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Look Mom... No Hands
2004 studio album by Vast Aire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Look Mom... No Hands is the first solo studio album by American hip hop musician Vast Aire, one half of the duo Cannibal Ox.[1] It was released on Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004.[2] It features contributions from MF Doom, RJD2, Madlib, Aesop Rock, and Sadat X.[2] It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[3]
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Critical reception
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, stating, "Vast's chillingly detached raps and delivery were a large part of Cannibal Ox's success, and there's much more in the same vein here."[4] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club described it as a "riveting combination of old school B-boy attitude and post-apocalyptic menace".[5] Christopher R. Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that "Vast's flow, while leisurely, still utilizes the most impossibly matter-of-fact delivery in the underground, which he uses for maximum effect."[6]
Meanwhile, David Drake of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of D+, saying, "this album lacks the plaintive street poetry of The Cold Vein, as well as that album's focus and consistent production aesthetic."[8] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.3 out of 10, calling it "an awkward, inconsistent amalgam of wasted talent and musical apathy."[1]
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Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Vast Aire – vocals, production (17), photography
- Jest One – production (1), recording (1)
- Bo Boddie – mixing (1–7, 9–12, 14–17)
- S.A. Smash – vocals (2)
- DJ Cip One – turntables (2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 17)
- Camu Tao – production (2)
- Nasa – recording (2), production (4)
- T One – production (3, 9)
- Nonezio – recording (3–5, 8–12, 14, 16, 17)
- Karniege – vocals (4, 13), graffiti art
- Nathaniel Roberts – vocals (5, 14), recording (11)
- Jake One – production (5)
- Blueprint – vocals (6), production (6, 15), recording (6, 15)
- Metro – vocals (7)
- Cryptic One – production (7), recording (7)
- MF Doom – vocals (8), production (8), mixing (8)
- Sadat X – vocals (10)
- Sinclair – vocals (10), keyboards (14)
- Ayatollah – production (10), turntables (10)
- Madlib – production (11, 14, 16)
- RJD2 – production (12)
- Breez Evahflowin' – vocals (13)
- Poison Pen – vocals (13)
- Aesop Rock – vocals (13)
- Da Beatminerz – production (13)
- Evil D – recording (13), mixing (13)
- Mr. Walt – recording (13), mixing (13)
- Butta L – engineering assistance (13)
- Simone Harrison – vocals (14)
- Breezly Brewin – vocals (16)
- Vordul Mega – vocals (16)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Brent Rollins – art direction, design
- Jon Breiner – cover illustration
- Luke Barber Smith – photography
- Sumkid – photography
- Taku – photography
- Kenshin Ichikawa – Vast Aire logo
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