''Part 3 Random Thoughts'' or ''Pt.3 Random Thoughts'' is a studio album by Australian hip hop artists, Koolism, which was released on 10 May 2004 by Invada Records via Inertia Distribution. It features guest appearances from

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for "On Deck". Three tracks on the album, "Koolism Is", "Adrenalin" and "The Grand Opening", received extensive airplay on

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Koolism won Best Urban Release for the album – the first artist to take the new category.

Reception

''Part 3 Random Thoughts'' was described by Sophiska of ''In the Mix'',"we got Hau on deck, we’ve also got Captain Danielsan Ichiban and a great fucking album to boot. summarised her review, "All in all a refreshingly different approach to Aussie Hip Hop that people who appreciate good music regardless of their genre will really get into. Like the Hoods and Hyjack, Bonez & Torcha they are experimenting musically and pushing some boundaries which in turn is making our home grown scene healthier and stronger. Beg, Steal or Borrow this album." ''Cyclic Defrost''s Matt Levinson observed, "The production and rhymes are killer, but the best thing about ''Part 3'' is just how much fun it is. It sounds like a band messing around and having fun in the studio, and the fact that it’s come through on the record is just as exciting as the wildly original music and lyrics."" Karl of ''Resident Advisor'' felt "MC Hau shows off his versatility as an MC combining feel good lyricism, party style rhymes with in your face diss raps and socially conscious messages while Danielsan compliments him with catchy rhythms, funky basslines, b-boy style breaks and perfectly timed scratching. Most importantly is being able to see them do it live and rock a show getting people to shake arses, jump up and raise their hands in the air."

Track listing

All songs written by Langomi-e-Hau Latukefu and Daniel Elleson (a.k.a. Danielsan Ichiban), except where notedAPRA database
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website (search each song title) # "Ground Level" - 3:16 # "On Deck" - 4:28 # "Last Tango in Paris" - 3:45 # "And This Is..." - 1:08 # "Random Thoughts" - 4:58 # "Nite Time" - 4:28 # "The Grand Opening" - 3:37 # "Warm and Easy" - 3:29 # "Adrenalin" - 4:19 # "Self Portrait" - 5:47 # "Control" - 4:41 # "Stage Presence" (Latukefu, Elleson, S. Harris) - 4:29 # "Know Hau" - 3:58 # "Koolism Is" - 3:58

References

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