Eyedollartree
| Eyedollartree | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 2, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop, West Coast hip hop | |||
| Label | Atomic Pop/MasterGrip | |||
| Producer | Blood of Abraham Motiv8 will.i.am Cyrus Melchor | |||
| Blood of Abraham chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Des Moines Register | [2] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[3] |
Eyedollartree is the second album by the rap duo Blood of Abraham.[4] It was released in 2000 via Atomic Pop and MasterGrip.[5] The album was rereleased in 2005.[6]
The album was accompanied by a DVD of a short film directed by the duo and Brian Beletic.[7]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Blood of Abraham, will.i.am, Motiv8, and Cyrus Melchor.[8] Kool Keith, Divine Styler, and will.i.am made guest appearances on some of the tracks.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]The A.V. Club called the album "superb," writing that it "surveys a bleak world riddled with disease, warped values, corruption, and constant surveillance, but not without a sturdy sense of humor and a winning pop-art playfulness."[9] LA Weekly deemed it "a mixture of trippy, band-oriented backpack hip-hop with a few guitar-rock tunes thrown in, and at least three or four solid singles."[10]
Track listing
[edit]- "Know The Half"- 3:47
- "Only The Wise"- 4:38
- "99¢ Lighter" feat. will.i.am - 3:48
- "Paranoia Is Awareness"- 3:59
- "Velvet Glove, Iron Fist"- 4:50
- "-Tion"- 4:37
- "Calling All Citizens" feat. will.i.am - 4:49
- "Hurricane"- 3:48
- "Rosetta Stone"- 3:40
- "Giant Midgets"- 4:14
- "Eyedollartree"- 5:09
- "Dangerous Diseases"- 5:13
- "Omegaton" feat. Kool Keith, Divine Styler - 4:20
References
[edit]- ^ "Eyedollartree - Blood of Abraham | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Munson, Kyle (29 June 2000). "Jurassic 5 shows hip-hop stars how it's done". The Des Moines Register: DB12.
- ^ "Blood of Abraham :: EyeDollarTree :: Basement Records". www.rapreviews.com.
- ^ "Blood of Abraham | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. June 18, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (23 Aug 2005). "Also out this week". Courier-Journal: E1.
- ^ Frühauf, Tina (June 13, 2018). "Experiencing Jewish Music in America: A Listener's Companion". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ "Conscientious Objectors". MTV News.[dead link]
- ^ "Blood Of Abraham: EyeDollarTree". Music.
- ^ "Rap and Revelation". LA Weekly. November 15, 2000.
