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Bazooka Tooth
Studio album by
Aesop Rock
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
GenreHip hop
Length70:05
LabelDefinitive Jux
ProducerAesop Rock, Blockhead, El-P
Aesop Rock chronology
Daylight
(2002) 		Bazooka Tooth
(2003) 		Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[3]
HipHopDX7.5/10[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Neumu8/10[6]
Pitchfork8.2/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Stylus MagazineB[9]

Bazooka Tooth is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2003.[10]

Critical reception

Bazooka Tooth received generally favorable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74/100, based on 16 reviews.[1]

Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork Media gave Bazooka Tooth an 8.2 out of 10, calling it "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."[7] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that "Aesop drops abstract poetry, heartfelt stories and new millennial b-boyisms in his gruff monotone flow."[11]

Francis Henville of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B, noting that "the beats feel somewhat restrained, lethargic and lazy" and "they are perfectly suited to Aesop's limpid down-tempo rhymes."[9]

Meanwhile, John Bush of AllMusic felt that Bazooka Tooth lacks "the catchy, sample-driven flavor" of Labor Days.[2] 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".[10]

In 2013, Danny Brown named it one of his 25 favorite albums.[12]

Track listing

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

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

  • El-P – executive producer
  • Nasa – engineer, mixer (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

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 112
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 44

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Bazooka Tooth - Aesop Rock". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Bush, John. "Bazooka Tooth - Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Drumming, Neil (2003-09-26). "Bazooka Tooth; Seven's Travels". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth". HipHopDX. 2003-09-30. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Hochman, Steve (2003-11-30). "Aesop's raps need a sharper setting". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Fennessey, Sean. "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". Neumu. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Pemberton, Rollie (October 22, 2003). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Hoard, Christian (2003-12-11). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2003-12-02. Retrieved October 12, 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b Henville, Francis (January 8, 2004). "Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ a b Morris, David (2003-11-10). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  11. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (2006-01-01). "Aesop Rock Bazooka Tooth". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  12. ^ Nostro, Laruren (October 1, 2013). "Danny Brown's 25 Favorite Albums - 23. Aesop Rock, Bazooka Tooth (2003)". Complex. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  13. ^ Bazooka Tooth (Media notes). Aesop Rock. Definitive Jux. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  15. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  17. ^ "Aesop Rock Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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