| Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent | |
|---|---|
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| EP by | |
| Released | May 14, 2013 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 26:02 |
| Label | Stones Throw Records |
| Producer | El RTNC |
Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent is an EP by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records in 2013. Music videos were created for "Peace & Love" [1] and "Men Are Mortal". [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [4] |
| HipHopDX | 4.5/5 [5] |
| Potholes in My Blog |   [6] |
| RapReviews.com | 7/10 [7] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [8] |
| Spin | 7/10 [9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [3]
Spin placed it at number 35 on the "Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013" list. [10] HipHopDX included it in the "Top 25 Albums of 2013" list. [11]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Brothers" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Oh, the Horror" | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Lonely People" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Dag, Philly Too" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Moon" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Men Are Mortal" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Peace & Love" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "I" | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 26:22 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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