Mic Tyson


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

Background

Sean Price announced the album to the public in mid-2009, by releasing a mixtape, 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. 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, 9th Wonder,, Beat Butcha, etc.
In 2012 three videos on YouTube surfaced of Price previewing tracks off of Mic Tyson, 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, "STFU, Part 2", produced by The Alchemist, is the first single of the album.

Chart performance

The album sold 7,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200. 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

Samples