Album: Dame Fortune by RJD2 (2016)
Genre: Alternative Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B
Format: Album

Description: Dame Fortune is the sixth studio album by American record producer RJD2. It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on March 25, 2016. Recorded in Philadelphia, it features guest appearances from Jordan Brown, Son Little, Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, and Josh Krajcik.

Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dame Fortune received an average score of 73% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave Dame Fortune 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a culmination album with an artist's evolution pushing things forward with all his strengths in tow." Meanwhile, Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of C+, noting that " entirety of the record, in fact, feels like it's trailing a few years behind."

Artist Background: RJD2 (born Ramble John "RJ" Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. RJD2 began by working in the role of DJ in the Columbus rap group MHz and he later signed to Bobbito Garcia's Fondle 'Em label, releasing the self-proclaimed "mix CD" "Your Face or Your Kneecaps," in 2001. A year later he signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux and released... Part of the Columbus music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Alternative Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Related Artists: Berry Weight, Marsmobil

Music Scene: Part of the Columbus music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Alternative Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Alternative Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, 2010s, Album

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Dame Fortune is the sixth studio album by American record producer RJD2. It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on March 25, 2016. Recorded in Philadelphia, it features guest appearances from Jordan Brown, Son Little, Phonte Coleman, Blueprint, and Josh Krajcik.

Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dame Fortune received an average score of 73% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave Dame Fortune 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a culmination album with an artist's evolution pushing things forward with all his strengths in tow." Meanwhile, Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of C+, noting that " entirety of the record, in fact, feels like it's trailing a few years behind."

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