The Loneliest Punk
| The Loneliest Punk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 48:21 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | |||
| Fatlip chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[5] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[6] |
The Loneliest Punk (sometimes stylized as Theloneliest Punk) is the debut studio album by the American rapper Fatlip, released on November 1, 2005, by Delicious Vinyl.[7] The name is a play on "Thelonious Monk", the famous jazz pianist.[8]
Production of the album was handled by J-Swift (who produced The Pharcyde's debut album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde) and producer Squeak E. Clean among others.[8] Executive producers of the album were Mike Floss and Edy Crahp, which some have speculated to be Fatlip himself, as the name "Edy Crahp" is really just "Pharcyde" in reverse (In the song "Today's Your Day," he raps, "Edy Crahp, comin' with different shit/Edy Crahp, write it down nigga, see the reverse significance?", lending credence to this theory).[citation needed]
The album features guest MCs Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5) and Shock G (aka Humpty Hump).[8]
The song "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)" was featured in the seminal skateboarding film titled Yeah Right! directed by Spike Jonze for Girl Skateboards as well as the 2005 video game Blitz: The League.[citation needed]
The song "What's Up Fatlip?" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.[9]
Track listing
[edit]- "Fat Leezy"
- Produced by Edy Crahp
- "Fatlip Intro"
- Beat by Edy Crahp
- "First Heat"
- Produced by Printz Board
- "The Bass Line"
- Beats by 45 King (Mark James) & Edy Crahp
- "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)"
- Featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5)
- Produced by Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel)
- "Freestyle"
- "Joe's Turkey"
- Produced by J-Swift, Mike Floss & Edy Crahp
- "I Got The Shit"
- Beat by 45 King (Mark James)
- "Writer's Block"
- Produced by J-Swift
- "M.I.A."
- Beat by 45 King (Mark James)
- "The Story of Us"
- Produced by J-Swift
- "Cook"
- Produced by J-Swift & Mike Floss
- "Walkabout"
- Beat by Edy Crahp
- "All On Fly"
- Produced by Edy Crahp
- "Lyrical Styles"
- Produced by Edy Crahp
- "Freaky Pumps"
- Featuring Shock G (aka Humpty Hump)
- Produced by Edy Crahp & Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel)
- "He's an Outsider"
- Beat by Edy Crahp
- "What's Up Fatlip?"
- Produced by Edy Crahp
- "Dreams"
- Produced by Venus Brown
Personnel
[edit]| Contributors | |
| Producers | |
|---|---|
| Producer(s) | J-Swift, Squeak E. Clean, Venus Brown |
| Executive Producer(s) | Edy Crahp, Mike Floss |
| Performers | |
| Lead vocals and rapping | Fatlip |
| Additional vocals and rapping | Chali 2na, Shock G, Volume 10 |
| Technicians | |
| Mixing | Dylan Dresdow |
| Engineering | Dylan Dresdow |
| Mastering | Tom Baker |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Loneliest Punk by Fatlip". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ The Loneliest Punk at AllMusic
- ^ Endelman, Michael. "Theloneliest Punk". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Baker, Soren (October 30, 2005). "A rapper wields his sense of humor". Los Angeles Times. p. 96. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Nishimoto, Dan. "Fatlip – The Loneliest Punk". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 3, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Juon, Steve (July 16, 2023). "Fatlip :: The Loneliest Punk". RapReviews. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Paris Hilton, Ludacris, Ricky Martin, Bam Margera, Courtney Love, Gorillaz & More". MTV. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c Hart, Ron (April 12, 2019). "From Prince to Soccer Mommy, 25 Releases to Snap Up on Record Store Day 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland in-game soundtrack includes Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, others". PunkNews. October 13, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- The Loneliest Punk at Discogs (list of releases)
