Soundpieces: Da Antidote

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Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 1999 (1999-06-29)
StudioThreshold Recordings
Genre Hip hop
Length73:42
Label Stones Throw
Producer Madlib
Lootpack chronology
Psyche Move
(1996)
Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
(1999)
The Lost Tapes
(2004)
Singles from Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
  1. "Whenimondamic"
    Released: 1998
  2. "The Anthem"
    Released: 1999

Soundpieces: Da Antidote! is the first full-length studio album by American hip hop trio Lootpack. It was released on June 29, 1999, via Stones Throw Records. The production was handled entirely by member Madlib. It features guest appearances from Medaphoar, Declaime, Godz Gift, Kazi, Oh No, Defari, Dilated Peoples and tha Alkaholiks.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
RapReviews8/10 [2]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Spin 8/10 [4]
XXL XL (4/5) [5]

AllMusic's Steve Huey wrote: "Much of the album's success is due to fantastic production by Madlib, who takes his place as one of the West Coast's most imaginative trackmasters, underground or otherwise". "The rapping, by Madlib and Wildchild plus a guest roster of West Coast scenesters, is consistently high-quality", he said. [1]

Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, commenting that "[while] there are minute traces of their inebriated associates found in their system, their willingness to experiment is the strength they build on to forge their own identity". [6]

Meanwhile, Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club called it "a bit of a letdown, primarily because the band's relentless emphasis on keeping it real and defeating wack MCs gets mighty damn dull over the course of 24 tracks". He felt that "Madlib's P-Funk-inspired cut-and-paste production is impressive, with tracks stopping and starting and bleeding into each other, but inventive production only gets you so far". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Da Antidote" 1:34
2."Questions"3:54
3."Long Awaited" (featuring Dilated Peoples)
4:45
4."B-Boy Theme"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
0:52
5."Whenimondamic"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
2:46
6."The Anthem"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
3:26
7."Level Zero" (featuring Medaphoar and Oh No)
3:26
8."Crate Diggin"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Jimenez
2:55
9."Law of Physics"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
2:29
10."Frenz Vs Endz" (featuring Kazi)
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
  • Kevin Harper
3:07
11."Interview With Kurt" 1:10
12."Speaker Smashin"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
3:14
13."New Year's Resolution"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
2:57
14."Answers" (featuring Quasimoto)
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
4:44
15."Likwit Fusion" (featuring Defari and Tha Alkaholiks)
4:47
16."Hityawitdat"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Jimenez
3:13
17."Verbal Experiments" (featuring God's Gift)
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
  • Garrick Williams
3:43
18."Stylewild"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
0:36
19."Weededed"
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
3:15
20."20 Questions" (featuring Quasimoto)
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Brown
  • Jimenez
1:06
21."Break Dat Party" (featuring Declaime)
3:35
22."Wanna Test" (featuring Medaphoar)
  • Jackson Jr.
  • Jimenez
  • Rodriguez
3:24
23."Episodes" (featuring Kazi, God's Gift, Declaime, Oh No and Medaphoar) 8:44
24."Outro" 0:18
Total length:1:13:42

Personnel

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