Look Mom... No Hands

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Look Mom... No Hands
Studio album by
Vast Aire
ReleasedApril 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
Genre Hip hop
Length71:57
Label Chocolate Industries
Producer
Vast Aire chronology
Look Mom... No Hands
(2004)		 The Best Damn Rap Show
(2005)
Singles from Look Mom... No Hands
  1. "Elixir"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Look Mom... No Hands"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Pegasus"
    Released: 2004

Look Mom... No Hands is the first solo studio album by American hip hop musician Vast Aire, one half of the duo Cannibal Ox. [1] It was released on Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004. [2] It features contributions from MF Doom, RJD2, Madlib, Aesop Rock, and Sadat X. [2] It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The A.V. Club favorable [5]
CMJ New Music Monthly favorable [6]
Exclaim! mixed [7]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [1]
PopMatters favorable [2]
Stylus Magazine D+ [8]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, stating, "Vast's chillingly detached raps and delivery were a large part of Cannibal Ox's success, and there's much more in the same vein here." [4] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club described it as a "riveting combination of old school B-boy attitude and post-apocalyptic menace". [5] Christopher R. Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that "Vast's flow, while leisurely, still utilizes the most impossibly matter-of-fact delivery in the underground, which he uses for maximum effect." [6]

Meanwhile, David Drake of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of D+, saying, "this album lacks the plaintive street poetry of The Cold Vein , as well as that album's focus and consistent production aesthetic." [8] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.3 out of 10, calling it "an awkward, inconsistent amalgam of wasted talent and musical apathy." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro: His Majesty's Laughter"Jest One2:10
2."KRS-Lightly" (featuring S.A. Smash) Camu Tao 4:03
3."Pegasus"T One3:19
4."Candid Cam / Live Wetlands 1996"Nasa5:02
5."Viewtiful Flow" Jake One 4:59
6."Zenith" (featuring Blueprint) Blueprint 4:33
7."Why'sdaskyblue?"Cryptic One4:33
8."Da Supafriendz" (featuring MF Doom) MF Doom 3:00
9."Poverty Lane 16128 / Karaoke"T One4:44
10."Elixir" (featuring Sadat X and Sinclair) Ayatollah 4:03
11."Look Mom... No Hands / A.S.C.F.D." Madlib 6:22
12."9 Lashes (When Michael Smacks Lucifer)" RJD2 3:53
13."Posse Slash" (featuring Karniege, Breez Evahflowin', Poison Pen, and Aesop Rock) Da Beatminerz 3:41
14."Could You Be?"Madlib3:57
15."Outro: 12 Noon"Blueprint4:22
16."Life's Ill Pt. II (The Empire Striketh)" (featuring Breezly Brewin and Vordul Mega)Madlib5:08
17."My First Sony (Pegasus Remix)" Vast Aire 4:08
Total length:71:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 47

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