The long wait for Sean Price's solo effort Mic Tyson was due to the birth of the rapper's son, but career-wise, plenty happened between this one and 2007's Jesus Price Supastar.
His membership in Random Axe, along with Black Milk and Guilty Simpson, introduced his gruff and direct style to a whole new audience, and then he became a household name for the button-mashing set when the video game NBA 2K11 featured him as a selectable, playable character.
That's some serious crossover heat, but Mic Tyson is concerned about a payoff and is less flashy than the boxer its title plays off, sounding somewhere between a rough-and-ready mixtape and sound street release with just that extra bit of production that puts it in the category of official.
Highlights include the hood lullaby "Hush" ("Hush little baby, don't say a word/Ruck is gonna hit you with the nine than you heard") and "Battering Bars," where Price rides a soulful Beat Butcha production.
Producer the Alchemist offers four true bangers to the set, while 9th Wonder shows up with "Straight Music," one of his most minimal soul constructions to date.
Speaking of minimal, most tracks barely pass the two-minute mark, but Price's material-starved fans are craving his words more than beats, so don't call it a comeback but a wicked, wordy return.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PyrexSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Price & Shining ArmorSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Title TrackSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Straight MusicSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:10 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 5 | HushSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | Solomon GrundySean Price | Sean Price | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | FrankenberrySean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Bbq SauceSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Bully RapSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | By the WaySean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Battering BarsSean Price | Sean Price | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | Genesis Of The Omega | Sean Price | Play | 02:00 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 13 | Bar Barian | Sean Price | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 14 | STFU Part 2 | Sean Price | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 15 | The Hardest Nigga Out | Sean Price | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 272 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Akinti | Promoter |
| 2 | The Alchemist | Producer |
| 3 | Amp | Producer |
| 4 | Jeff Babko | Keyboards |
| 5 | Babu | Producer |
| 6 | Stu Bangas | Producer |
| 7 | Fred Bear | Studio Manager |
| 8 | Beat Butcha | Producer |
| 9 | K. Blake | Producer |
| 10 | Matt Blakely | Marketing, Promoter |
| 11 | Guy Blellock | Marketing, Promoter |
| 12 | W. Braunstein | Producer |
| 13 | Matt Conaway | Publicity |
| 14 | Dan the Man | Mixing |
| 15 | Robert A. Diaz | Producer |
| 16 | DJ Sherazta | Marketing, Promoter |
| 17 | Patrick Douthit | Producer |
| 18 | Dru Ha | Associate Executive Producer |
| 19 | E. Dubock | Producer |
| 20 | Eric G. | Producer |
| 21 | V. Evans | Producer |
| 22 | Evidence | Producer |
| 23 | Eli Evnen | Marketing, Promoter |
| 24 | Justin Fleischer | Marketing, Promoter |
| 25 | Noah Friedman | Project Coordinator |
| 26 | E. Gabouer | Producer |
| 27 | Haroon Gilani | Artwork, Back Cover |
| 28 | Shane Gill | Marketing, Promoter |
| 29 | R. Gonzalez | Producer |
| 30 | Ill Bill | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 31 | Ruste Juxx | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 32 | Khrysis | Producer |
| 33 | Bram Van Leuken | Marketing, Promoter |
| 34 | Mazza | Marketing, Promoter |
| 35 | Pharoahe Monch | Featured Artist |
| 36 | Kenneth Montgomery | Legal Counsel, Music Business Affairs |
| 37 | J. Nicholson | Promoter |
| 38 | 9th Wonder | Producer |
| 39 | M. Perretta | Producer |
| 40 | Sean Price | Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 41 | Pumpkinhead | Featured Artist |
| 42 | Realm Reality | Featured Artist |
| 43 | Reuben Rodriguez-Robbins | Marketing, Promoter |
| 44 | Michael Sarsfield | Mastering |
| 45 | Jacqueline Shao | Artwork |
| 46 | Shucky Ducky | Marketing, Promoter |
| 47 | Skrilla | Artwork |
| 48 | Lou Smith | Promoter |
| 49 | Raphael Tanghal | Cover Art |
| 50 | C. Tyson | Producer |
| 51 | David Weiss | Marketing, Promoter |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |