First of a Living Breed

First of a Living Breed
Studio album by Homeboy Sandman
Released September 18, 2012
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 46:22
Label Stones Throw
Producer Jonwayne, Oddisee, J57, Howard Lloyd, Invisible Think, 6th Sense, Reality, RTNC, 2 Hungry Bros., Oh No
Homeboy Sandman chronology

The Good Sun
(2010)		 First of a Living Breed
(2012)		 Hallways
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 77/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
BBC favorable[3]
Exclaim! 8/10[4]
Pitchfork Media 7.1/10[5]
PopMatters [6]
Potholes in My Blog [7]
Robert Christgau A-[8]
The Skinny [9]

First of a Living Breed is the fourth studio album by Queens, New York rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released on September 18, 2012 through Stones Throw Records.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, First of a Living Breed received an average score of 77% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Tracklisting

No. TitleProducer 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" (featuring Chace Infinite)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. "Eclisped"  RTNC 1:55
13. "First of a Living Breed"  Oh No 4:12
14. "Let's Get 'Em"  RTNC 2:53

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "First of a Living Breed - Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "First of a Living Breed - Homeboy Sandman". Allmusic.
  3. ↑ Moore, Marcus J. (September 17, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed - Review". BBC.
  4. ↑ Bozzer, Mark (September 18, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed". Exclaim!.
  5. ↑ Bromwich, Jonah (October 8, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". Pitchfork Media.
  6. ↑ Amidon, David (October 19, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". PopMatters.
  7. ↑ Gugich, Chul (September 14, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First Of A Living Breed". Potholes in My Blog.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Homeboy Sandman". Robert Christgau.
  9. ↑ Gieben, Bram E. (September 21, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman – First of a Living Breed". The Skinny.

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