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Personal Journals has received high reviews from critics. Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars. Pitchfork Media gave it a 8.7 out of 10 ratings. RapReviews.com gave the album a 9.5 out of 10. Robert Christgau gave it a "*" which means an honorable mention. Finally Stylus Magazine gave the album an A- rating.

Track listing

Performers

  • Sage Francis
    Sage Francis
    Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...

     - Vocals
  • DJ Mek - Scratches on "Personal Journalist"
  • DJ Signify
    DJ Signify
    DJ Signify is a hip hop producer from New York City. His 2004 debut album Sleep No More, featuring collaborations with Sage Francis and Buck 65, was described as "hip-hop at its darkest and most chilling" and earned him accolades as a "master beatsmith." 2009's Of Cities was similarly described as...

     - Scratches on "The Strange Famous Mullet Remover" and "Smoke and Mirrors"
  • Grey Matter - Scratches on "Black Sweatshirt"
  • Jay Peters - Guitar on "My Name is Strange"
  • Matt Coolige - Flute on "My Name is Strange"
  • Matt Zimmerman - Upright Bass on "My Name is Strange"
  • Mike 2600 - Scratches on "The Strange Famous Mullet Remover"
  • Scott Begin - Drums on "My Name is Strange"
  • Shalem B - Turntables on "My Name is Strange"
  • Tara - Keys on "My Name is Strange"

Production

  • Alias
    Alias (artist)
    Brendon Whitney, known as Alias, is an abstract hip hop musician and producer. He is mainly affiliated with the anticon. label/collective.-Biography:...

     - Production on "Message Sent"
  • Controller 7 - Production on "Specialist"
  • Jel
    Jel
    Jel is a hip hop producer and rapper for the Anticon label. He is a part of the hip hop duo Themselves and is also heavily involved in the bands Subtle and 13 & God.-Style:...

     - Production on "Climb Trees" and "Smoke and Mirrors"
  • Joe Beats
    Joe Beats
    Joe Beats is an American hip hop producer from Rhode Island. He is best known as the co-producer for the duo Non-Prophets.DelCarpini was born in Warwick, Rhode Island.-Non-Prophets:...

     - Production on "Runaways"
  • Mayonnaise - Production on "Personal Journalist" and "Inherited Scars"
  • Mr. Dibbs
    Mr. Dibbs
    __notoc__Brad Forste, better known as Mr. Dibbs, is a DJ and hip hop producer. The founder of the turntablist collective 1200 Hobos, he has also appeared on numerous underground hip hop records as producer or DJ as well as releasing a number of solo works.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was...

     - Production on "Kill Ya' Momz"
  • Odd Nosdam
    Odd Nosdam
    Odd Nosdam is a musician, DJ, artist, and co-founder and ex-art director of record label/collective Anticon.Nosdam was first noticed for the drone and warped pop of his former group cLOUDDEAD ; he has worked closely with Mike Patton on his Peeping Tom project and remixed tracks by a variety of...

     - Production on "Eviction Notice"
  • Reanimator - Production on "The Strange Famous Mullet Remover"
  • Scott Matelic - Production on "Broken Wings"
  • Sixtoo
    Sixtoo
    Sixtoo was the main project of a Canadian hip hop DJ, MC and producer Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996-2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift from experimental hip hop to deeper club sounds of various temposSquire rose to...

    - Production on "Crack Pipes," "Different," "Buckets of Silence," "Black Sweatshirt" and "Cup of Tea
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