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CCM Magazine's Matt Conner gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "The maturity and musical experimentation grows on Perception, yet the dynamism and authenticity remain firmly in place."<ref name="CCM"/> David Craft of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album a below-average review, awarding it 2 out of 5 stars due lack of originality and redundancy. He stated that ''"Perception essentially consists of NF spending an hour yelling at listeners about his thinly-veiled insecurities while simultaneously bragging about how great he is"'' and that there were a few ''"glimmers of quality,"'' but that ''"NF exercises neither patience nor humility on Perception."''<ref name="JFK"/> Kevin Hoskins, also of Jesus Freak Hideout, gave a more positive "second opinion" review, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying the album's biggest flaw was that it's "very one-dimensional" but praised the album for its continuity of emotional lyrics and thematic production from NF's previous albums by saying ''"Perception does not offer fans anything exceptionally new, but current fans will truly appreciate the fire Nate spits on these highly emotional rap tunes. As always, the thematic production is easily noticed making this a complete NF album, even though it falls short of his previous discography."''<ref name="JFH Second"/>
Matt Conner gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "The maturity and musical experimentation grows on Perception, yet the dynamism and authenticity remain firmly in place."<ref name="CCM"/>

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David Craft of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album a negative review, giving it 2 out of 5 stars, criticizing NF for increasing "mainstream elements" and removing the Chrisitan aspect from his music in an attempt to boost album sales and relevance.<ref name="JFK"/> Kevin Hoskins also of Jesus Freak Hideout however gave a much more positive review, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying the album's biggest flaw was that it's "very one-dimensional" but praised the album for its continuity of emotional lyrics and thematic production from NF's previous albums by saying "Perception does not offer fans anything exceptionally new, but current fans will truly appreciate the fire Nate spits on these highly emotional rap tunes. As always, the thematic production is easily noticed making this a complete NF album, even though it falls short of his previous discography."<ref name="JFH Second"/>


Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing the album as a "heavy and serious listen" and described NF's lyrics as "continually engrossing".<ref name="Allmusic"/>
Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing the album as a "heavy and serious listen" and described NF's lyrics as "continually engrossing".<ref name="Allmusic"/>

Revision as of 06:33, 6 November 2017

Perception
Studio album by
NF
ReleasedOctober 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
GenreHip hop
Label
NF chronology
Therapy Session
(2016) 		Perception
(2017)
Singles from Perception
  1. "Outro"
    Released: August 2, 2017[1]
  2. "Green Lights"
    Released: August 18, 2017[2]
  3. "Let You Down"
    Released: October 3, 2017[3]

Perception is the third studio album by Christian hip hop artist NF. It was released on October 6, 2017 through Capitol CMG alongside NF's newly launched label NF Real Music LLC.[4][5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
CCM Magazine[7]
Jesus Freak Hideout[8]
[9]

CCM Magazine's Matt Conner gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "The maturity and musical experimentation grows on Perception, yet the dynamism and authenticity remain firmly in place."[7] David Craft of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album a below-average review, awarding it 2 out of 5 stars due lack of originality and redundancy. He stated that "Perception essentially consists of NF spending an hour yelling at listeners about his thinly-veiled insecurities while simultaneously bragging about how great he is" and that there were a few "glimmers of quality," but that "NF exercises neither patience nor humility on Perception."[8] Kevin Hoskins, also of Jesus Freak Hideout, gave a more positive "second opinion" review, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying the album's biggest flaw was that it's "very one-dimensional" but praised the album for its continuity of emotional lyrics and thematic production from NF's previous albums by saying "Perception does not offer fans anything exceptionally new, but current fans will truly appreciate the fire Nate spits on these highly emotional rap tunes. As always, the thematic production is easily noticed making this a complete NF album, even though it falls short of his previous discography."[9]

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing the album as a "heavy and serious listen" and described NF's lyrics as "continually engrossing".[6]

Commercial performance

Perception debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 55,000 album-equivalent units, including 38,000 pure album sales.[10] It is NF's first US number-one album.[10] In its second week, the album fell to number 25 with 18,000 units (5,000 traditional copies).[11]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Amazon.com and the iTunes Store.[12][13]

No.TitleLength
1."Intro III"4:28
2."Outcast"5:25
3."10 Feet Down" (featuring Ruelle)3:37
4."Green Lights"3:01
5."Dreams"3:41
6."Let You Down"3:32
7."Destiny"3:59
8."My Life"3:35
9."You're Special"5:12
10."If You Want Love"3:19
11."Remember This"4:00
12."Know"3:58
13."Lie"3:29
14."3 A.M."3:38
15."One Hundred"3:12
16."Outro"3:32
Total length:1:01:38

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 143
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 14
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 86
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 22
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[20] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 22
US Billboard 200[10] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 1

References

  1. ^ Outro - Single NF
  2. ^ Green Lights - Single NF
  3. ^ "Top 40/R Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates". All Access. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "NF Is Due For A Breakthrough With New Album 'Perception'". Idolator.
  5. ^ "Tom Petty, Lil Pump & NF Vying for No. 1 on Next Week's Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard.
  6. ^ a b Z. Yeung, Neil (October 14, 2017). "NF – 'Perception' album review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Conner, Matt (October 14, 2017). "NF – 'Perception' album review". CCM Magazine. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Craft, David (October 14, 2017). "NF – 'Perception' album review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Hoskins, Kevin. "NF, "Perception" Review: Second Staff Opinion". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (October 16, 2017). "NF Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Perception'". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015028/billboard-200-chart-moves-adele-25-100th-consecutive-week
  12. ^ "NF – Perception – Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com.
  13. ^ "Perception by NF on Apple Music". iTunes Store.
  14. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #442". auspOp. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – NF – Perception" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "On The Charts: October 15, 2017". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  17. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 43, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – NF – Perception" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  19. ^ "NF: Perception" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  20. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  21. ^ "VG-lista – NF". VG-lista. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  22. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista (search NF)". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 20, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  23. ^ "NF Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  24. ^ "NF Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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