Pimp to Eat
| Pimp to Eat | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 13, 2000 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 1:00:26 |
| Label | Ground Control Records |
| Producer | Analog Brothers |
| Singles from Pimp to Eat | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HipHopDX | 3/5[2] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[3] |
| Record Collector | [4] |
Pimp to Eat is the only studio album by American hip hop supergroup Analog Brothers, which consists of Ice-T as Ice Oscillator, Kool Keith as Keith Korg, Pimpin' Rex as Rex Roland JX3P, Marc Live as Marc Moog, and Black Silver as Silver Synth. It was released on June 13, 2000[5] via Ground Control Records and re-released on June 10, 2016 via Mello Music Group.[6][7] The 16-track record featured guest appearances from Odd Oberheim, H-Bomb, Teflon, Rhymes Syndicate, Synth-A-Size Sisters, and DJ Cisco.
Singles
The album produced a 12" vinyl single "2005 A.D.", which was dropped on May 16, 2000 via Ground Control Records. Its A-side were two versions of "2005", master mix version with Odd Oberhiem and instrumental version. Its B-side were two versions of "Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer", also master mix and instrumental.[8]
The second single, "Bionic Oldsmobile", was dropped on June 10, 2016 on Mello Music Group's re-release version and is available as free download.[7]
Music videos
Music video for "Country Girl" was directed and edited by Pimp Rex & Kool Keith,[9] and music video for "More Freaks" was directed by Gorilaman X.[10]
Track listing
All music is composed by Analog Brothers
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Analog Brother's Intro" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Analog Technics" (featuring Odd Oberhiem) | 4:52 |
| 3. | "More Freaks" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "2005" (featuring Odd Oberhiem) | 4:29 |
| 5. | "So Bad" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Perms, Baldheads, Afros & Dreds" | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Who Wana Be Down" (featuring Rhyme Syndicate) | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Country Girl" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "War" (featuring Jacky Jasper & DJ Cisco) | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Doubleback" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "We Sleep Days" (featuring Jacky Jasper) | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Bionic Oldsmobile" | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Shut Down Show" (featuring Synth-A-Size Sisters) | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Once I Get It" (featuring Teflon) | 1:04 |
| 16. | "Analog Outro" | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 1:00:26 | |
Sample credits[11]
- Track 2 contains elements from "Music to Be Murdered By" by Jeff Alexander & Alfred Hitchcock (1958)
Personnel
- Christopher Rodgers - vocals, synthesizer, lazar bells
- Rex Colonel Doby Jr. - vocals, keyboards, drums
- Tracy Lauren Marrow - vocals, keyboards, drums
- Keith Matthew Thornton - vocals, bass, strings
- Marc Giveand - vocals, violins, drums
- Kurt Kurzweil Matlin - mixing
- Gene Grimaldi - mastering
- Dr. Dave Stotts - photography
- Odd Oberhiem - featured artist (tracks: 2, 4)
- Sean Merrick - featured artist (tracks: 10, 12)
- Sheldon Harris - featured artist (track 15)
- Rhyme Syndicate - featured artist (track 8)
- DJ Cisco - featured artist (track 10)
- Synth-A-Size Sisters - featured artist (track 14)
References
- ^ Kantor, Matt. "Pimp to Eat - Analog Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Analog Brothers - Pimp to Eat Review". HipHopDX. February 18, 2001. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 5, 2000). "Analog Brothers 5 :: Pimp to Eat :: Ground Control/Nu Gruv Alliance". RapReviews. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Tuscadero, Inky. "Pimp To Eat - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Pimp to Eat by Analog Brothers on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ C.M., Emmanuel (April 12, 2016). "Analog Brothers Featuring Kool Keith, Ice-T, Pimp Rex, Black Silver and Marc Live Are Reissuing 'Pimp to Eat' - XXL". XXL. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "Pimp To Eat, by Analog Brothers". BandCamp. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Analog Brothers - 2005 A.D." Discogs. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Mello Music Group (April 28, 2016), Analog Brothers - "Country Girl" | feat. Kool Keith & Pimp Rex & Marc Live & Ice-T & Black Silver, retrieved November 13, 2017
- ^ Mello Music Group (July 12, 2016), Analog Brothers - More Freaks (feat. Ice-T, Kool Keith, Marc Live, Pimp Rex, Black Silver), retrieved November 13, 2017
- ^ "The Analog Brothers on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 13, 2017.