The Album (Latyrx album)

The Album
The Album
Studio album by Latyrx
Released	August 25, 1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:14
Label	Solesides; Quannum Projects;
Producer	DJ Shadow; Lyrics Born; Chief Xcel;
Latyrx chronology

The Album is the first studio album by Latyrx, an American hip hop duo consisting of Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born. It was released on Solesides in 1997, and it was re-released on Quannum Projects in 2002.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Spin	9/10^[3]
The Village Voice	A−^[4]

Steve Huey of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Enough people heard the record to make it something of an underground legend, but its potential influence wound up unfortunately limited, especially given how forward-looking the music on The Album is."^[1] He added, "its key tracks are nothing short of visionary, making it an essential listen."^[1]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 67 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Latyrx"	DJ Shadow	5:48
2.	"Say That"	Lyrics Born	3:41
3.	"The Quickening (The Wreckoning Part II)"	DJ Shadow	5:02
4.	"Balcony Beach" (featuring Joyo Velarde)	Lyrics Born	5:30
5.	"Live 90.3 '94" (featuring John Tchicai and Free Association)		1:25
6.	"The Muzappers Mix: Aim for the Flickering Flame / Rankin' #1"	Lyrics Born	4:13
7.	"Funky Granules"	Lyrics Born	1:49
8.	"Bad News"	Chief Xcel	2:46
9.	"Off (With) Their Heads (Be Prompt)"	Lyrics Born	3:03
10.	"Interlude"	Lyrics Born	0:24
11.	"Burnt Pride"	Lyrics Born	6:53
12.	"Scratchapella"	DJ Shadow	0:23
13.	"The Wreckoning (Live 45 Mix)"	DJ Shadow	2:47
14.	"Burning Hot in Cali on a Saturday Night" (featuring Blackalicious)	Chief Xcel	3:30
Total length:			47:14

2017 deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Looking Over a City" (featuring El-P)	El-P	5:00
16.	"Last Trumpet"	Lyrics Born	4:54
Total length:			57:18

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Huey, Steve. "The Album – Latyrx". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 67. Latyrx – The Album (Solesides, 1997)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^ Tompkins, Dave (August 1997). "Lateef and Lyrics Born: Latyrx / Company Flow: Funcrusher Plus". Spin. 13 (5): 116–18. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
^ Christgau, Robert (May 27, 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

External links[edit]

The Album at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Huey, Steve. "The Album – Latyrx". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

[factmag-2] "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 67. Latyrx – The Album (Solesides, 1997)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

[3] Tompkins, Dave (August 1997). "Lateef and Lyrics Born: Latyrx / Company Flow: Funcrusher Plus". Spin. 13 (5): 116–18. Retrieved May 30, 2016.

[4] Christgau, Robert (May 27, 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

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v t e Lyrics Born
Studio albums	Later That Day (2003) Everywhere at Once (2008) As U Were (2010)
Live albums	Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live (2006)
Compilation albums	Same !@#$ Different Day (2005)
EPs	Entropy / Send Them (1993)
Latyrx	The Album (1997) The Second Album (2013)

v t e Quannum Projects
Groups	Apsci Blackalicious The Blacktop Project Honeycut Lateef and the Chief Latyrx Lifesavas Poets of Rhythm
Members	Chief Xcel Curumin DJ Shadow General Elektriks Gift of Gab Tommy Guerrero Lateef the Truthspeaker Lyrics Born Pigeon John Joyo Velarde
Albums	Latyrx (The Album) The Muzapper Mixes The Muzapper Remixes Quannum Spectrum Nia SoleSides Greatest Bumps Discern/Define Blazing Arrow Spirit in Stone Soul Food Taqueria Later That Day Maroons:Ambush 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up Thanks for Asking Achados e Perdidos Cliquety Kliqk Same !@$ Different Day The Craft Supreme Lyricism Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live Firewire The Next Logical Progression
EPs	Melodica A2G
See also	SoleSides