''Echo Chamber'' (stylized as ''(((echo chamber)))'') is the third solo studio album by American rapper

MC Paul Barman Paul Nathaniel Barman (born October 30, 1974), better known by his stage name MC Paul Barman, is an American rapper and illustrator. Having emerged during the early 2000s, Barman became a definitive voice within the realm of alternative hip hop, ...

. It was released on May 18, 2018 via

Mello Music Group Mello Music Group (MMG) is an American independent record label based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2007, Mello Music has released hip hop compilations and albums by producers and rappers such as Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Mr. Lif, Ghostface Kil ...

. Production was handled by

Questlove Ahmir K. Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought ...

, Memory Man, MF Doom,

James Poyser James Jason Poyser (b. January 30, 1967) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the hip hop band The Roots since 2009, and plays with The Roots in the hous ...

Kenny Segal Kenny Segal (born December 3, 1979), also known as Syndakit, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. In 2018, ''Mixmag'' described him as "one of the best hip-hop producers in the city." He has been a member of Te ...

Mark Ronson Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse's album '' Back to Black'' (2006), as well as two for Record ...

and Prince Paul. It features

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s from

Open Mike Eagle Michael W. Eagle II (born November 14, 1980), better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California, where he is a member of the h ...

and

Masta Ace Duval Clear (born December 4, 1966), better known by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. A lead member of Mr. Magic's hip hop collective Juice Crew, he is best known for his guest appearance alo ...

Critical reception

''(((echo chamber)))'' was met with generally favorable reviews from

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. At AnyDecentMusic?, which assigns a

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rating out of 10 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 6.7, based on six reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals *Michael "

" Eagle – vocals & recording (tracks: 1, 4) *Duval "

" Clear – vocals & recording (track 16) *Ahmir " ?uestlove" Thompson – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 15) *" Prince Paul" Huston – producer (track 2) *Daniel " MF Doom" Dumile – producer (tracks: 3, 4) *

– producer (track 5) *Eli "Memory Man" Elkin – producer (tracks: 7, 8, 12, 13, 16), mixing *

– producer (track 9), recording (track 8) *Kenny " Syndakit" Segal – producer (track 14) *Joseph "Steel Tipped Dove" Fusaro – recording (tracks: 1, 3–5, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16) *Joshua Sadlier-Brown – recording (tracks: 2, 11, 14–16) *Casual-T – recording (track 7) *Chris Pummill – recording (track 11) *Mark Donahue – mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2018 albums MC Paul Barman albums Mello Music Group albums Albums produced by MF Doom Albums produced by Questlove Albums produced by Kenny Segal Albums produced by Mark Ronson Albums produced by James Poyser Albums produced by Prince Paul (producer)