Ventilation: Da LP

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Ventilation: Da LP
Ventilation Da LP (Phife Dawg).jpg
Studio album by
Released2000
Recorded1999–2000
Genre Hip hop
Length48:12
Label Groove Attack [1]
Producer
Phife Dawg chronology
Ventilation: Da LP
(2000)
Forever
(2022)
Singles from Ventilation: Da LP
  1. "Bend Ova"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Flawless"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
RapReviews7/10 [3]
Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Ventilation: Da LP is the debut studio album by the American rapper Phife Dawg, released in 2000. [2] [5] Though the album was not a commercial success, the singles "Bend Ova" and "Flawless" were minor hits. It was the only solo album released during Phife Dawg's lifetime. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote: "Minor but far more charming, intimate, and memorable than Q-Tip's soulless solo album, Ventilation is as endearing as it is inconsequential." [7] MTV deemed the album "brilliant but ignored." [8]

Track listing

#TitleFeatured Guest(s)ProducerLengthSamples
1"Intro"JUSAllah Ricks & Jason Chung1:27
2"Flawless" Hi-Tek 3:20
3"Alphabet Soup"Hi-Tek4:06*"Dance the Kung-Fu" by Carl Douglas
4"Miscellaneous"Supa Dave West3:23
5"D.R.U.G.S."Hi-TekHi-Tek4:45*"I Used To Love H.E.R." by Common
6"Tha Club Hoppa"Christina LaForcardeRick Rock4:12*"Somethin' Funky" by Big Daddy Kane
7"Lemme Find Out" Pete Rock Pete Rock4:37*"Don't Let Up" by Olympic Runners
8"Bend Ova" Jay Dee 5:32*"Canto De Ossanha" by Dorothy Ashby
9"Beats, Rhymes and Phife"Supa Dave WestHi-Tek3:27*"Legend in His Own Mind" by Gil-Scott Heron
10"Ventilation"Fredwreck4:36
11"4 Horsemen (192 N' It)"Know NaimJay Dee4:21*"Edges of Illusion" by John Surman
12"Melody Adonis"Pete Rock4:26
13"Outro"JUSAllah Ricks & Jason Chung0:38

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 175
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 31

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