Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom

Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
Studio album by Mystic
Released June 19, 2001
Recorded 2000 - 2001
Genre R&B, soul, hip hop, Neo soul
Label Good Vibe / Interscope
Producer Shock G, The Angel, Adam, CD, Chops, Manifest, The Dotrix, Walter Taylor, Amp Live
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Exclaim!(favorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly(A)[3]

Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom is the debut album by Mystic, released on June 19, 2001 through Good Vibe Recordings.

Featuring a combination of R&B, hip hop and Soul, Cuts for Luck was met with positive reviews and helped Mystic receive a BET award nomination for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. Kludge magazine ranked it at number seven on their list of best albums of 2001.[4] The album did not perform well commercially, however, and to date she has yet to release a follow-up album. The album is now out of print.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" - 1:00
  2. "Ghetto Birds" - 5:27
  3. "Neptune's Jewels" - 4:45
  4. "The Gottas" - 5:35
  5. "The Life" - 3:48
  6. "Once a Week" - 3:37
  7. "Dave Ghetto" - 1:30
  8. "Forever and a Day" - 4:38
  9. "D Boy" - 3:48
  10. "You Say, I Say" - 4:51
  11. "A Dream" - 4:59
  12. "W" - 4:31 (featuring Planet Asia)
  13. "Fallen Angels" - 5:38
  14. "Girlfriend Sistagirl" - 3:57
  15. "Fatherless Child" - 5:44
  16. "OK....Alright" - 4:34
  17. "Spoken Peace" - 3:34
  18. "Destiny Complete" - 4:29

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Billboard 200 170
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 46
Billboard Top Heatseekers 7

References

  1. Conaway, Matt . Review: Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-09-05.
  2. Cowie, Del F. (August 2001). "Cuts For Luck & Scars For Freedom Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. Tyehimba, Cheo (10 August 2001). "Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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