First of a Living Breed

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First of a Living Breed
Studio album by
Homeboy Sandman
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length46:22
LabelStones Throw Records
ProducerJonwayne, Oddisee, J57, Howard Lloyd, Invisible Think, 6th Sense, Reality, RTNC, 2 Hungry Bros., Oh No
Homeboy Sandman chronology
The Good Sun
(2010) 		First of a Living Breed
(2012) 		Hallways
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Pitchfork Media7.1/10[5]
PopMatters4/10 stars[6]
Potholes in My Blog3.5/5 stars[7]
Robert ChristgauA-[8]
The Skinny4/5 stars[9]

First of a Living Breed is the fourth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released through Stones Throw Records on September 18, 2012.

Reception[]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, First of a Living Breed received an average score of 77% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

First of a Living Breed was listed by NPR Music as one of their "50 Favorite Albums of 2012".[10] It was ranked at number 5 on The Village Voice's "Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012" list.[11]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rain"Jonwayne3:14
2."Whatchu Want from Me?"Oddisee3:49
3."Couple Bars (Honey, Sugar, Darling, Sweetie, Baby, Boo)"J573:21
4."Sputnik"Howard Lloyd3:58
5."Illuminati"J573:08
6."4 Corners"Invisible Think3:46
7."For the Kids"6th Sense3:39
8."Cedar and Sedgwick"RTNC2:00
9."Mine All Mine"2 Hungry Bros.2:35
10."Not Really"Jonwayne4:18
11."The Ancient"Reality3:30
12."Eclipsed"RTNC1:55
13."First of a Living Breed"Oh No4:12
14."Let's Get 'Em"RTNC2:53

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[12] 75

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "First of a Living Breed by Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "First of a Living Breed - Homeboy Sandman". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Moore, Marcus J. (September 17, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Bozzer, Mark (September 18, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (October 8, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Amidon, David (October 19, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". PopMatters. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ^ Gugich, Chul (September 14, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First Of A Living Breed". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Homeboy Sandman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (September 21, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman – First of a Living Breed". The Skinny. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. ^ Kelley, Frannie (December 22, 2012). "NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  11. ^ Mlynar, Phillip (December 19, 2012). "The Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012 (2/2)". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "Homeboy Sandman - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

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