First of a Living Breed

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First of a Living Breed
File:First of a Living Breed.jpg
Studio album by
Homeboy Sandman
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
GenreHip hop
Length46:22
LabelStones Throw Records
Producer
Homeboy Sandman chronology
The Good Sun
(2010) 		First of a Living Breed
(2012) 		Hallways
(2014)

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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
BBCfavorable[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Pitchfork7.1/10[6]
PopMattersStarStarStarStar[7]
Potholes in My BlogStarStarStarHalf star[8]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar[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

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rain"Jonwayne3:14
2."Whatchu Want from Me?"Oddisee3:49
3."Couple Bars (Honey, Sugar, Darling, Sweetie, Baby, Boo)"J573:21
4."Sputnik"Howard Lloyd3:58
5."Illuminati"J573:08
6."4 Corners"Invisible Think3:46
7."For the Kids"6th Sense3:39
8."Cedar and Sedgwick"RTNC2:00
9."Mine All Mine"2 Hungry Bros.2:35
10."Not Really"Jonwayne4:18
11."The Ancient"Reality3:30
12."Eclipsed"RTNC1:55
13."First of a Living Breed"Oh No4:12
14."Let's Get 'Em"RTNC2:53
Total length:46:22

Personnel

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Credits 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

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Chart Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1] 75

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