Temporary Forever

Temporary Forever is the second studio album by American rapper Busdriver. It was released on Temporary Whatever in 2002. It features guest appearances from Radioinactive, Rhetoric, Of Mexican Descent, and Aceyalone. Most of the tracks were recorded and mixed by Daddy Kev, who is a co-executive producer of the album. All scratching on the album was done by D-Styles.

Temporary Forever
Studio album by Busdriver
Released	2002 (2002)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	63:55
Label	Temporary Whatever
Producer	Cerebro Daddy Kev Paris Zax O.D. Busdriver Conartist Marques Broadwell Hive
Busdriver chronology
Memoirs of the Elephant Man (1999) Temporary Forever (2002) Cosmic Cleavage (2004)
Singles from Temporary Forever
"Imaginary Places" Released: 2002

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favorable[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
Urban Smarts	84/100[4]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "the album has so many incredible ideas and catchy riffs that it trumps entire careers by some rappers out there."^[1] He added, "Temporary Forever introduces one of the most imaginative talents to ever grace the rap world."^[1]

In 2008, Vibe included it on the "24 Lost Rap Classics" list. Sean Fennessey wrote, "his adenoidal flow, a breathless bundle of consonants and exclamation points, will challenge anyone looking to tune the MC out."^[5]

In 2015, HipHopDX included it on the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000" list.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"New Aquarium"	Cerebro Daddy Kev	1:07
2.	"Imaginary Places"	Paris Zax	3:15
3.	"Along Came a Biter"	Paris Zax	4:05
4.	"Idle Chatter"	O.D.	3:38
5.	"Gun Control"	Paris Zax	3:11
6.	"Mindcrossings"	Daddy Kev	2:56
7.	"Suing Sony"	Daddy Kev	2:46
8.	"Stylin' Under Pressure"	Busdriver	2:20
9.	"Single Cell Ego"	Daddy Kev	2:39
10.	"Somethingness" (featuring Radioinactive and Rhetoric)	Conartist	6:08
11.	"Driver's Manual"	Daddy Kev	0:50
12.	"The Truth of Spontaneous Human Combustion" (featuring Of Mexican Descent)	Marques Broadwell	4:39
13.	"Opposable Thumbs"	Paris Zax	4:43
14.	"Unplanned Parenthood"	Paris Zax	1:44
15.	"Jazz Fingers" (featuring Aceyalone)	O.D.	4:34
16.	"Reality Sandwich"	Hive	4:14
17.	"Wrong Route"	Cerebro Daddy Kev	1:03
18.	"Post Apocalyptic Rap Blues"	Paris Zax	10:04
Total length:			63:55

Personnel

Technical personnel

• Daddy Kev – mastering^{[citation needed]}