Marciology | ||||
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Released | March 29, 2024 | |||
Genre | Underground hip hop | |||
Length | 45:36 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Marci Enterprises LLC | |||
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A lot of haunted shit happens in Long Island, for sure; we have the Amityville Horror house here too! The spooky haunted sound isn't intentional though, it's more like… I think that that's just happening subconsciously. Because when you're writing music more like a movie score, you're trying to bring people into those dark places, to those emotional spaces, and looking for music and words that describe the weirder feelings. When you talk about Lake Ronkonkoma, it's crazy because the indigenous names are still attached to a lot of the places like that in Long Island. And, I definitely feel that American Indian philosophy is in alignment with a lot of the things I feel spiritually and believe around Black people really being indigenous to all parts of the earth. If you hear American Indian sounds [in my music], then I am sure it's a subconscious reflection of my surroundings.
—Marciano on horrorcore sounds in his music[1]
Marciology is a 2024 studio album by American rapper Roc Marciano. It has received positive reviews from critics.
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Marciology received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.[2] At BrooklynVegan, Andrew Sacher stated that Marciano's style is consistent with "a hefty helping of eerie boom bap production and sinister bars that sound straight out of mid '90s New York City", but the lyrical content will engage listeners and he "makes every syllable count";[3] this album was included in the 10 best rap albums of the first half of the year[4] and 40 best albums overall from the site.[5] At HipHopDX, Will Schube scored this release a 4 out of 5, stating that Marciano's "instrumentals are diamond-sharp and neo-noir bleak, while his rhymes are as tight as a rubber band ball" and "bar for bar, no one blends extravagance with economy like he does, parceling out morsels of brags that suggest generational wealth, feeding just enough at a time to keep 'em hooked and wanting more".[6] Editors at Pitchfork scored this release 8.1 out of 10 and critic Dash Lewis declared Marciano "the godfather of underground rap" for his ability to mix 1990s influences with modern sounds to create his own style, making this "the decoder ring for an entire generation of hip-hop".[7] Editors at Rolling Stone gave this release a "Hear This" label and critic Andre Gee wrote that "Marciology again demonstrates why Roc is one of rap's most unique voices" with "his slick diction and knack for stacking multi-syllabic rhymes together" and highlights specific tracks and vocal deliveries that show "an expert example of mastering the rules to break them".[8]