''Manifesto'' is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on March 23, 2010, via Urban Icons Records. Recording sessions took place at View Studio. Production was handled by

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, Cee The Architech, D-Tox, Flip, J. Glaze, Khino, K. Slack,

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, Mac Soundsmith, Mike Cash,

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, Phenom, Shorty 140, and Inspectah Deck himself, who also served as executive producer. It features

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, Carlton Fisk,

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, Fes Taylor,

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, Meshel, Ms Whitney,

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, Pleasant,

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and

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. Initially, the album was slated to be titled ''Resident Patient II'', as a sequel to Inspectah Deck's 2006 album '' The Resident Patient''. However, a mixtape entitled ''Resident Patient II'' leaked in 2008 that was not the actual product. Deck eventually changed the name of the project and is still planning to release his final album under the name ''The Rebellion''. ''Manifesto'' is composed of songs originally cut from ''Resident Patient II''.

Critical reception

''Manifesto'' was met with generally favourable reviews from

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 62 based on four reviews. Pedro Hernandez of RapReviews stated: "the material found on ''Manifesto'' is, for the most part, superb, with only a handful of tracks that fail to live up to the quality found on the rest of the album".

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's Matt Rinaldi wrote: "still, despite a handful of throwaway cuts, ''Manifesto'' has more than enough heat to prove that Deck's mike skills still stand up up to any of his Wu brethren". In mixed reviews, Ian Cohen of ''

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'' resumed: "as ''Manifesto'' runs through its forbidding 20-track playlist, it unsurprisingly falters when it chases

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spins that are laughably out of reach". Huw Jones of ''

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'' summed up with "the album does have some decent moments though. It's just unfortunate that they're all exhausted by the record's 20-minute mark".

Track listing

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manifesto (Inspectah Deck Album) 2010 albums Inspectah Deck albums Albums produced by MoSS Albums produced by Agallah Albums produced by Fred Warmsley Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)