title: Symptomatic of a Greater Ill
text: # Symptomatic of a Greater Ill
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllHipHop | 4/5 |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Dusted Magazine | favorable |
  | HipHopSite.Com | |
  | IGN | 7.8/10 |
  | KEXP-FM | favorable |
  | PopMatters | |
  | The Skinny | |
  | Textura | favorable |
  | URB | |
  
  Symptomatic of a Greater Ill is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Darc Mind. It was released on Anticon on August 29, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the Dusted Top 40 Radio Chart.
  
  ## Release
  
  Symptomatic of a Greater Ill was recorded between 1995 and 1997 for Loud Records. However, the closing of the label shelved the album for years. In 2006, it was released on Anticon.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Bram Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 5 stars out of 5, calling it "[a] lost classic, resurfacing at just the right time." Marisa Brown of AllMusic said: "It's a great record, thoughtful and aware yet still laid-back and fun, and though it took a while to be released, it's better late than never to hear this, to be reminded of everything that hip-hop can be, both in the past and hopefully, continuing on into the future." Mike Schiller of PopMatters called it "one of 2006's absolutely essential hip-hop releases".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by K. Holland and R. Davis.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits adapted from liner notes.
  
  * Kev Roc – vocals
  * G.M. Web D – production (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), co-production (2)
  * X-Ray – production (5, 6, 10), co-production (11), mixing
  * C. Escalante – production (2)
  * Nick Wiz – production (11)
  * Leo Swift – engineering
  * Tony Smilos – engineering
  * Shlomo Sonnenfeld – engineering
  * Mike Davis – art direction, design
  * Wes Winship – art direction, design
  