Eyedea & Abilities – First Born
| Label: | Rhymesayers Entertainment – RS0022-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Album |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Hip Hop |
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Tracklist
| 1 | One | 2:35 | |
| 2 | Music, Music | 4:40 | |
| 3 | Birth Of A Fish... | 2:09 | |
| 4 | ...Powdered Water Too (1) | 3:03 | |
| 5 | ...Powdered Water Too (2) | 3:24 | |
| 6 | Color My World Mine | 5:58 | |
| 7 | Liquid Sovereignty | 5:31 | |
| 8 | A Murder Of Memories | 4:58 | |
| 9 | Blindly Firing | 3:46 | |
| 10 | Big Shots | 3:50 | |
| 11 | Void (Internal Theory) | 2:14 | |
| 12 | The Dive (1) | 4:13 | |
| 13 | The Dive (2) | 5:14 | |
| 14 | Well Being | 3:09 | |
| 15 | Read Wiped In Blue | 5:09 | |
| 16 | Void (External Theory) | 1:14 | |
| 17 | On This I Stand | 5:29 | |
| 18 | Before And After | 3:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – A440 Studios
- Mixed At – A440 Studios
- Mastered At – The Lodge, New York
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Rhymesayers Entertainment
- Copyright © – Rhymesayers Entertainment
- Made By – Disque Americ
Credits
- A&R [Uncredited] – Lucas Zimmer
- Artwork, Design – M. Ward
- Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – J Bird*
- Executive-Producer – Brent "Abu Siddiq" Sayers*, Abilities*, Eyedea
- Layout – Stress (7)
- Lyrics By – Eyedea
- Mastered By – Emily Lazar
- Music By – Abilities*
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris Blood*
Notes
The titles of tracks 5, 13, and 18 are not printed on the back cover, but are taken from the vinyl hubs of the nearly-identical 3xLP version of this release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 16892 87872 8
- Barcode (Scanned): 616892878728
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 3RQX1<7123>RS0022 DADR
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 37UT1<7123>RS0022 DADR
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L481
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L483
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 811C
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 7720
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | First Born (3×LP, Album) | Rhymesayers Entertainment | RS0022-1 | US | 2001 | ||
Recently Edited | First Born (Instrumentals) (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM) | Rhymesayers Entertainment | RS8787-INST | US | 2001 | ||
New Submission | First Born (CD, Album) | Rhymesayers Entertainment | RS8787-2 | US | 2001 | ||
Recently Edited | First Born (3×LP, Album, Gatefold ) | Rhymesayers Entertainment | RS8787-1 | US | 2001 | ||
New Submission | First Born (Promo) (Advance Copy) (CD, Mini, Advance, Album, Promo) | Rhymesayers Entertainment | none | US | 2001 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited 16 years agoI remember writing a paper on this CD in college for a music class because I liked it so much when it originally came out. This is right about the time when Eyedea was a relentless battle MC (winning the Blaze Battles) but there are only a few tracks of this style on this album. Otherwise the lyrics are very deep, poetic, and highly introspective. I remember being blown away by some of the concepts he pieces together with such fluidity, and all this laid over some highly intricate beats by no other than DJ Abilities. Most of these tracks have had a difficult journey withstanding the test of time, but First Born still remains one of my favorite intelligent hip hop albums.