Classic (Living Legends album)

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Classic
LivingLegends-Classiccover.jpg
Studio album by
Living Legends
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length60:48
Label Legendary Music
Producer
Living Legends chronology
Creative Differences
(2004)		Classic
(2005)		 The Gathering
(2008)
Singles from Classic
  1. "Blast Your Radio"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Down for Nothin' / Brand New"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Never Fallin' / Good Fun"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BMRStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! mixed [2]
Exclaim!favorable [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Prefix7.0/10 [5]
XLR8R favorable [6]

Classic is a studio album by American hip hop group Living Legends. It was released on Legendary Music in 2005. It peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums, [7] as well as number 38 on the Independent Albums chart. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Dan Nishimoto of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "While Classic never aspires to unify itself around a common theme or the such, it sounds and feels whole because of the common spirit with which each MC approaches their verses." [4] Meanwhile, Dalia Cohen of Exclaim! said: "This is an album that would probably sound dope at a live venue with the energy and vibe that Living Legends would bring to the stage, but for at home listening the mad flows of each emcee gets lost in the background." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"DJ Epik3:23
2."It's Us" Eligh 5:34
3."Blast Your Radio" Madlib 3:52
4."Brand New" DJ Khalil 4:18
5."Good Fun" (featuring Nara)Bean One4:17
6."Busted" The Grouch 3:47
7."Never Fallin'"DJ Khalil5:22
8."Tears and Pain (Neverendingstreets)"Eligh4:37
9."The Horn Song"The Grouch4:58
10."Wise Is the Way"Eligh4:01
11."Even Though"Bean One4:10
12."The Deepest Breath" (featuring Laneka and Nara)Kruse4:28
13."Down for Nothin'"Eligh3:58
14."Man Who Sold the World Pt. 2" Sunspot Jonz 3:35
15."After I'm Gone"Eligh6:08

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 26
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 38

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Classic - Living Legends". BMR. May 2005. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Cohen, Dalia (April 2005). "Living Legends - Classic". Exclaim! . Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Cowie, Del F. (April 2005). "Living Legends - Classic". Exclaim! . Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Nishimoto, Dan (March 2, 2005). "Living Legends: Classic". PopMatters . Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (March 8, 2005). "Album Review: Living Legends - Classic". Prefix. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Serwer, Jesse (March 29, 2005). "Living Legends: Classic". XLR8R . Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "The Living Legends - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "The Living Legends - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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