Thru is the second solo studio album by American hip hop musician Thavius Beck. It was released through Mush Records on October 3, 2006.[1] It includes "'98", which was East Bay Express' "MP3 of the Day" on November 10, 2006.[2]

Thru
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length42:00
LabelMush Records
ProducerThavius Beck
Thavius Beck chronology
Decomposition
(2004)
Thru
(2006)
Dialogue
(2009)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Brainwashedfavorable[4]
Cyclic Defrostfavorable[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes     [6]

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a brilliant sophomore effort from a major talent in modern hip-hop."[3] Matthew Jeanes of Brainwashed said: "This could easily be the kind of record that gets people who typically dismiss hip hop and electronic music as glossy, vacant, or superficial to rethink that position."[4] Tom Smith of Cyclic Defrost commented that "[there] are frustrating things about this album, but it's undeniably ambitious, uncompromising, and very consistent."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Sonic Sound"1:46
2."He's Back"2:36
3."Reaching"2:11
4."Under Pressure"3:51
5."Dedicated to Difficulty" (featuring 2Mex)4:09
6."The Storm Before the Calm"4:28
7."'98" (featuring Nocando)3:21
8."Perpetual Pursuit"3:35
9."Yet and Still..."2:34
10."Lyrical Gunplay" (featuring Saul Williams)4:38
11."Down" (featuring Mia Doi Todd)3:34
12."Paranoia"2:57
13."Dichotomy"6:52
Total length:42:00

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MH-247: Thavius Beck - Thru". Mush Records. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Downs, David (November 10, 2006). "MP3 of the Day: Thavius Beck's "'98"". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Thru - Thavius Beck". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jeanes, Matthew (October 7, 2006). "Thavius Beck, "Thru"". Brainwashed. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Smith, Tom (November 18, 2006). "Thavius Beck – Thru (Mush/Stomp)". Cyclic Defrost. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Gurney, Dave. "Thavius Beck - Thru". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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