Bazooka Tooth

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Bazooka Tooth
File:Bazooka Tooth cover.jpg
Studio album by
Aesop Rock
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
GenreHip-hop
Length70:05
LabelDefinitive Jux
Producer
Aesop Rock chronology
Daylight
(2002) 		Bazooka Tooth
(2003) 		Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
(2005)

Bazooka Tooth is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2003.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
Alternative Press4/5[4]
BlenderStarStarStarStar[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
HipHopDX7.5/10[7]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarHalf star[8]
MojoStarStarStar[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[11]
Stylus MagazineB[12]

Bazooka Tooth received generally favorable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74 out of 100, based on 16 reviews.[2]

Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork called Bazooka Tooth "another strong outing from one of underground hip-hop's most talented, thanks in no small part to its unprecedented wealth of lyrical depth and individual production style."[10] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that "Aesop drops abstract poetry, heartfelt stories and new millennial b-boyisms in his gruff monotone flow."[13] Francis Henville of Stylus Magazine noted that "the beats feel somewhat restrained, lethargic and lazy" and "they are perfectly suited to Aesop's limpid down-tempo rhymes."[12]

Meanwhile, John Bush of AllMusic felt that Bazooka Tooth lacks "the catchy, sample-driven flavor" of Labor Days.[3] David Morris of PopMatters gave the album an unfavorable review and said, "Bazooka Tooth is almost a textbook example of what happens when a previously struggling artist gets a handful of success".[1]

In 2013, Danny Brown named it one of his 25 favorite albums.[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Bazooka Tooth"Ian BavitzAesop Rock2:25
2."N.Y. Electric"BavitzAesop Rock5:10
3."Easy"BavitzAesop Rock5:01
4."No Jumper Cables"BavitzAesop Rock5:06
5."Limelighters" (featuring Camp Lo)
Aesop Rock4:33
6."Super Fluke"BavitzAesop Rock4:51
7."Cook It Up" (featuring Party Fun Action Committee)
Blockhead3:45
8."Freeze"BavitzAesop Rock5:32
9."We're Famous" (featuring El-P)
El-P6:21
10."Babies With Guns"BavitzBlockhead5:07
11."The Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History"BavitzAesop Rock4:48
12."Frijoles"BavitzAesop Rock3:48
13."11:35" (featuring Mr. Lif)
Blockhead4:23
14."Kill the Messenger"BavitzAesop Rock4:54
15."Mars Attacks"BavitzAesop Rock4:39

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[15]

  • El-P – executive producer
  • Nasa – engineering, mixing (all tracks)
  • Spence Boogie – assistant engineer (all tracks)
  • Tippy – mastering engineer (all tracks)
  • DJ Cip One – scratches (1–3, 6)
  • DJ paWL – scratches (9)
  • Jer – pots and pans (1)
  • Cannibal Ox – additional vocals[a]
  • S.A. Smash – additional vocals[a]
  • Party Fun Action Committee – additional vocals[a]
  • Murs – additional vocals[a]
  • Tomer Hanuka – illustrations
  • Dan Ezra Lang – design and logos
  • Ben Colen – photos
  • Jesse Ferguson – product manager

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 112
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 44

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Credited as "additional trash talking and malarchy" with no track numbers specified.

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  16. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  17. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  18. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  19. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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