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The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
1999 studio album by Deep Puddle Dynamics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel (sometimes stylized as The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel[1]) is the only studio album by Deep Puddle Dynamics, a collaboration between Sole, Doseone, Alias, and Slug. It was released on Anticon in 1999. The title of the album comes from a "western haiku" by Jack Kerouac.[2]
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Critical reception
The album received a favorable coverage from URB, Spin, CMJ, and The Wire.[5] It is part of Cokemachineglow's Top 60 Albums of the 2000s, appearing in the "Honorable Mentions" section.[6] Michael Endelman of CMJ New Music Monthly said, "these cerebral MCs turn their emotional hang-ups (dejection, alienation, disaffection, etc.) into their calling card."[7] Dave Segal of The Stranger called it "one of underground hiphop's most understatedly adventurous documents, both sonically and lyrically".[8]
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Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Sole – vocals
- Doseone – vocals
- Alias – vocals, production (11)
- Slug – vocals
- DJ Abilities – production (1, 3, 4)
- Moodswing9 – production (2)
- Jel – production (5, 7, 8, 12)
- Ant – production (6)
- DJ Mayonnaise – production (9, 10)
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