Peter Pan Syndrome (album)

Peter Pan Syndrome is a studio album by American hip hop artist J-Zone. It was released on Old Maid Entertainment on September 3, 2013.

Peter Pan Syndrome
Studio album by J-Zone
Released	September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)[1]
Studio	Jamaica, Queens
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	54:48
Label	Old Maid Entertainment
Producer	J-Zone
J-Zone chronology
Live at the Liqua Sto (2008) Peter Pan Syndrome (2013) Lunch Breaks (2014)
Singles from Peter Pan Syndrome
"The Drug Song (Remix) / The Fox Hunt" Released: 2012 (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Boombox	favorable[2]
Exclaim!	8/10[3]
Impose	mixed[4]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[5]
Spectrum Culture	3.25/5[6]
XXL	XL[7]

Critical reception

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying, "J-Zone's aggravated flow and stand-up-ready delivery lends itself to some sharp observations on class struggle, gentrification, and the travails of thwarted upward mobility."^[5] He added, "Peter Pan Syndrome is such a focused and niche-satisfying record that it likely wouldn't work worth a damn if J-Zone didn't have his heart in it, but in what appears to be a welcome 180, he goes off and performs like somebody who's never been burned by the business."^[5] Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "it's his honest, sharp and funny writing that makes Peter Pan Syndrome one of the first rap records to capture life in this decade."^[3]

Spin listed it as the 17th best hip-hop album of 2013.^[8] Impose included it on the "Best Albums of 2013" list.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's a Trap!"	2:36
2.	"R.A.'s Career Advice"	0:30
3.	"Gadget Ho"	2:09
4.	"Molotov Cocktail"	2:35
5.	"Opposites Attract" (featuring Al-Shid)	2:52
6.	"Miscegenation on Ya Station!"	1:19
7.	"Crib Issues"	1:44
8.	"Jackin for Basquiats"	1:24
9.	"The Drug Song (Remix)"	2:53
10.	"Player Potion" (featuring Chief Chinchilla)	1:27
11.	"Hog Slop" (featuring Celph Titled)	3:30
12.	"Rap Baby Boomers"	2:51
13.	"An Honest Day's Robbery" (featuring Has-Lo)	5:12
14.	"Gimme a Hit"	2:27
15.	"Trespasser"	2:34
16.	"Black Weirdo"	3:08
17.	"The Fox Hunt" (featuring Breeze Brewin)	3:11
18.	"Roaches in the Kitchen"	2:16
19.	"Peer Pressure"	0:54
20.	"Peter Pan Syndrome"	3:52
21.	"No Plan A"	2:48
22.	"Mo' Pork" (featuring Swagmaster Bacon)	2:36

References

1. "Peter Pan Syndrome | J-Zone". Bandcamp. September 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
2. Martin, Andrew (September 17, 2013). "Review: J-Zone – 'Peter Pan Syndrome' Album". The Boombox. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
3. Matthews, Aaron (September 9, 2013). "J-Zone - Peter Pan Syndrome". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
4. Gillespie, Blake (November 11, 2013). "J-Zone, Peter Pan Syndrome". Impose. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
5. Patrin, Nate (September 12, 2013). "J-Zone: Peter Pan Syndrome". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
6. Kangas, Chaz (October 22, 2013). "J-Zone: Peter Pan Syndrome". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
7. Steiner, B.J. (September 16, 2013). "J-Zone Returns To Rap As Sharp As Ever On 'Peter Pan Syndrome'". XXL. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
8. Reeves, Mosi (December 5, 2013). "J-Zone, Peter Pan Syndrome (Old Maid) - Spin's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013". Spin. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
9. "The Best Albums of 2013 (9 of 40)". Impose. December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

Further reading

• Matthews, Aaron (September 23, 2013). "J-Zone: Rap Tofu Analogies". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
• Rabin, Nathan (October 9, 2013). "J-Zone Is Back, and He's (Joyfully) Pissed". Noisey. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

External links

• Peter Pan Syndrome at AllMusic
• Peter Pan Syndrome at Discogs (list of releases)