny Juice Rosado, Professor Griff
Public Enemy chronology
Revolverlution
(2002)Revolverlution2002
New Whirl Odor
(2005)
Rebirth of a Nation
(2006)Rebirth of a Nation2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars [1]
The A.V. Club (mixed) [2]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention) [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
Pitchfork Media (5.9/10) [5]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars [6]

New Whirl Odor is the ninth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released in the U.S. on November 1, 2005. The title name for the album is a pun for New World Order. The song "MKLVFKWR" (Make Love, Fuck War) features the artist Moby.

Reception

  • Entertainment Weekly (No. 848, p. 77) - "[I]t's refreshing to hear Public Enemy frontman Chuck D's stentorian voice hectoring, indicting, and pontificating on New Whirl Odor like it was 1989 all over again." - Grade: B[4]
  • Mojo (p. 120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Anyone needing passionate music that's both socially and politically engaged need look no further."
  • Mojo (p. 60) - Ranked #2 in Mojo's "Top Ten Urban Albums of 2005."

Track listing

# Title Time
1 ...And No One Broadcasted Louder Than... (Intro) 0:33
2 New Whirl Odor 3:24
3 Bring That Beat Back 4:17
4 66.6 Strikes Again 1:45
5 MKLVFKWR ("Make Love, Fuck War"; featuring Moby) 3:24
6 What a Fool Believes 3:07
7 Makes You Blind 5:34
8 Preachin' to the Quiet 4:27
9 Either We Together or We Ain't 1:44
10 Revolution (featuring Society) 4:19
11 Check What You're Listening To 5:46
12 As Long as the People Got Somethin' to Say 3:23
13 Y'all Don't Know 4:01
14 Either You Get It By Now or You Don't 1:15
15 Superman's Black in the Building 11:50

References