SoleSides Greatest Bumps | ||||
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Released | October 31, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1997 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 100:47 | |||
Label | Quannum Projects, Ninja Tune | |||
Producer | DJ Shadow, Chief Xcel, Lyrics Born | |||
Quannum Projects chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Exclaim! | favorable [4] |
PopMatters | favorable [5] |
Spin | favorable [6] |
SoleSides Greatest Bumps is a 2000 compilation album released by Quannum Projects and Ninja Tune. The album was compiled by DJ Shadow and is a retrospective of the work of the SoleSides Crew (aka Quannum MCs), consisting of material recorded between 1992 and 1997. [7] It was ranked at number 5 on CMJ's 2001 hip-hop chart. [8]
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:33 | |
2. | "Rhyme Like a Nut!" | The Gift of Gab | 3:50 |
3. | "Entropy (Part A: The Third Decade, Our Move)" | DJ Shadow | 4:26 |
4. | "Lyric Fathom" | Blackalicious | 3:50 |
5. | "The Wreckoning" | Lateef the Truth Speaker | 4:56 |
6. | "Asia's Verse" | Lyrics Born | 1:33 |
7. | "Deep in the Jungle" | Blackalicious | 6:50 |
8. | "Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip-Hop" | DJ Shadow | 4:44 |
9. | "Send Them" | Lyrics Born | 4:01 |
10. | "Swan Lake" | Blackalicious | 5:42 |
11. | "Lady Don't Tek No" | Latyrx | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Latyrx (Last Chance to Comprehend)" | Latyrx | 1:58 |
2. | "Say That" | Latyrx | 3:37 |
3. | "Freestyle Rapping" | The Solesides Crew | 7:05 |
4. | "Rhymes for the Deaf, Dumb, & Blind" | Blackalicious | 2:10 |
5. | "Entropy (Part C: Count & Estimate)" | DJ Shadow featuring The Gift of Gab | 3:22 |
6. | "Fully Charged on Planet X (Edit)" | Chief Xcel featuring The Gift of Gab and Lateef | 3:41 |
7. | "The Quickening" | Lateef the Truth Speaker | 5:05 |
8. | "Hot Breath" | Mack B. Dog | 1:36 |
9. | "Balcony Beach" | Lyrics Born featuring Joyo Velarde | 5:14 |
10. | "Lateef's Freestyle" | Lateef the Truth Speaker | 2:32 |
11. | "Blue Flames" | Quannum MCs | 15:04 |
12. | "Untitled" (hidden track) | The Solesides Crew | 5:25 |
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