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Square
Studio album by Buck 65
Released	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	60:45
Label	WEA
Producer	Buck 65
Buck 65 chronology
Synesthesia (2002) Square (2002) Talkin' Honky Blues (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−
Pitchfork	7.0/10
Stylus Magazine	B+
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
Tiny Mix Tapes

Square is a studio album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65. It was released on WEA in 2002. Although it consists of four tracks, each track consists of multiple songs. The album was nominated for the 2003 Juno Awards for Alternative Album of the Year and Album Design of the Year.

Critical reception

Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, describing it as "a melodic mix of folk rock sensibility, smooth early 90s style production, clever lyrical observations and a relatively enjoyable train ride into the mental station of Halifax's best-known emcee." Meanwhile, Clay Jarvis of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B+, saying, "Square is built solely out of his strengths: hazy introspection, sparse snare-and-kick beats and simple, dismal instrumental refrains."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Buck 65 – words, beats, scratches
• Greymatter – helping hands
• Charles Austin – helping hands
• DJ Signify – helping hands
• Jorun – helping hands
• Yan – helping hands
• James Paterson – cover art, design
• Robbie Cameron – cover art, design

References

1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Buck 65". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
2. ^ Pemberton, Rollie (August 17, 2003). "Buck 65: Square". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Buck 65". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside. p. 144.
4. ^ Jarvis, Clay (September 1, 2003). "Buck 65 - Square". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
5. Wolfman. "Buck 65 - Square". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
6. LeBlanc, Larry (May 7, 2005). "Warner Plunks Down Buck 65". Billboard. p. 48.
7. "2003 Juno Awards Nominees". Billboard. February 12, 2003. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

External links

• Square at AllMusic
• Square at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2002 albums
• Buck 65 albums
• Warner Music Group albums