The Loneliest Punk

The Loneliest Punk (sometimes stylized as Theloneliest Punk) is the debut studio album by the American rapper Fatlip, released on November 1, 2005, by Delicious Vinyl.^[7] The name is a play on "Thelonious Monk", the famous jazz pianist.^[8]

The Loneliest Punk
Studio album by Fatlip
Released	November 1, 2005
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:21
Label	Delicious Vinyl
Producer	Edy Crahp (also exec.) Mike Floss (also exec.) 45 King J-Swift Squeak E. Clean Printz Board Venus Brown
Fatlip chronology
The Loneliest Punk (2005) Torpor (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Stylus Magazine	B+[5]
RapReviews	8/10[6]

Production of the album was handled by J-Swift (who produced The Pharcyde's debut album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde) and producer Squeak E. Clean among others.^[8] Executive producers of the album were Mike Floss and Edy Crahp, which some have speculated to be Fatlip himself, as the name "Edy Crahp" is really just "Pharcyde" in reverse (In the song "Today's Your Day," he raps, "Edy Crahp, comin' with different shit/Edy Crahp, write it down nigga, see the reverse significance?", lending credence to this theory).^{[citation needed]}

The album features guest MCs Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5) and Shock G (aka Humpty Hump).^[8]

The song "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)" was featured in the seminal skateboarding film titled Yeah Right! directed by Spike Jonze for Girl Skateboards as well as the 2005 video game Blitz: The League.^{[citation needed]}

The song "What's Up Fatlip?" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.^[9]

Track listing

1. "Fat Leezy"
   • Produced by Edy Crahp
2. "Fatlip Intro"
   • Beat by Edy Crahp
3. "First Heat"
   • Produced by Printz Board
4. "The Bass Line"
   • Beats by 45 King (Mark James) & Edy Crahp
5. "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)"
   • Featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5)
   • Produced by Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel)
6. "Freestyle"
7. "Joe's Turkey"
   • Produced by J-Swift, Mike Floss & Edy Crahp
8. "I Got The Shit"
   • Beat by 45 King (Mark James)
9. "Writer's Block"
   • Produced by J-Swift
10. "M.I.A."
    • Beat by 45 King (Mark James)
11. "The Story of Us"
    • Produced by J-Swift
12. "Cook"
    • Produced by J-Swift & Mike Floss
13. "Walkabout"
    • Beat by Edy Crahp
14. "All On Fly"
    • Produced by Edy Crahp
15. "Lyrical Styles"
    • Produced by Edy Crahp
16. "Freaky Pumps"
    • Featuring Shock G (aka Humpty Hump)
    • Produced by Edy Crahp & Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel)
17. "He's an Outsider"
    • Beat by Edy Crahp
18. "What's Up Fatlip?"
    • Produced by Edy Crahp
19. "Dreams"
    • Produced by Venus Brown

Personnel

Contributors
Producers
Producer(s)	45 King J-Swift Squeak E. Clean Venus Brown
Executive Producer(s)	Edy Crahp
Performers
Lead vocals and rapping	Fatlip
Additional vocals and rapping	Chali 2na Shock G Volume 10
Technicians
Mixing	Dylan Dresdow
Engineering	Dylan Dresdow
Mastering	Tom Baker