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Them
Studio album by
Themselves
ReleasedJune 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)[1]
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length64:15
LabelAnticon
ProducerJel, J. Rawls, Moodswing9
Themselves chronology
Them
(2000) 		The No Music
(2002)
Singles from Them
  1. "Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces"
    Released: March 1, 1999[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!favorable[3]
Hip Hop Core[4]

Them is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was originally released under the name Them on Anticon in 2000. In 2003, it was re-released under the name Themselves.

Critical reception

Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, calling it "a classic hip-hop album that is destined to forever burst the boundaries of what should be considered hip-hop."[3] Ali Maloney of The Skinny said, "Despite the seemingly simple beats and raps configuration, there is no shortage of jaw-dropping pyrotechnics and originality on show here."[5]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 96 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."I"Jel2:25
2."Directions to My Special Place"J. Rawls4:34
3."Joyful Toy of a 1001 Faces"Jel4:35
4."Revenge of the Fern"Jel4:53
5."Eating Homework"Jel4:08
6."Lyrical Cougel" (featuring Pedestrian and Sole)Jel4:08
7."Grass Skirt & Fruit Hat"Jel4:20
8."The Crayon Sharpener"Jel4:31
9."John Brown's Vaporizer" (featuring Mr. Dibbs)Jel4:11
10."Another Part of the Clown's Brain"Jel4:21
11."Death of a Thespian"Moodswing94:58
12."It's Them"Jel5:57

References

  1. ^ "Them". Anticon. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces". Anticon. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Quinlan, Thomas (August 2, 2000). "Them - Them". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Cobalt (November 2000). "Them - "Them"". Hip Hop Core. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Maloney, Ali (June 30, 2010). "A Rough Guide to Doseone". The Skinny. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time - 96. Them - Them (Anticon, 2000)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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