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On his fifth full-length album, 2023's The People's Champ, Quinn XCII balances a soulful hip-hop vibe with lyrical pop introspection. It's a combination the Michigan-born singer/rapper (aka Mikael Temrowski) has been exploring since at least 2017's The Story of Us and which he brought to further fruition on 2021's Change of Scenery II. Where that album found him exploring undercurrents of guitar-centric indie rock, The People's Champ leans more toward muted hip-hop beats and R&B-inspired melodies. He embraces that sound on the opening "Bartender," a funky, woe-is-me anthem about working hard and drinking even harder to self-medicate your worries about failure. Quinn has never shied away from revealing his own personal anxieties in what feels like a good-faith attempt to relate to his audience, and The People's Champ is no exception. It's a sentiment he explicitly addresses on the piano and handclap-driven "Being Me," singing "I've always been told/When you're feelin' low, don't let it show/But as I'm gettin' older/I'm lettin' go what I used to know." That kind of self-examined philosophy underscores much of the album as Quinn ruminates on feelings of guilt over his success on "Black Porsche," feeling disconnected from his family (and perhaps vice versa) on "FOMO (Don't Do Cool Shit)," and the ironic need to really feel your low moments to truly appreciate your highs on "The Lows." Though somewhat more low-key in atmosphere than some of his past albums, there are hooky tracks on The People's Champ, including the organ-accented "Common" featuring Big Sean, the Latin-jazz tinged "Good Either Way" with Adrian Cota, and his uplifting collaboration with AJR "Too Late."
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Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
David Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Big Sean, FeaturedArtist - Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Blum, Horn, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Jake Torrey, ComposerLyricist - dwilly, Producer - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Zeke Sacaridiz, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
David Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Marc Scibilia, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Jonathan Castelli, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ayokay, Producer - Chelsea Cutler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Hazey Eyes, Producer - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michel, ComposerLyricist - Alexander O’Neill, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Friedman, Producer, Percussion, Bass, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Noah Conrad, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Trumpet, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Cota, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
AJR, MainArtist - Jack Met, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Met, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hazey Eyes, Producer - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michel, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Phil Cook, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Oliver Feighan, ComposerLyricist - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
David Hodges, ComposerLyricist - Whakaio Taahi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Serge Courtois, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Michael McCall, ComposerLyricist - PAT MCMANUS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hazey Eyes, Producer - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michel, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Fink, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Remy Gautreau, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Fink, Producer, Guitar, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Shoop, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Mix Engineer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan McDougle, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ayokay, Producer - Hazey Eyes, Producer - Quinn XCII, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikael Temrowski, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Michel, ComposerLyricist - Alexander O’Neill, ComposerLyricist - Wes Donehower, A&R
℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
Album review
On his fifth full-length album, 2023's The People's Champ, Quinn XCII balances a soulful hip-hop vibe with lyrical pop introspection. It's a combination the Michigan-born singer/rapper (aka Mikael Temrowski) has been exploring since at least 2017's The Story of Us and which he brought to further fruition on 2021's Change of Scenery II. Where that album found him exploring undercurrents of guitar-centric indie rock, The People's Champ leans more toward muted hip-hop beats and R&B-inspired melodies. He embraces that sound on the opening "Bartender," a funky, woe-is-me anthem about working hard and drinking even harder to self-medicate your worries about failure. Quinn has never shied away from revealing his own personal anxieties in what feels like a good-faith attempt to relate to his audience, and The People's Champ is no exception. It's a sentiment he explicitly addresses on the piano and handclap-driven "Being Me," singing "I've always been told/When you're feelin' low, don't let it show/But as I'm gettin' older/I'm lettin' go what I used to know." That kind of self-examined philosophy underscores much of the album as Quinn ruminates on feelings of guilt over his success on "Black Porsche," feeling disconnected from his family (and perhaps vice versa) on "FOMO (Don't Do Cool Shit)," and the ironic need to really feel your low moments to truly appreciate your highs on "The Lows." Though somewhat more low-key in atmosphere than some of his past albums, there are hooky tracks on The People's Champ, including the organ-accented "Common" featuring Big Sean, the Latin-jazz tinged "Good Either Way" with Adrian Cota, and his uplifting collaboration with AJR "Too Late."
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:11
- Main artists: Quinn XCII
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Republic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC ℗ 2022 QUINN XCII, LLC
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