Bazooka Tooth

Bazooka Tooth is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2003.^[1]

Bazooka Tooth
Studio album by Aesop Rock
Released	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	70:05
Label	Definitive Jux
Producer	Aesop Rock Blockhead El-P
Aesop Rock chronology
Daylight (2002) Bazooka Tooth (2003) Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives (2005)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	4/5[4]
Blender	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
HipHopDX	7.5/10[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
Mojo	[9]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Stylus Magazine	B[12]

Bazooka Tooth received generally favorable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74 out of 100, based on 16 reviews.^[2]

Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork called Bazooka Tooth "another strong outing from one of underground hip-hop's most talented, thanks in no small part to its unprecedented wealth of lyrical depth and individual production style."^[10] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that "Aesop drops abstract poetry, heartfelt stories and new millennial b-boyisms in his gruff monotone flow."^[13] Francis Henville of Stylus Magazine noted that "the beats feel somewhat restrained, lethargic and lazy" and "they are perfectly suited to Aesop's limpid down-tempo rhymes."^[12]

Meanwhile, John Bush of AllMusic felt that Bazooka Tooth lacks "the catchy, sample-driven flavor" of Labor Days.^[3] David Morris of PopMatters gave the album an unfavorable review and said, "Bazooka Tooth is almost a textbook example of what happens when a previously struggling artist gets a handful of success".^[1]

In 2013, Danny Brown named it one of his 25 favorite albums.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Bazooka Tooth"	Ian Bavitz	Aesop Rock	2:25
2.	"N.Y. Electric"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	5:10
3.	"Easy"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	5:01
4.	"No Jumper Cables"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	5:06
5.	"Limelighters" (featuring Camp Lo)	Bavitz Saladine Wallace Salahadeen Wilds	Aesop Rock	4:33
6.	"Super Fluke"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	4:51
7.	"Cook It Up" (featuring Party Fun Action Committee)	Bavitz Jeremy Gibson Tony Simon	Blockhead	3:45
8.	"Freeze"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	5:32
9.	"We're Famous" (featuring El-P)	Bavitz Jaime Meline	El-P	6:21
10.	"Babies With Guns"	Bavitz	Blockhead	5:07
11.	"The Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	4:48
12.	"Frijoles"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	3:48
13.	"11:35" (featuring Mr. Lif)	Bavitz Jeffrey Haynes	Blockhead	4:23
14.	"Kill the Messenger"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	4:54
15.	"Mars Attacks"	Bavitz	Aesop Rock	4:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[15]

• El-P – executive producer
• Nasa – engineering, mixing (all tracks)
• Spence Boogie – assistant engineer (all tracks)
• Tippy – mastering engineer (all tracks)
• DJ Cip One – scratches (1–3, 6)
• DJ paWL – scratches (9)
• Jer – pots and pans (1)
• Cannibal Ox – additional vocals^[a]
• S.A. Smash – additional vocals^[a]
• Party Fun Action Committee – additional vocals^[a]
• Murs – additional vocals^[a]
• Tomer Hanuka – illustrations
• Dan Ezra Lang – design and logos
• Ben Colen – photos
• Jesse Ferguson – product manager

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[16]	112
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19]	44

Notes

1. Credited as "additional trash talking and malarchy" with no track numbers specified.