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. It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. It includes productions from

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, Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus. The remix version of "Hurry Up and Wait" was premiered by ''

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'' in May 2010.

Critical reception

Zoneil Maharaj of ''

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'' gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, commenting that the album lives in both worlds of "the heralded cipher circle

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and beat-head bastion Low End Theory." Jeff Weiss of ''

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'' called it "one of the best and most forward-thinking L.A. hip-hop records in years." Andrew Noz of

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wrote: "His lineage is of the legendary Project Blowed open mic, breeding ground for underground heroes such as

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and

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, and you can hear the double-time jazz-rap madness of the latter spilling over into his rigid cadences."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, executive production *

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– vocals (3) *

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– vocals (6) * Verbs – vocals (7) *

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– turntables (2) * D-Styles – turntables (6) * DJ Zo – turntables (12) *

– production (1) * Nobody – production (2, 5) * Thavius Beck – production (3, 7, 12) * Nick Diamonds – production (4) * Free the Robots – production (6) * Maestroe – production (8, 9, 10) * Daedelus – production (11) *

Daddy Kev Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American record producer, DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, songwriter and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the ...

– recording, mixing, mastering, executive production * Reckluse – additional recording * Bastard Artist – photography * Sonny Kay – cover design

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2010 debut albums Alpha Pup Records albums Nocando albums Albums produced by Thavius Beck