Pimp to Eat
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pimp to Eat
| type = studio
| artist = Analog Brothers
| cover = AnalogueBrothersPimpToEatAlbumCover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|8|15}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115005848/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2020|title = Kool Keith and Ice-T's "Pimp" LP Delayed by Theft|website = MTV}}
{{Start date|2016|6|10}} (re-release){{Cite web|url=https://mmg-koolkeith.bandcamp.com/album/pimp-to-eat|title=Pimp To Eat, by Analog Brothers|website=BandCamp|access-date=November 13, 2017}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative hip hop|conscious hip hop|hardcore hip hop|underground hip hop}}
| length = 60:26
| label = Ground Control Records/Mello Music Group
| producer = Analog Brothers
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kool Keith
| type = studio
| prev_title = Matthew
| prev_year = 2000
| title = Pimp to Eat
| year = 2000
| next_title = Masters of Illusion
| next_year = 2000
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Ice-T
| type = studio
| prev_title = The Seventh Deadly Sin
| prev_year = 1999
| title = Pimp to Eat
| year = 2000
| next_title = Gangsta Rap
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Singles
| name = Pimp to Eat
| type = studio
| single1 = 2005 A.D.
| single1date = May 16, 2000
| single2 = Bionic Oldsmobile
| single2date = June 10, 2016
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternate cover
| type = studio
| cover = Pimp to Eat (2016 re-release album cover).jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 2016 re-release album cover, seen on streaming
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pimp-to-eat-mw0000066937|title=Pimp to Eat - Analog Brothers|publisher=AllMusic|last=Kantor|first=Matt|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 3/5{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3/title.analog-brothers-pimp-to-eat|title=Analog Brothers - Pimp to Eat Review|publisher=HipHopDX|date=February 18, 2001|accessdate=November 13, 2017}}
| rev3 = RapReviews
| rev4 = Record Collector
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|last=Tuscadero|first=Inky|date=|title=Pimp To Eat - Record Collector Magazine|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/pimp-eat|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Record Collector}}
| rev5 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Brackett|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|author-link2=Christian Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Analog+Brothers+Pimp+to+Eat&pg=PA466|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|page=466|language=en}}
}}
Pimp to Eat is the only studio album by American hip hop supergroup Analog Brothers, which consists of Ice-T as Ice Oscillator, Kool Keith as Keith Korg, Pimpin' Rex as Rex Roland JX3P, Marc Live as Marc Moog, and Black Silver as Silver Synth. It was released on August 15, 2000{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115005848/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428297/kool-keith-and-ice-ts-pimp-lp-delayed-by-theft/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2020|title = Kool Keith and Ice-T's "Pimp" LP Delayed by Theft|website = MTV}} via Ground Control Records and re-released on June 10, 2016 via Mello Music Group.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/04/analog-brothers-kool-keith-ice-t-pimp-to-eat/|title=Analog Brothers Featuring Kool Keith, Ice-T, Pimp Rex, Black Silver and Marc Live Are Reissuing 'Pimp to Eat' - XXL|last=C.M.|first=Emmanuel|date=April 12, 2016|website=XXL|access-date=November 13, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://mmg-koolkeith.bandcamp.com/album/pimp-to-eat|title=Pimp To Eat, by Analog Brothers|website=BandCamp|access-date=November 13, 2017}} The 16-track record featured guest appearances from Odd Oberheim, H-Bomb, Teflon, Rhymes Syndicate, Synth-A-Size Sisters, and DJ Cisco.
Singles
The album produced a 12" vinyl single "2005 A.D.", which was dropped on May 16, 2000 via Ground Control Records. Its A-side were two versions of "2005", master mix version with Odd Oberhiem and instrumental version. Its B-side were two versions of "Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer", also master mix and instrumental.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Analog-Brothers-2005-AD/release/229153|title=Analog Brothers - 2005 A.D.|website=Discogs|date=16 May 2000 |language=en|access-date=November 13, 2017}}
The second single, "Bionic Oldsmobile", was dropped on June 10, 2016 on Mello Music Group's re-release version and is available as free download.
Music videos
In 2016, two music videos were made to promote the re-release of Pimp to Eat. "Country Girl" was directed and edited by Pimp Rex & Kool Keith,{{Citation|last=Mello Music Group|author-link=Mello Music Group|title=Analog Brothers - "Country Girl" {{!}} feat. Kool Keith & Pimp Rex & Marc Live & Ice-T & Black Silver|date=April 28, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt3sKLBeRU|accessdate=November 13, 2017}} and "More Freaks" was directed by Gorilaman X.{{Citation|last=Mello Music Group|author-link=Mello Music Group|title=Analog Brothers - More Freaks (feat. Ice-T, Kool Keith, Marc Live, Pimp Rex, Black Silver)|date=July 12, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUUmouaHaYU|accessdate=November 13, 2017}} No music videos were made on its original release.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_music = Analog Brothers
| title1 = Analog Brother's Intro
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Analog Technics
| note2 = featuring Odd Oberhiem
| length2 = 4:52
| title3 = More Freaks
| length3 = 4:03
| title4 = 2005
| note4 = featuring Odd Oberhiem
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = So Bad
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer
| length6 = 3:49
| title7 = Perms, Baldheads, Afros & Dreds
| length7 = 4:09
| title8 = Who Wana Be Down
| note8 = featuring Rhyme Syndicate
| length8 = 4:43
| title9 = Country Girl
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = War
| note10 = featuring Jacky Jasper & DJ Cisco
| length10 = 4:04
| title11 = Doubleback
| length11 = 3:48
| title12 = We Sleep Days
| note12 = featuring Jacky Jasper
| length12 = 3:43
| title13 = Bionic Oldsmobile
| length13 = 4:27
| title14 = Shut Down Show
| note14 = featuring Synth-A-Size Sisters
| length14 = 3:24
| title15 = Once I Get It
| note15 = featuring Teflon
| length15 = 1:04
| title16 = Analog Outro
| length16 = 2:19
| total_length = 60:26
}}
Sample credits{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/The-Analog-Brothers/|title=The Analog Brothers on WhoSampled|website=WhoSampled|access-date=November 13, 2017}}
- "Analog Technics" contains elements from "Music to Be Murdered By" by Jeff Alexander & Alfred Hitchcock (1958)
- "Analog Annihilator Vrs. Silver Surfer" contains elements from "Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs and Orchestra" by György Ligeti (1968)
- "Who Wanna Be Down" contains the intro from the television series The Outer Limits (1963)
Personnel
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- Christopher Rodgers - vocals, synthesizer, lazar bells
- Rex Colonel Doby Jr. - vocals, keyboards, drums
- Tracy Lauren Marrow - vocals, keyboards, drums
- Keith Matthew Thornton - vocals, bass, strings
- Marc Giveand - vocals, violins, drums
- Kurt Kurzweil Matlin - mixing
- Gene Grimaldi - mastering
- Dr. Dave Stotts - photography
- Odd Oberhiem - featured artist (tracks: 2, 4)
- Sean Merrick - featured artist (tracks: 10, 12)
- Sheldon Harris - featured artist (track 15)
- Rhyme Syndicate - featured artist (track 8)
- DJ Cisco - featured artist (track 10)
- Synth-A-Size Sisters - featured artist (track 14)
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References
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Analog-Brothers-Pimp-To-Eat/master/68941|title=Analog Brothers - Pimp To Eat|website=at Discogs|date=2000 |language=en}}
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