First Born (Eyedea & Abilities album)
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Released | October 1, 2001[1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, underground hip hop, psychedelic hip hop | |||
Length | 70:10 | |||
Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
Producer | DJ Abilities | |||
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First Born is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 1, 2001.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | favorable[2] |
Exclaim! | mixed[3] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10[4] |
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "The album's high-minded excursions into the realm of being and nothingness periodically lurch into navel-gazing self-parody, but Eyedea's passionate delivery and lyrical skills keep the disc grounded."[2] Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, stating that "[Eyedea's] rhymes are dense, literate, focused, often surprising and always amusing."[4]
In 2015, HipHopDX included it on the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000" list.[5]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One" | 2:35 |
2. | "Music Music" | 4:40 |
3. | "Birth of a Fish..." | 2:09 |
4. | "...Powdered Water Too (Part 1)" | 3:03 |
5. | "...Powdered Water Too (Part 2)" | 3:23 |
6. | "Color My World Mine" | 5:57 |
7. | "Liquid Sovereignty" | 5:30 |
8. | "A Murder of Memories" | 4:58 |
9. | "Blindly Firing" | 3:46 |
10. | "Big Shots" | 3:50 |
11. | "Void (Internal Theory)" | 2:14 |
12. | "The Dive (Part 1)" | 4:13 |
13. | "The Dive (Part 2)" | 5:13 |
14. | "Well Being" | 3:09 |
15. | "Read Wiped in Blue" | 5:08 |
16. | "Void (External Theory)" | 1:14 |
17. | "On This I Stand" | 5:28 |
18. | "Before and After" (bonus track; featuring Blueprint) | 3:40 |
Total length: | 70:10 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Eyedea – vocals, lyrics
- DJ Abilities – production
- Chris Blood – recording, mixing, mastering
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- M. Ward – artwork, design
- Stress – layout
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eyedea & Abilities - First Born". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2002). "Eyedea And Abilities: First Born". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (August 1, 2001). "Eyedea & Abilities: First Born". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Haywood, Brad (February 10, 2002). "Eyedea & Abilities: First Born". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
External links
[edit]- First Born at AllMusic
- First Born at Discogs (list of releases)