False Hopes (Doomtree album)

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False Hopes
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ReleasedDecember 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
Genre Alternative hip hop, underground hip hop
Length39:43
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger, Lazerbeak, MK Larada, P.O.S
Doomtree chronology
False Hopes
(2007)
Doomtree
(2008)
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False Hopes is a series of albums from Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. These albums are released in between official releases and the content sometimes reappears on the official releases in a reworked fashion. This is the 12th False Hopes installment and the 1st to feature all members of Doomtree.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Flex" P.O.S, Sims, Dessa, Mike Mictlan Cecil Otter 3:01
2."Knives on Fire"Sims, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S Paper Tiger 2:59
3."Traveling Dunk Tank"P.O.S, Cecil OtterCecil Otter3:20
4."A Candle in Chicago (Interlude)" Cecil Otter1:53
5."Lucky"SimsPaper Tiger1:30
6."Veteran"Dessa Lazerbeak 2:43
7."Slow Burn"Sims, Mike MictlanMK Larada3:56
8."I Should Cut Your Liver Out (Interlude)" MK Larada1:15
9."Savion Glover"P.O.SP.O.S2:22
10."Hot Monotony"Mike Mictlan, Sims, P.O.SLazerbeak3:46
11."A Hundred Fathers"Cecil OtterCecil Otter3:50
12."Check Your Tuning (Interlude)" P.O.S1:32
13."If & When"DessaMK Larada4:18
14."No Homeowners (Renter's Rebate)"Cecil Otter, Dessa, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S, SimsMK Larada, Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger, Lazerbeak3:18

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References

  1. Semaun, Remco (January 15, 2008). "Doomtree - False Hopes". HipHopDX.