''Thru'' is the second solo studio album by American hip hop musician

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. It was released through

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on October 3, 2006. It includes "'98", which was ''

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'' "MP3 of the Day" on November 10, 2006.

Critical reception

Rick Anderson of

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a brilliant sophomore effort from a major talent in modern hip-hop." 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." Tom Smith of ''

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'' commented that "

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are frustrating things about this album, but it's undeniably ambitious, uncompromising, and very consistent."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, production *

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– vocals (4) *

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– vocals (7) *

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– vocals (10) *

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– vocals (11)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Thavius Beck albums Mush Records albums