Haiku d'Etat is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Haiku d'Etat. It was released in 1999. In 2004, it was re-released with a different cover and a different track listing.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying: "The musical backdrop actually maintains the same high standard as the rhyming, something that had occasionally plagued past efforts from the Project Blowed crew."[1] He called it "one of those albums destined to go undeservedly neglected but deservedly revered."[4] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said: "Haiku D'Etat gets better with each listen, with every spin yielding a greater appreciation of the three MCs' chemistry and the surprising layers of subtlety and sophistication lurking beneath the deceptively simple production."[2] Orlando Weekly called it "one of the most amazing hip-hop albums of the decade."[5]
The album was placed at number 22 on Robert Christgau's "Pazz & Jop 2001: Dean's List".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Haiku d'Etat" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Non Compos Mentis" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Studio Street Stage" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Los Dangerous" | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Pro Tool Robots" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Wants vs. Needs" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "S.O.S." | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Firecracker" | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Still Rappin'" | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Other MC's" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Untitled" | 2:17 |
| 12. | "West Side Slip and Slide" | 7:17 |
| 13. | "Kaya" | 18:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Haiku D'Etat" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Non Compos Mentis" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Studio Street Stage" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Los Dangerous" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Pro Tool Robots" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Wants vs. Needs" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "S.O.S." | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Firecracker" | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Still Rappin'" | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Other MC's" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Slower Traffic to the Right" | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Kaya" | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Wo Wo Wo Yeah Yeah Yeah" | 2:04 |
References
- ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "Haiku d'Etat". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (April 19, 2002). "Haiku D'Etat: Haiku D'Etat". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Album: Haiku D'Etat". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Haiku D'etat - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Ferguson, Jason; Michalec, Micky; Shepherd, Lindy T. (October 21, 2004). "Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Radio 4, Hybrid, Haiku D'Etat and more". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Pazz & Jop 2001: Dean's List". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
Further reading
- Welty, Matt (March 27, 2015). "Listen to These '90s Underground West Coast Rap Releases if You Like Kendrick Lamar's New Album". Complex.
External links
- Haiku d'Etat at Discogs (list of releases)