Soundpieces: Da Antidote

Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
Studio album by Lootpack
Released January 5, 1999
Genre Hip hop
Length 73:42
Label Stones Throw Records
Producer Madlib
Lootpack chronology

Psyche Move
(1995)		 Soundpieces: Da Antidote
(1999)		 The Lost Tapes
(2004)
Singles from Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
  1. "Whenimondamic"
    Released: 1998
  2. "The Anthem"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
The A.V. Club (unfavorable)[2]
Exclaim! (favorable)[3]

Soundpieces: Da Antidote! is the first studio album by Lootpack, an American hip hop group consisting of Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes.[3] It was released on Stones Throw Records in 1999.[4] The album is produced by Madlib and mixed by Kutmaster Kurt.[2]

Reception

Steve Huey of AllMusic gave the album 4 and a half stars out of 5, writing: "Much of the album's success is due to fantastic production by Madlib, who takes his place as one of the West Coast's most imaginative trackmasters, underground or otherwise."[1] "The rapping, by Madlib and Wildchild plus a guest roster of West Coast scenesters, is consistently high-quality," he said.[1]

Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, commenting that "[while] there are minute traces of their inebriated associates found in their system, their willingness to experiment is the strength they build on to forge their own identity."[3]

Meanwhile, Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club called it "a bit of a letdown, primarily because the band's relentless emphasis on keeping it real and defeating wack MCs gets mighty damn dull over the course of 24 tracks."[2] He felt that "Madlib's P-Funk-inspired cut-and-paste production is impressive, with tracks stopping and starting and bleeding into each other, but inventive production only gets you so far."[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Da Antidote"   1:34
2. "Questions"   3:54
3. "Long Awaited" (featuring Dilated Peoples) 4:45
4. "B-Boy Theme"   0:52
5. "Whenimondamic"   2:46
6. "The Anthem"   3:26
7. "Level Zero" (featuring Medaphoar and Oh No) 3:26
8. "Crate Diggin"   2:55
9. "Law of Physics"   2:29
10. "Frenz Vs Endz" (featuring Kazi) 3:07
11. "Interview With Kurt"   1:10
12. "Speaker Smashin"   3:14
13. "New Year's Resolution"   2:57
14. "Answers" (featuring Quasimoto) 4:44
15. "Likwit Fusion" (featuring Defari and Tha Alkaholiks) 4:47
16. "Hityawitdat"   3:13
17. "Verbal Experiments"   3:43
18. "Stylewild"   0:36
19. "Weededed"   3:15
20. "20 Questions" (featuring Quasimoto) 1:06
21. "Break Dat Party" (featuring Declaime) 3:35
22. "Wanna Test" (featuring Medaphoar) 3:24
23. "Episodes" (featuring Declaime, God's Gift, Kazi, Medaphoar, and Oh No) 8:44
24. "Outro"   0:18

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huey, Steve. "Soundpieces: Da Antidote! - Lootpack". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Thompson, Stephen (June 29, 1999). "Lootpack: Soundpieces: Da Antidote!". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cowie, Del F. (September 1, 1999). "Lootpack - Soundpieces: Da Antidote". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Horowitz, Steven (March 13, 2012). "Stones Throw Records To Reissue Lootpack's "Soundpieces: Da Antidote"". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

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