God Loves Ugly

For the song, see GodLovesUgly.

God Loves Ugly is the second studio album by American hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on June 11, 2002.^[1]

God Loves Ugly
Studio album by Atmosphere
Released	June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11)
Recorded	2000–2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	69:28
Label	Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer	Ant
Atmosphere chronology
Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP's (2001) God Loves Ugly (2002) Seven's Travels (2003)
Singles from God Loves Ugly
"Modern Man's Hustle" Released: 2002 "GodLovesUgly" Released: 2002

Release

The album, via distribution with Fat Beats, went on to sell more than 130,000 copies in the United States.^[2] The single from the album, titled "Modern Man's Hustle", reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.^[2]

On January 20, 2009, God Loves Ugly was re-released with a bonus DVD, featuring cameos from Eyedea, Aesop Rock and Crescent Moon, among others.^[3] Originally released as Sad Clown Bad Dub 4, the DVD features two hours of live performance footage, special guest appearances, and music videos for "GodLovesUgly", "Summer Song", and "Say Shh".^[3]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Alternative Press	8/10[6]
Blender	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[8]
Kludge	8/10[9]
Pitchfork	5.7/10 (2002)[10] 6.6/10 (2009)[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[13]
The Village Voice	A−[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, God Loves Ugly received an average score of 76% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[4]

In 2011, "Modern Man's Hustle" ranked at number 6 on Complex's "25 Best Rhymesayers Songs" list.^[15]

In 2015, God Loves Ugly was listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000".^[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Onemosphere"	2:19
2.	"The Bass and the Movement"	4:04
3.	"Give Me"	4:02
4.	"Fuck You Lucy"	5:33
5.	"Hair"	3:23
6.	"GodLovesUgly"	3:52
7.	"A Song About a Friend"	4:28
8.	"Flesh" (featuring I Self Devine)	4:09
9.	"Saves the Day"	3:44
10.	"Lovelife"	3:35
11.	"Breathing"	3:02
12.	"Vampires"	4:19
13.	"A Girl Named Hope"	2:09
14.	"GodLovesUgly Reprise"	1:49
15.	"Modern Man's Hustle"	3:47
16.	"One of a Kind"	3:30
17.	"Blamegame"	4:50
18.	"Shrapnel"	6:53
Total length:		69:28

Deluxe edition bonus tracks^[17]

No.	Title	Length
19.	"Twomosphere"	3:28
20.	"Threemosphere"	4:16
21.	"GodLovesUgly" (Music Video)	3:54

Personnel

• Ant – Production
• Slug – Vocals
• Mankwe Ndosi – vocal accompaniment on "GodLovesUgly" and "Shrapnel"
• George Faber – harmonica help on "Give Me"
• Sara Lindsay – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"
• Sara Schrantz – vocal accompaniment on "Fuck You Lucy"^[18]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200[19]	139
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20]	43