Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet

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Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
FELT2.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2005 (2005-07-12) [1]
RecordedSeptember – October 2004
Genre Hip hop
Length53:19
Label Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer Ant
Felt chronology
Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci
(2002)
Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
(2005)
Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
(2009)
Singles from Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
  1. "Dirty Girl"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 4.0/5 [2]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
RapReviews.com9/10 [5]
Stylus Magazine B− [6]

Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet is the second studio album by Felt, an American hip hop duo made up of Murs and Slug. It is a concept album meant as a tribute to actress Lisa Bonet. [7] Produced by Ant, it was released by Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2005. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 21 on the Independent Albums chart. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Tom Breihan of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying: "Other than a couple of throwaway skits where they talk condescendingly to girls on the phone, Felt 2 is pretty great." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Reintroduction"0:43
2."Employees of the Year"3:20
3."Your Mans and Them"3:28
4."Lisa (Never Easty on My Nextel)"1:22
5."Morris Day"3:50
6."Dirty Girl"3:45
7."Early Mornin' Tony"2:40
8."Breaker Down Like a Shotgun"4:43
9."Marvin Gaye"3:21
10."Life Vegas"4:45
11."Bonet (Cement Angels)"1:42
12."Woman Tonight"3:54
13."Gangster Ass Anthony"3:45
14."The Biggest Lie"3:54
15."I Shot a Warhol"3:54
16."20 Answers (Bonus Track - 10th Anniversary Edition)"4:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 12
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 21

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