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Eyedollartree

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Eyedollartree
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
GenreAlternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop, West Coast hip hop
LabelAtomic Pop/MasterGrip
ProducerBlood of Abraham
Motiv8
will.i.am
Cyrus Melchor
Blood of Abraham chronology
Future Profits
(1993)
Eyedollartree
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Des Moines Register[2]
RapReviews8/10[3]

Eyedollartree is the second album by the rap duo Blood of Abraham.[4] It was released in 2000 via Atomic Pop and MasterGrip.[5] The album was rereleased in 2005.[6]

The album was accompanied by a DVD of a short film directed by the duo and Brian Beletic.[7]

Production

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The album was produced by Blood of Abraham, will.i.am, Motiv8, and Cyrus Melchor.[8] Kool Keith, Divine Styler, and will.i.am made guest appearances on some of the tracks.[6]

Critical reception

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The A.V. Club called the album "superb," writing that it "surveys a bleak world riddled with disease, warped values, corruption, and constant surveillance, but not without a sturdy sense of humor and a winning pop-art playfulness."[9] LA Weekly deemed it "a mixture of trippy, band-oriented backpack hip-hop with a few guitar-rock tunes thrown in, and at least three or four solid singles."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "Know The Half"- 3:47
  2. "Only The Wise"- 4:38
  3. "99¢ Lighter" feat. will.i.am - 3:48
  4. "Paranoia Is Awareness"- 3:59
  5. "Velvet Glove, Iron Fist"- 4:50
  6. "-Tion"- 4:37
  7. "Calling All Citizens" feat. will.i.am - 4:49
  8. "Hurricane"- 3:48
  9. "Rosetta Stone"- 3:40
  10. "Giant Midgets"- 4:14
  11. "Eyedollartree"- 5:09
  12. "Dangerous Diseases"- 5:13
  13. "Omegaton" feat. Kool Keith, Divine Styler - 4:20

References

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  1. ^ "Eyedollartree - Blood of Abraham | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Munson, Kyle (29 June 2000). "Jurassic 5 shows hip-hop stars how it's done". The Des Moines Register: DB12.
  3. ^ "Blood of Abraham :: EyeDollarTree :: Basement Records". www.rapreviews.com.
  4. ^ "Blood of Abraham | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. June 18, 2000 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (23 Aug 2005). "Also out this week". Courier-Journal: E1.
  7. ^ Frühauf, Tina (June 13, 2018). "Experiencing Jewish Music in America: A Listener's Companion". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Conscientious Objectors". MTV News.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Blood Of Abraham: EyeDollarTree". Music.
  10. ^ "Rap and Revelation". LA Weekly. November 15, 2000.