Them (Themselves album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Them
| type = studio
| artist = Themselves
| cover =Them (Themselves album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|06|13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.anticon.com/item/them|title=Them|work=Anticon|access-date=April 8, 2018}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=64|s=15}}
| label = Anticon
| producer = Jel, J. Rawls, Moodswing9
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = The No Music
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Them
| type = studio
| single1 = Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces
| single1date = March 1, 1999{{cite web|url=http://www.anticon.com/item/joyful-toy-1001-faces|title=Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces|work=Anticon|access-date=April 8, 2018}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Exclaim!
| rev1score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/them-them|title=Them - Them|work=Exclaim!|first=Thomas|last=Quinlan|date=August 2, 2000|access-date=January 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104124330/http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/them-them|archive-date=January 4, 2015}}
| rev2 = Hip Hop Core
}}
Them is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was originally released under the name Them on Anticon in 2000. In 2003, it was re-released under the name Themselves.
Critical reception
Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, calling it "a classic hip-hop album that is destined to forever burst the boundaries of what should be considered hip-hop." Ali Maloney of The Skinny said, "Despite the seemingly simple beats and raps configuration, there is no shortage of jaw-dropping pyrotechnics and originality on show here."{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/a-rough-guide-to-doseone|title=A Rough Guide to Doseone|work=The Skinny|first=Ali|last=Maloney|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=June 14, 2018}}
In 2015, Fact placed it at number 96 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/02/25/the-100-best-indie-hip-hop-records-of-all-time/6/|title=The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time - 96. Them - Them (Anticon, 2000)|work=Fact|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=March 9, 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = I
| extra1 = Jel
| length1 = 2:25
| title2 = Directions to My Special Place
| extra2 = J. Rawls
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = Joyful Toy of a 1001 Faces
| extra3 = Jel
| length3 = 4:35
| title4 = Revenge of the Fern
| extra4 = Jel
| length4 = 4:53
| title5 = Eating Homework
| extra5 = Jel
| length5 = 4:08
| title6 = Lyrical Cougel
| note6 = featuring Pedestrian and Sole
| extra6 = Jel
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = Grass Skirt & Fruit Hat
| extra7 = Jel
| length7 = 4:20
| title8 = The Crayon Sharpener
| extra8 = Jel
| length8 = 4:31
| title9 = John Brown's Vaporizer
| note9 = featuring Mr. Dibbs
| extra9 = Jel
| length9 = 4:11
| title10 = Another Part of the Clown's Brain
| extra10 = Jel
| length10 = 4:21
| title11 = Death of a Thespian
| extra11 = Moodswing9
| length11 = 4:58
| title12 = It's Them
| extra12 = Jel
| length12 = 5:57
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|58623|Them}}
{{Doseone}}
{{Jel}}
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