First of a Living Breed is the fourth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records on September 18, 2012. It peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1]
| First of a Living Breed | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 46:22 | |||
| Label | Stones Throw Records | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Homeboy Sandman chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| BBC | favorable[4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Potholes in My Blog |  [8] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
NPR Music included it in the "50 Favorite Albums of 2012" list.[11] The Village Voice placed it at number 5 on the "Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012" list.[12]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rain" | Jonwayne | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Whatchu Want from Me?" | Oddisee | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Couple Bars (Honey, Sugar, Darling, Sweetie, Baby, Boo)" | J57 | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Sputnik" | Howard Lloyd | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Illuminati" | J57 | 3:08 |
| 6. | "4 Corners" | Invisible Think | 3:46 |
| 7. | "For the Kids" | 6th Sense | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Cedar and Sedgwick" | RTNC | 2:00 |
| 9. | "Mine All Mine" | 2 Hungry Bros. | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Not Really" | Jonwayne | 4:18 |
| 11. | "The Ancient" | Reality | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Eclipsed" | RTNC | 1:55 |
| 13. | "First of a Living Breed" | Oh No | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Let's Get 'Em" | RTNC | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 46:22 | ||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Homeboy Sandman – vocals
- Jonwayne – production (1, 10)
- Oddisee – production (2)
- J57 – production (3, 5)
- Howard Lloyd – production (4)
- Invisible Think – production (6)
- 6th Sense – production (7)
- RTNC – production (8, 12, 14)
- 2 Hungry Bros. – production (9)
- Reality – production (11)
- Oh No – production (13)
- Jeff Jank – sleeve design
- Joel Frijhoff – photography
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1] | 75 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Homeboy Sandman - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "First of a Living Breed by Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "First of a Living Breed - Homeboy Sandman". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Moore, Marcus J. (September 17, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Bozzer, Mark (September 18, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Bromwich, Jonah (October 8, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Amidon, David (October 19, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". PopMatters. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Gugich, Chul (September 14, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First Of A Living Breed". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Homeboy Sandman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Gieben, Bram E. (September 21, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman – First of a Living Breed". The Skinny. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Kelley, Frannie (December 22, 2012). "NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Mlynar, Phillip (December 19, 2012). "The Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012 (page 2 of 2)". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
External links
edit- First of a Living Breed at Discogs (list of releases)
- Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed OUT NOW on SoundCloud