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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]

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