Certified Air Raid Material

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Certified Air Raid Material
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Genre Electronic, hip hop
Length47:31
Label Alpha Pup Records
Producer edIT
EdIT chronology
Crying Over Pros for No Reason
(2004)
Certified Air Raid Material
(2007)
Singles from Certified Air Raid Material
  1. "Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A. / Crunk De Gaulle"
    Released: 2007 (2007)

Certified Air Raid Material is the second studio album by American electronic music producer edIT, released on Alpha Pup Records on September 18, 2007. It features guest appearances from The Grouch, Abstract Rude, TTC, Busdriver, and D-Styles. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cyclic Defrost favorable [2]
KEXP-FM favorable [3]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
XLR8R 8/10 [5]

Alan Ranta of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and described it as "[Edit's] unite-after-war album, using the unmistakable aggression of U.S. club hip-hop beats as a reflection of the world's continually spiraling political climate." [4] Matt Earp of XLR8R gave the album an 8 out of 10, calling it "one of the best party albums of the year". [5]

On November 5, 2007, the title track was listed by KEXP-FM as the "Song of the Day". [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Questions"0:18
2."Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A."5:25
3."Artsy Remix" (featuring The Grouch)5:03
4."Certified Air Raid Material"6:06
5."Night Shift" (featuring Abstract Rude)3:15
6."Straight Heat"3:22
7."The Sirens"4:41
8."Back Up Off the Floor Pt. 2" (featuring The Grouch)3:39
9."Fire Riddim"5:31
10."If You Crump Stand Up"4:21
11."Crunk De Gaulle" (featuring TTC, Busdriver, and D-Styles)5:00
12."Parting Shot"0:25

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References

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  2. Downton, Chris (October 4, 2007). "edIT - Certified Air Raid Material (Alpha Pup)". Cyclic Defrost . Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. Ruder, Alex (October 8, 2007). "Album Review: edIT - Certified Air Raid Material". KEXP-FM . Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Ranta, Alan (October 4, 2007). "edIT - Certified Air Raid Material". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Earp, Matt (November 19, 2007). "edIT - Certified Air Raid Material". XLR8R . Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  6. "Song of the Day: edIT – Certified Air Raid Material". KEXP-FM . November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.