The Money Store



The Money Store is the debut studio album and third overall release from Sacramento-based experimental hip-hop group, Death Grips, released on April 24, 2012. It featured a more poppy and accessible sound compared to the raw and abrasive sound of their previous release, Exmilitary.

This album was much anticipated on /mu/ following the success of Exmilitary, its popularity on the board and its high rating from Anthony Fantano. Upon release, the album scored a perfect 10 from Fantano, which set /mu/ ablaze and very quickly propelled Death Grips to meme status. The album also received consistently positive reception from other critics.

The album is generally accepted as /mu/core, and Death Grips as a whole is generally accepted as a staple of the board culture. All of Death Grips' studio albums garner an equal amount of discussion to this day, but it is The Money Store that appears on most /mu/core charts for its reputation as Death Grips' breakthrough album.

The album was soon followed by NO LOVE DEEP WEB, the next Death Grips studio album, which had a penis on the album cover, therefore it spawned a lot more memes and further contributed to the downfall of /mu/. Fuck Death Grips

Critical reception
Pitchfork - 8.7/10

Robert Christgau - A-

Anthony Fantano - 10/10

Track listing

 * 1) Get Got - 2:52
 * 2) The Fever (Aye Aye) - 3:07
 * 3) Lost Boys - 3:06
 * 4) Blackjack - 2:22
 * 5) Hustle Bones - 3:03
 * 6) I've Seen Footage - 3:23
 * 7) Double Helix - 2:37
 * 8) System Blower - 3:44
 * 9) The Cage - 3:31
 * 10) Punk Weight - 3:24
 * 11) Fuck That - 2:24
 * 12) Bitch Please - 2:56
 * 13) Hacker - 4:35