Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent
| Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent | |
|---|---|
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| EP by | |
| Released | May 14, 2013 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 26:02 |
| Label | Stones Throw Records |
| Producer | El RTNC |
Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent is an EP by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records in 2013. Music videos were created for "Peace & Love"[1] and "Men Are Mortal".[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[4] |
| HipHopDX | 4.5/5[5] |
| Potholes in My Blog |   [6] |
| RapReviews.com | 7/10[7] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]
Spin placed it at number 35 on the "Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013" list.[10] HipHopDX included it in the "Top 25 Albums of 2013" list.[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Brothers" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Oh, the Horror" | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Lonely People" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Dag, Philly Too" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Moon" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Men Are Mortal" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Peace & Love" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "I" | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 26:22 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Homeboy Sandman – vocals
- El RNTC – production
- Dave Dar – engineering
- Jeff Jank – art direction
- Tyke Witness AWR – artwork
References
[edit]- ^ Martin, Andrew (April 24, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – "Peace & Love" (Video)". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (September 30, 2013). "Watch Homeboy Sandman's New Video for 'Men Are Mortal'". The Boombox. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent (EP) by Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Patrick, Ryan B. (May 15, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Balfour, Jay (April 26, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc Fertile Crescent". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Glauber, Ken (April 25, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Taylor, Patrick (April 30, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman :: Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent :: Stones Throw Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Homeboy Sandman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon (May 15, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman, 'Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent' (Stones Throw)". Spin. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "35. Homeboy Sandman, Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent EP and All That I Hold Dear EP (Stones Throw)". Spin. November 22, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums Of 2013". HipHopDX. December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
