Collecting The Kid
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Collecting the Kid is an album by Brooklyn
, New York
rapper
and producer
El-P, released on October 19, 2004 (see 2004 in music
) on his own Definitive Jux
label
.
The album is not intended as a direct follow-up to Fantastic Damage
but instead collects together various B-sides
, instrumentals, film soundtrack
ing work and beats
El-P has previously produced for other artists.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
El-P, released on October 19, 2004 (see 2004 in music
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
) on his own Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
.
The album is not intended as a direct follow-up to Fantastic Damage
Fantastic Damage
Fantastic Damage is the first proper full-length solo album by New York rapper and producer El-P, released on his own Definitive Jux label on May 14, 2002. The tracks "Fantastic Damage", "Deep Space 9mm", and "The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit" were featured in the El-P-scored graffiti...
but instead collects together various B-sides
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
, instrumentals, film soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
ing work and beats
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
El-P has previously produced for other artists.
Track listing
- "Death Of Buck 50" – 4:22
- "Jukie Skate Rock" – 4:30
- Vocals: Camu Tao
- Contains a sample from "Floe" by C-Rayz WalzC-Rayz WalzWaleed Shabazz, better known by his stage name C-Rayz Walz, is an MC from The Bronx, New York. He is currently a member of the Legendary NY hip hop Syndicate Stronghold. C-Rayz Walz has been a fixture in the New York hip-hop scene for years. He hosts many hip-hop shows and events, has appeared on...
, from the album Ravipops (The Substance)Ravipops (The Substance)Ravipops is an album by C-Rayz Walz, an American hip hop musician who is currently signed to Definitive Jux. The title represents C-Rayz Walz status as a father, or a "pops", to a newborn Ravi, a Hindu solar deity.-Track listing:...
- "Post Mortem Use Me 2" – 3:49
- "Feel Like A Ghost" – 4:08
- "Time Is Running Out" – 5:02
- "Telemundo (Bombing Theme)" – 5:32
- "Slow Sex (Love Theme)" – 3:52
- "Constellation (remix)" – 4:49
- Vocals: Stephanie Vezina
- "The Dance" – 4:27
- "The Day After Yesterday" – 3:53
- "Oxycontin" – 5:36
- Featuring Central Services
- "Sunrise over Bklyn" – 10:34
- Featuring Matthew Shipp & The Blue Series Continuum