| Bazooka Tooth | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 70:05 | |||
| Label | Definitive Jux | |||
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| Aesop Rock chronology | ||||
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Bazooka Tooth is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2003. [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5 [4] |
| Blender | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [6] |
| HipHopDX | 7.5/10 [7] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10 [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Stylus Magazine | B [12] |
Bazooka Tooth received generally favorable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74 out of 100, based on 16 reviews. [2]
Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork called Bazooka Tooth "another strong outing from one of underground hip-hop's most talented, thanks in no small part to its unprecedented wealth of lyrical depth and individual production style." [10] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that "Aesop drops abstract poetry, heartfelt stories and new millennial b-boyisms in his gruff monotone flow." [13] Francis Henville of Stylus Magazine noted that "the beats feel somewhat restrained, lethargic and lazy" and "they are perfectly suited to Aesop's limpid down-tempo rhymes." [12]
Meanwhile, John Bush of AllMusic felt that Bazooka Tooth lacks "the catchy, sample-driven flavor" of Labor Days . [3] David Morris of PopMatters gave the album an unfavorable review and said, "Bazooka Tooth is almost a textbook example of what happens when a previously struggling artist gets a handful of success". [1]
In 2013, Danny Brown named it one of his 25 favorite albums. [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bazooka Tooth" | Ian Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 2:25 |
| 2. | "N.Y. Electric" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Easy" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 5:01 |
| 4. | "No Jumper Cables" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Limelighters" (featuring Camp Lo) |
| Aesop Rock | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Super Fluke" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Cook It Up" (featuring Party Fun Action Committee) |
| Blockhead | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Freeze" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 5:32 |
| 9. | "We're Famous" (featuring El-P) |
| El-P | 6:21 |
| 10. | "Babies With Guns" | Bavitz | Blockhead | 5:07 |
| 11. | "The Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Frijoles" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 3:48 |
| 13. | "11:35" (featuring Mr. Lif) |
| Blockhead | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Kill the Messenger" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 4:54 |
| 15. | "Mars Attacks" | Bavitz | Aesop Rock | 4:39 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [15]
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [16] | 112 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] | 7 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] | 44 |
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