| Ascension | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Pep Love |
| Cover: | Ascension (Pep Love album).jpg |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | Hiero Imperium |
| Next Title: | Ascension Side C |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
Ascension is the first studio album by American hip hop artist Pep Love. It was released by Hiero Imperium on July 24, 2001.
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club commented that "Pep Love is another Hieroglyphics original, even if his ambitious but flawed debut remains as notable for its unfulfilled promise as for its uneven execution." Matt Conway of AllMusic wrote, "While Ascension is a notch below the classic debuts delivered by Love's more established teammates, it is a critical building block, as it generates renewed faith in the Hiero collective." Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! praised his "commanding flow" and "rich vocabulary," stating that "he is nothing short of impressive, balancing an insistent philosophical edge with the urge to hand out verbal beat-downs."
In 2014, Paste placed it at number 6 on the "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention" list.[1]
Credits adapted from liner notes.