First Born (album)

First Born
Studio album by Eyedea & Abilities
Released 2001
Genre Alternative hip hop, abstract hip hop
Length 1:10:10
Label Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer DJ Abilities
Eyedea & Abilities chronology
First Born
(2001)
E&A
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Pitchfork Media [1]
RapReviews.com [2]

First Born is the debut album by Minnesota hip hop group Eyedea & Abilities. The album is largely abstract hip hop, with the lyrical content ranging from Platonian philosophy to traditional emceeing. DJ Abilities production on this album is much simpler than on the E&A album.

Track listing

The track listing for First Born is identical for both CD and vinyl LP versions. On the CD release, the information is poorly organized and printed, omitting the names of three tracks. This track listing is as printed on the vinyl LP version.

No. Title Length
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"   4:13
13. "Well Being"   5:13
14. "DJ Abilities" (Interlude) 3:09
15. "Read Wiped in Blue"   5:08
16. "Void (External Theory)"   1:14
17. "On This I Stand"   5:28
18. "Bonus Track #2" (live freestyle featuring Blueprint) 3:40

References

  1. ^ "First Born Review". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2885-first-born. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "First Born Review". Rapreview.com. http://rapreviews.com/archive/2002_01_firstborn.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.