Memoirs of the Elephant Man

{{Infobox album

| name = Memoirs of the Elephant Man

| type = Album

| artist = Busdriver

| cover = Memoirsoftheelephantman.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 12, 1999

| recorded = 1999

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative hip hop

| length =

| label = Temporary Whatever
Afterlife Recordz

| producer = C.V.E.

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Temporary Forever

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{album ratings

|rev1 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=83}}

| rev2 = Philadelphia Weekly

| rev2score = C+{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/bus_driver-38338624.html|title=Bus Driver - Music - Philadelphia Weekly|publisher=Philadelphia Weekly|first=Nathaniel|last=Friedman|date=February 14, 2001|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630032425/http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/bus_driver-38338624.html|archivedate=June 30, 2013}}

}}

Memoirs of the Elephant Man is the debut album by the American rapper Busdriver.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/busdriver-mn0000642728/biography|title=Busdriver | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}{{cite news |last1=Beal |first1=Jim |title=Busdriver's speed rap |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=September 29, 2006 |page=12H}} It was released in 1999 on Temporary Whatever. It was rereleased in 2001.{{cite news |last1=Rule |first1=Dan |title=He gives a hoot |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 Jan 2008 |location=Metro |page=13}}

Critical reception

Cincinnati CityBeat called the album "exquisitely weird and wonderfully heavy."{{Cite web|url=https://www.citybeat.com/home/article/13003948/music-busdriver|title=StackPath|website=www.citybeat.com}}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| title1 = Memoirs Intro

| length1 = 1:17

| title2 = Never Bite the Hand That Feeds You

| length2 = 3:09

| title3 = I Won't Dance

| note3 = feat. Riddlore?

| length3 = 3:51

| title4 = Driving Under the Influence

| length4 = 2:57

| title5 = Overshadow

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Painkillers

| note6 = feat. Chu-Chu

| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = Most Likely

| length7 = 4:31

| title8 = Blank Space

| length8 = 1:16

| title9 = L.A. Czars

| note9 = feat. 2Mex

| length9 = 3:37

| title10 = They Don't Know

| length10 = 4:19

| title11 = Night of the Living Dead

| note11 = feat. Ngafsh

| length11 = 3:19

| title12 = Mythic Proportions

| note12 = feat. Eva of Figures of Speech

| length12 = 0:44

| title13 = Everybody's Styling

| length13 = 4:16

| title14 = Think Different

| length14 = 4:57

| title15 = Get on the Bus

| note15 = feat. Abstract Rude

| length15 = 4:08

| title16 = Clean Break

| length16 = 4:43

| title17 = Walking Dead

| note17 = feat. 2Mex

| length17 = 4:05

| title18 = Party Pooper

| length18 = 3:59

| title19 = Buy One Style, Get Second Style Free

| note19 = feat. DJ Drez

| length19 = 4:08

}}

References

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