| Farewell Fondle 'Em | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 67:31 | |||
| Label | Definitive Jux | |||
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Farewell Fondle 'Em is a compilation album that marked the ending of Fondle 'Em Records. [1] It was released on Definitive Jux on October 30, 2001. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club viewed Farewell Fondle 'Em as an "homage to Bobbito's low-budget, overachieving indie". [4] Matt Cibula of PopMatters wrote, "The music on Farewell Fondle 'Em was never going to set the commercial world on fire -- it's too weird, too edgy, too much fun to listen to." [1]
In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 66 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [5]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freestyle (Interlude)" | Kool Keith | 0:39 |
| 2. | "Kick a Dope Verse" | The Cenobites featuring Bobbito | 4:10 |
| 3. | "I'm Gonna Kill U" | Juggaknots | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Freestyle (Interlude)" | Cage | 0:43 |
| 5. | "Freestyle (Interlude)" | El-P and J-Treds | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Freestyle (Interlude)" | The Arsonists | 1:02 |
| 7. | "The Session (Dirty 89tec9 Mix)" | The Arsonists | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Flossin" | Yak Ballz | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Dead Bent (Original 12" Version)" | MF Doom | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Turn Up the Fucking Bass" | Lord Sear featuring DJ Cucumber Slice | 1:46 |
| 11. | "Alcoholic Vibes" | Lord Sear | 4:42 |
| 12. | "Scars and Memories" | MF Grimm | 6:03 |
| 13. | "World Premiere" | MHz | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Powers of Nine Ether (Distorted Views of Life)" | Scienz of Life | 4:59 |
| 15. | "Widespread" | Jakki tha Mota Mouth featuring Copywrite | 5:10 |
| 16. | "Blaze tha Breaks" | Cashless Society featuring Snazz D, Black Intellect, and X-Amount | 5:28 |
| 17. | "Beat You in the Head" | Binkis featuring Jax and Flux | 3:58 |
| 18. | "Fondle'em Fossils" | DJ Eli, Breeze, Q-Unique, Godfather Don, J-Treds, and MF Doom | 4:19 |
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