Jimmy the Lock

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Jimmy the Lock
Jimmy the Lock.jpg
Studio album by
Nocando
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010 (2010-01-26)
Studio Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre Hip hop
Length40:53
Label Alpha Pup
Producer
Nocando chronology
Jimmy the Lock
(2010)		Jimmy the Burnout
(2014)

Jimmy the Lock is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Nocando. [1] It was released by Alpha Pup Records on January 26, 2010. [2] It includes productions from Nosaj Thing, Nobody, Thavius Beck, Free the Robots, and Daedelus. [3] The remix version of "Hurry Up and Wait" was premiered by Los Angeles Times in May 2010. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AltSounds 54/100 [5]
Cyclic Defrost favorable [6]
NPR favorable [7]
Potholes in My BlogStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Stereo SubversionA− [9]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
XLR8R 8.5/10 [11]

Zoneil Maharaj of XLR8R gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, commenting that the album lives in both worlds of "the heralded cipher circle Project Blowed and beat-head bastion Low End Theory." [11] Jeff Weiss of LA Weekly called it "one of the best and most forward-thinking L.A. hip-hop records in years." [12] Andrew Noz of NPR wrote: "His lineage is of the legendary Project Blowed open mic, breeding ground for underground heroes such as Jurassic 5 and Freestyle Fellowship, and you can hear the double-time jazz-rap madness of the latter spilling over into his rigid cadences." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Head Static" Nosaj Thing 3:43
2."Hurry Up and Wait" Nobody 3:34
3."Two Track Mind" (featuring Busdriver) Thavius Beck 4:33
4."You Got Some Nerve" Nick Diamonds 2:36
5."21"Nobody3:25
6."DSD2" (featuring Open Mike Eagle) Free the Robots 3:12
7."I'm On" (featuring Verbs)Thavius Beck3:27
8."Never Lie"Maestroe3:08
9."Exploits and Glitches"Maestroe2:30
10."Flight Risk"Maestroe4:28
11."Skankophelia" Daedelus 2:35
12."Front Left Pocket"Thavius Beck3:40
Total length:40:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

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  2. ↑ Ziegler, Chris (January 25, 2010). "Nocando: It's A Great Song, But I Hate You". L.A. Record . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Patrin, Nate (September 11, 2015). "The Golden Dawn: L.A. Beat Scene Origins". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (May 4, 2010). "Exclusive Pop & Hiss Premiere: Nocando -- 'Hurry Up and Wait Remix' featuring Murs, Intuition, Open Mike Eagle and Dumbfoundead". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ MacSween, Ivar (April 26, 2010). "Nocando - Jimmy the Lock". AltSounds . Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ d'Apice, James (June 10, 2010). "NoCanDo – Jimmy the Lock (Alpha Pup)". Cyclic Defrost . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Noz, Andrew (February 24, 2010). "Nocando Does It On 'Jimmy The Lock'". NPR . Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kkon-El (March 6, 2010). "Nocando – Jimmy The Lock". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ Wigglesworth, Alex (March 12, 2010). "Nocando – Jimmy the Lock". Stereo Subversion. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  10. ↑ Madden, Dave (January 28, 2010). "Nocando – Jimmy the Lock". URB . Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Maharaj, Zoneil (April 15, 2010). "Nocando - Jimmy the Lock". XLR8R . Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (January 28, 2010). "Locked and Loaded: Nocando". LA Weekly . Retrieved April 17, 2016.
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