Almost Famous (Living Legends album)

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Almost Famous
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2001 (2001-10-10)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length73:35
Label Legendary Music
Producer Eligh, The Grouch, Sunspot Jonz
Living Legends chronology
Almost Famous
(2001)
Creative Differences
(2004)
Singles from Almost Famous
  1. "Gotta Question for Ya / Night Prowler / Forces of Nature"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club favorable [1]
The Badger Herald favorable [2]

Almost Famous is a studio album by American hip hop group Living Legends. It was released in 2001. It peaked at number 28 on the CMJ Hip-Hop chart. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the album a favorable review, saying: "Living Legends' grandiose moniker may be ironic and self-deprecating, but Almost Famous should go a long way toward establishing the members of this oversized crew as legitimate underground hip-hop heroes." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Gotta Question for Ya" Eligh 5:13
2."Night Prowler" (featuring Slug) The Grouch 4:00
3."That Looks Good"Eligh4:35
4."Black Glass"The Grouch3:55
5."Rabbit Hole"Eligh4:24
6."Common Ground" (featuring JC)The Grouch4:44
7."Flawless"Eligh6:33
8."What Would I Be" (featuring N8 the GR8 and Krush)Eligh4:02
9."Anything You Want" Sunspot Jonz 3:26
10."Gift Wrap"The Grouch4:38
11."War Games"Eligh4:23
12."Forces of Nature"Eligh4:34
13."Osaka Tales"The Grouch4:42
14."Soap Boxin"The Grouch4:11
15."Not Here" (featuring Pep Love and Jo Wilkinson)The Grouch5:06
16."Nothing Less" (featuring Slug)The Grouch4:26
17."The Other Side" (Bonus Track) 4:38

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References

  1. 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2002). "Living Legends: Almost Famous". The A.V. Club . Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  2. "Living Legends 'almost famous' following latest release". The Badger Herald . February 21, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  3. "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Report (744): 17. December 24, 2001.