Farewell Fondle 'Em

Farewell Fondle 'Em
Compilation album by various artists
Released	October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	67:31
Label	Definitive Jux
Producer	Godfather Don B. Slim Groovy Lou MF Doom Lord Sear Rob Swift MHz Don Q Marvin Daniels Copywrite Draztik X-Amount Snazz D Flux DJ Eli
Definitive Jux chronology
Def Jux Presents (2001) Farewell Fondle 'Em (2001) Definitive Jux Presents II (2002)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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]

Track listing

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

References

1. Cibula, Matt (October 29, 2001). "Various Artists: Farewell Fondle 'Em". PopMatters . Retrieved August 8, 2018.
2. "Farewell Fondle 'Em – Various Artists". AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2018.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Farewell Fondle 'Em". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
4. Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2002). "Various Artists: Farewell Fondle 'Em". The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 8, 2018.
5. Piyevsky, Alex; Geng; Twells, John; Raw, Son; Rascobeamer, Jeff (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time". Fact . p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2018.

External links

• Farewell Fondle 'Em at Discogs (list of releases)