| Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Antipop Consortium / Matthew Shipp |
| Cover: | Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp.jpg |
| Label: | Thirsty Ear Recordings |
| Chronology: | Antipop Consortium |
| Prev Title: | Arrhythmia |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Fluorescent Black |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp is a collaborative studio album by Antipop Consortium and Matthew Shipp. It was released on Thirsty Ear Recordings on February 18, 2003.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Farrell Lowe of All About Jazz described the album as "hip music coming from modern jazz, with hip-hop masters gettin' next to it." Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of C, saying: "Despite being a very enjoyable listen from start to finish, this record also has a clear sense of unfulfilled promise." Meanwhile, Marshall Bowden of PopMatters said: "With neither side ceding territory to the other, it is still apparent that these musical forms can interact in meaningful ways."
Credits adapted from liner notes.