First Born (Eyedea & Abilities album)

First Born is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 1, 2001.^[1]

First Born
Studio album by Eyedea & Abilities
Released	October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)[1]
Genre	Hip hop, alternative hip hop, underground hip hop, psychedelic hip hop
Length	70:10
Label	Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer	DJ Abilities
Eyedea & Abilities chronology
The Whereabouts of Hidden Bridges (1999) First Born (2001) E&A (2004)
Singles from First Born
"Blindly Firing" Released: 2001

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	favorable[2]
Exclaim!	mixed[3]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[4]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "The album's high-minded excursions into the realm of being and nothingness periodically lurch into navel-gazing self-parody, but Eyedea's passionate delivery and lyrical skills keep the disc grounded."^[2] Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, stating that "[Eyedea's] rhymes are dense, literate, focused, often surprising and always amusing."^[4]

In 2015, HipHopDX included it on the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000" list.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One"	2:35
2.	"Music Music"	4:40
3.	"Birth of a Fish..."	2:09
4.	"...Powdered Water Too (Part 1)"	3:03
5.	"...Powdered Water Too (Part 2)"	3:23
6.	"Color My World Mine"	5:57
7.	"Liquid Sovereignty"	5:30
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 (Part 1)"	4:13
13.	"The Dive (Part 2)"	5:13
14.	"Well Being"	3:09
15.	"Read Wiped in Blue"	5:08
16.	"Void (External Theory)"	1:14
17.	"On This I Stand"	5:28
18.	"Before and After" (bonus track; featuring Blueprint)	3:40
Total length:		70:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Eyedea – vocals, lyrics
• DJ Abilities – production
• Chris Blood – recording, mixing, mastering
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• M. Ward – artwork, design
• Stress – layout