Mic Tyson

Mic Tyson is the third studio album by American rapper Sean Price[1], released on October 30, 2012. It was the last album to be released in Price's lifetime before his death on August 8, 2015.

Mic Tyson
Studio album by Sean Price
Released	October 30, 2012
Genre	Hip hop
Length	37:51
Label	Duck Down Fontana
Producer	Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.), Buckshot (exec.), The Alchemist, AMP, Wool, Eric G, 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Evidence, DJ Babu, Beat Butcha, Team Demo, Statik Selektah, Quelle Chris Sean Price
Sean Price chronology
Jesus Price Supastar (2007) Mic Tyson (2012) Imperius Rex (2017)
Singles from Mic Tyson
"STFU, Part 2" Released: October 5, 2012

Background

Sean Price announced the album to the public in mid-2009, by releasing a mixtape (as a "prelude" to the album), titled Kimbo Price: A Prelude to Mic Tyson, which contains 23 tracks. In an interview with Vlad TV he stated that "he's tryin' to fuck everybody on this album". He calls it Mic Tyson "because he's from Brownsville and that he knows how to fight".

In an interview with Grand Angel TV, he stated that the only confirmed guest thus far was rapper Chali 2na.[2] However he did not make the final cut of the album. In that same year, he spoke with Conspiracy Radio regarding the producers slated on the album, which are Stu Bangas, The Alchemist, Evidence, Sid Roams (who as well did not make the final cut), 9th Wonder, (who has appeared on Price's two previous studio albums), Beat Butcha, etc.[3]

In 2012 three videos on YouTube surfaced of Price previewing tracks off of Mic Tyson,[4][5][6] and after many of the pushbacks, Price stated that the album would see release in July. However it was pushed back, yet again, to October 30, which ended up being the actual release date.

Singles

According to Duck Down Records (Sean Price's label), "STFU, Part 2", produced by The Alchemist, is the first single of the album.[7]

Chart performance

The album sold 7,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200.[8] It is also Sean Price's highest charting solo album and his first to chart in the top 100 since Magnum Force with Heltah Skeltah in 1998.

Critical reception

Mic Tyson received critical acclaim from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)[9]	Length
1.	"The Genesis of Omega (Intro)"	Sean Price, Alan Maman	The Alchemist	2:00
2.	"Bar-Barian"	Price, Maman	The Alchemist	2:09
3.	"Pyrex"	Price	AMP	2:34
4.	"Price & Shining Armor" (featuring Ruste Juxx)	Price, Victor Evans	Wool	3:04
5.	"Title Track"	Price	Eric G	2:30
6.	"Straight Music"	Price, Patrick Douthit	9th Wonder	2:09
7.	"STFU, Pt. 2"	Price, Maman	The Alchemist	2:58
8.	"Hush"	Price, Christopher Tyson	Khrysis	2:35
9.	"Solomon Grundy" (featuring Ike Eyes & Ill Bill)	Price, William Braunstein	Eric G	3:48
10.	"Frankenberry" (featuring Buckshot)	Price, Kenyatta Blake, Stu Bangas	Stu Bangas	2:20
11.	"BBQ Sauce" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)	Price, Troy Jamerson, Michael Perretta, Melvin Babu	Evidence, DJ Babu	3:05
12.	"Bully Rap" (featuring Realm Reality)	Price	The Alchemist	3:45
13.	"By the Way" (featuring Torae)	Price, Torae Carr	Evidence	2:26
14.	"Battering Bars" (featuring Pumpkinhead)	Price, Robert Diaz, Eliot Dubock	Beat Butcha	2:52
15.	"The Hardest Nigga Out"	Price, Dubock	Beat Butcha	2:47

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Haraam"	Price	Team Demo	3:00
17.	"Remember" (featuring Freddie Gibbs)	Price, Frederick Tipton	Statik Selektah	2:58
18.	"I See"	Price	Quelle Chris	0:59

Amazon.com bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Let Me Tell You"	Price, Dubock	Beat Butcha	2:06

Samples

• "Genesis of the Omega" contains a sample from "Wheel of Time" by Ananta
• "Bar-Barian" contains a sample from "Noc Nad Norwidem" by Budka Suflera
• "Pyrex" contains a sample from "Meeting in the Park" by Mikis Theodorakis
• "Solomon Grundy" contains a sample from "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
• "Bully Rap" contains samples from "The Rill Thing" by Little Richard and "Osse Shalom Bimromav" by Igal Bashan
• "Battering Bars" contains a sample from "When We Pull The Shades" by Eugene Record

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[10]	59
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	9
scope="row"	US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]	10
scope="row"	US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[13]	22

References

1. Sean Price Looking to Step Away From Music; “Mic Tyson” HipHopWired.
2. Grand Angel TV #13: Sean Price Interview & Performances on YouTube
3. sean price on conspiracy radio on YouTube
4. MIC TYSON PREVIEW on YouTube
5. Video on YouTube
6. Video on YouTube
7. Facebook.
8. Paine, Jake (2012-11-07). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/4/2012". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
9. Ryon, Sean (2012-10-27). "Sean Price "Mic Tyson" Tracklist, Cover Art & Production Credits". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
10. "Sean Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
11. "Sean Price Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
12. "Sean Price Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
13. "Sean Price Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.