Your Queen Is A Reptile
by Sons Of Kemet
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Your Queen Is A Reptile is ranked as the best album by Sons Of Kemet.
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Your Queen Is A Reptile track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Your Queen Is A Reptile rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UnliveableWilts | My Top 250 Albums (201-250) | 34/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 55 Music Albums of 2018 | 33/55 | 2 |
| 2026 | WayneMC | Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2018 | 73/99 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 60 Music Albums of 2018 | 35/60 | 2 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 92 Music Albums of 2018 | 18/92 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  alexgagne | Top 99 Music Albums of 2018 | 11/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 58 Music Albums of 2018 | 31/58 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 188 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 816 | |||
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Your Queen Is A Reptile ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | ASOARE | 2,499 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 19:02 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,670 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:08 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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dihansse 01/04/2023 21:21 in My discoveries per yearYour Queen Is A Reptile comments
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Thumbing their nose at resurging British nationalism and monarchism, Sons of Kemet present nine pieces of feverish jazz as tributes to nine black women from history they deem more deserving of reverence than our queen. Woven into the album are dozens of other musical styles ranging from funk to grime, all played on the same simple set-up of tuba, sax and drums. (Edited)
The prolific Shabaka Hutchings (Melt Yourself Down, The Shabaka And The Ancestors, The Comet Is Coming...) returns in 2018 with one of his many projects, Sons Of Kemet. "Your queen is a reptile" is a concept album denouncing the imperialism and injustice of the British monarchy. They celebrate here other queens, each track paying homage to a woman, who have all led resistance movements. The music of Son of Kemet, has its source in the heart of Africa from the rhythms of Nigeria to the intersections of Addis Ababa. From project to project, Shabaka Hutchings demonstrates that he has become an essential musician of our time, and "Your queen is a reptile" of Sons Of Kemet is by far his most successful album, his masterpiece.
9/10
Best track: "My Queen Is Ada Eastman"
Vatsal TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/17/2018 08:33 | #219787 | TOP COMMENT
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I love LOVE the theme, imageries and titles in this album! such a statement.
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sweet, sweet music
It seems to be almost a mix of jazz and grime. Very interesting, I like it
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