It's Very Stimulating

It's Very Stimulating
EP by MC Paul Barman
Released	2000 (2000)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	18:01
Label	WordSound
Producer	Prince Paul
MC Paul Barman chronology
Postgraduate Work (1998) It's Very Stimulating (2000) Paullelujah! (2002)
Alternative cover
Re-release edition cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A− [2]
Pitchfork	5.8/10 [3]
RapReviews.com	8.5/10 [4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

It's Very Stimulating is the debut EP by MC Paul Barman, released in 2000. ^[7]

Critical reception

Nathan Rabin of AllMusic gave the EP 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Self-deprecating, whip-smart, and adventurous, Barman is a true hip-hop original, a brainy clown with a demented flow that suggests equally the scatological obsessions of Kool Keith and the anything-goes raunchiness of a borscht-belt comic." ^[1] He added, "Ultimately, It's Very Stimulating is little more than a simultaneously tempting and frustrating appetizer for Barman's first album, a work that will go a long way toward determining whether Barman is indeed a forward-thinking hip-hop genius or just an over-educated novelty act with a good vocabulary and too much time on his hands." ^[1] Ryan Kearney of Pitchfork gave the EP a 5.8 out of 10, saying, "Like wrapping a string around a dead bird, spinning it through the air, and seeing its body fly into the sunroof of a Le Car, MC Paul Barman is odd, funny, and mostly harmless." ^[3]

Rolling Stone listed it on its "Top Fifty Albums of 2000" list. ^[8] In 2013, Spin listed it on their "20 Dope Albums by Wack Rappers" list. ^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Introduction"	1:33
2.	"The Joy of Your World"	3:30
3.	"School Anthem" (featuring Mr. Len)	2:40
4.	"Salvation Barmy" (featuring Black Italian a.k.a. The Popmaster)	2:16
5.	"I'm Fricking Awesome" (featuring DJAV)	2:55
6.	"MTV Get Off the Air, Part 2" (featuring Princess Superstar)	5:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Prince Paul – production
• Skza – executive production
• Mike Fossenkemper – mastering
• Susan Now – design, photography
• MC Paul Barman – illustration
• Keith McCulloch – illustration

References

1. Rabin, Nathan. "It's Very Stimulating - MC Paul Barman". AllMusic . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert. "MC Paul Barman". Robert Christgau . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
3. Kearney, Ryan (April 30, 2000). "MC Paul Barman: It's Very Stimulating EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
4. Juon, Steve (December 5, 2000). "MC Paul Barman :: It's Very Stimulating :: WordSound Recordings". RapReviews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
5. Sheffield, Rob (March 2, 2000). "MC Paul Barman: It's Very Stimulating". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
6. C., J. (2004). "MC Paul Barman". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Fireside. p. 45.
7. Rosen, Jody (April 23, 2000). "Music; Rapping in Whiteface (for Laughs)". The New York Times . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
8. Garabo, Drew (November 28, 2002). "Rhymin' & 'nimyhr". Orlando Weekly . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
9. "20 Dope Albums By Wack Rappers: MC Paul Barman - It's Very Stimulating EP (2000)". Spin . May 23, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

External links

• It's Very Stimulating at Discogs (list of releases)