The Minstrel Show
by Little Brother
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The Minstrel Show is ranked as the best album by Little Brother.
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The Minstrel Show track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 02/01/2026 22:30 | sweetness | 1,127 | 79/100 | |
| 01/09/2026 10:00 | Leginlists | 3,377 | 82/100 | |
| 12/13/2025 21:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,585 | 70/100 | |
| 11/06/2025 02:36 |  Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 | |
| 01/19/2025 02:06 |  LebowskiRams | 1,414 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Larcx13 07/20/2021 16:34 | #271756
what is wrong with people in BEA? Sure it's not a masterpiece but this is a very under-rated alternative hip hop album with a lot of good tracks...
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show is the always tricky second album. Not sure how I'd rank this in comparison to their debut, both have their merits. Anyway, the production is clearly the star of the album. It is coming dangerously close to R &B, but it never crosses the line - in fact, I would argue those "borderline" instances are the highlights of the album. Now, I have to start by pointing out how much I liked Welcome to the Minstrel Show. It somehow has to be one of the most enjoyable opening tracks I've encountered in quite some time, it reminded me of the opener in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Weird, I know. Other standout tracks would include Beautiful Morning, The Becoming and Lovin' It. Regarding the lyrics, there are many memorable lines ("Taxin' these niggas like no dependents 12 bar courtroom drama with no co-defendants", or "I was looking at your photograph amazed how I favored you I remember being young wanting to play with you Cause you was a wild and crazy dude And now I understand why my momma couldn't never stay with you From the roots to the branches to the leaves They say apples don't fall far from the trees") though there were some parts I didn't care that much about them and that would be the only thing that slightly drags the album down. The rapping on the other hand is great, I really enjoy Phonte's delivery, he is one of those rappers I am confident I will not miss a single word (this has nothing to do with the fact I mentioned right above that some of his lyrics were not that interesting) even without checking the lyrics- plus I had recently been checking another album he's involved in , so you could say I'm in the mood at the moment. Even though the album contains 17 tracks, the transitions are extremely smooth, it flows so effortlessly, it leaves you with the impression of being much shorter.
LebowskiRams 09/03/2019 22:20 | #242171
I'll take, "crazy underappreciated albums on BEA" for $500, Alex.
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