Look Mom... No Hands |
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Studio album by Vast Aire |
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Released |
April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) |
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Genre |
Hip hop |
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Length |
71:57 |
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Label |
Chocolate Industries |
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Producer |
Jest One, Camu Tao, T One, Nasa, Jake One, Blueprint, Cryptic One, MF Doom, Ayatollah, Madlib, RJD2, Da Beatminerz, Vast Aire |
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Vast Aire chronology |
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Singles from Look Mom... No Hands |
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- "Elixir"
Released: 2004 (2004)
- "Look Mom... No Hands"
Released: 2004 (2004)
- "Pegasus"
Released: 2004 (2004)
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Look Mom... No Hands is the first solo studio album by American hip hop musician Vast Aire, one half of the duo Cannibal Ox.[5] It was released on Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004.[6] It features contributions from MF Doom, RJD2, Madlib, Aesop Rock, and Sadat X.[6] It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[8]
Critical reception
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "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."[1] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called it a "riveting combination of old school B-boy attitude and post-apocalyptic menace".[2] 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."[3]
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."[7] 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."[5]
Track listing
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1. | "Intro: His Majesty's Laughter" | Jest One | 2:10 |
2. | "KRS-Lightly" (featuring S.A. Smash) | Camu Tao | 4:03 |
3. | "Pegasus" | T One | 3:19 |
4. | "Candid Cam / Live Wetlands 1996" (featuring Karniege) | Nasa | 5:02 |
5. | "Viewtiful Flow" | Jake One | 4:59 |
6. | "Zenith" (featuring Blueprint) | Blueprint | 4:33 |
7. | "Why'sdaskyblue?" (featuring Metro) | Cryptic One | 4:33 |
8. | "Da Supafriendz" (featuring MF Doom) | MF Doom | 3:00 |
9. | "Poverty Lane 16128 / Karaoke" | T One | 4:44 |
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 Aesop Rock, Breez Evahflowin', Karniege, and Poison Pen) | Da Beatminerz | 3:41 |
14. | "Could You Be?" | Madlib | 3:57 |
15. | "Outro: 12 Noon" | Blueprint | 4:22 |
16. | "Life's Ill Pt. II (The Empire Striketh)" (featuring Breezly Brewin and Vordul Mega) | Madlib | 5:08 |
17. | "My First Sony (Pegasus Remix)" | Vast Aire | 4:08 |
References
- 1 2 Bush, John. "Look Mom... No Hands — Vast Aire". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (May 24, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom No Hands". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly (122): 33.
- ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (May 1, 2004). "Vast Aire — Look Mom... No Hands". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Pemberton, Rollie (May 4, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom... No Hands". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Stelloh, Tim (May 26, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom... No Hands". PopMatters. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 Drake, David (May 6, 2004). "Vast Aire — Look Mom ... No Hands". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "Vast Aire: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.