Deadringer (album)

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Deadringer
Rjd2 Deadringer Cover.jpg
Studio album by
RJD2
ReleasedJuly 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)
Genre Instrumental hip hop
Length67:00
Label Definitive Jux
Producer RJD2
RJD2 chronology
Deadringer
(2002)		 The Horror EP
(2003)
Singles from Deadringer
  1. "June" / "The Proxy"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Here's What's Left"
    Released: 2002
  3. "The Horror" / "Final Frontier (Remix)"
    Released: 2003

Deadringer is the debut solo studio album by RJD2. [1] It was released on Definitive Jux on July 23, 2002. [2] It features vocal contributions from Blueprint, Jakki da Motamouth, and Copywrite. [3] Some editions include a hidden song on the last track, titled "Here's What's Left." [4] The album was reissued in 2009 with two additional tracks. [5]

Contents

"Ghostwriter" was featured in advertisements for Washington State Lottery and Wells Fargo, as well as in the film Wimbledon . [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
HipHopDX 4.5/5 [4]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 8.8/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 9/10 [12]
Stylus Magazine B+ [13]
Tiny Mix Tapes 4/5 [14]

Noel Dix of Exclaim! gave Deadringer a favorable review and commented that the album "plays very much like the soundtrack to a motion picture". [15] Sam Chennault of Pitchfork called it "an essential purchase for any fan of instrumental hip-hop". [10] Doug Levy of CMJ New Music Report felt that "DJ Shadow may have started the instrumental hip-hop revolution, but RJD2 is here to make the coup a reality". [16]

Chris Ryan of Spin wrote that RJD2 "goes spelunking for everything from flamenco and pastoral folk to the kind of raw funk breaks that most groove merchants only dream of uncovering". [12] Tony Van Groningen of Stylus Magazine said that "RJD2 effortlessly changes directions and adds unexpected elements to the mix that do more to perfect the songs than to muddle them up". [13]

Spin placed Deadringer at number 31 on its year-end list of the best albums of 2002. [17] Kludge placed it at number three on its list of the year's best albums. [18] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 28 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Horror"4:11
2."Salud"0:38
3."Smoke & Mirrors"4:26
4."Good Times Roll Pt.2"4:57
5."Final Frontier" (featuring Blueprint)4:25
6."Ghostwriter"5:17
7."Cut Out to FL"3:42
8."Shot in the Dark"1:21
9."F.H.H." (featuring Jakki da Motamouth)4:31
10."Chicken-Bone Circuit"3:54
11."The Proxy"2:14
12."2 More Dead"5:17
13."Take the Picture Off"1:02
14."Silver Fox"3:31
15."June" (featuring Copywrite)6:03
16."Work" (ends at 3:45, with hidden track "Here's What's Left" (5:58) starting at 5:40)"11:39


2009 reissue edition bonus tracks (CD and digital only):
No.TitleLength
17."Thine Planetarium"9:21
18."Before Or Since"3:22


Notes:


Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [21] 63

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