Lava Bangers

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Lava Bangers
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Genre Instrumental hip hop
Length38:59
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Lazerbeak
Lazerbeak chronology
Legend Recognize Legend
(2010)
Lava Bangers
(2012)
Luther
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters 7/10 [1]
Syffal10/10 [2]
Reviler79/100 [3]

Lava Bangers is the second studio album by American hip hop producer Lazerbeak, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. [4]

Contents

Release

The album was released January 24, 2012, on Doomtree Records, and features scratches from DJ Plain Ole Bill. [5] [6]

Producer

The album was fully produced by Lazerbeak.

Video

The song "Lift Every Voice" was released with a music video via Doomtree's YouTube page. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mighty Jungle"2:19
2."Walk It Out"1:35
3."Smash Hit"2:08
4."LRL"2:09
5."Bully"1:58
6."Ay Bay Bee"1:23
7."Like That"2:28
8."Xylophone"2:25
9."Had Enough"1:47
10."Sweat Set"1:39
11."Finally Back"1:47
12."Cement Blocks"2:37
13."Knight Fighter"1:15
14."Ghostdust"1:57
15."Buffalo Plaid"1:34
16."Eleventh Hour"1:12
17."Thimble Man"1:33
18."Shronked Up"1:44
19."Cloud Crawl"2:16
20."Lift Every Voice"3:01

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References

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  2. "Album Review | Lazerbeak | Lava Bangers | Instrumental Hip Hop". SYFFAL. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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