Deadringer (album)
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| Studio album by RJD2 | ||||
| Released | July 23, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental hip hop, electronica | |||
| Length | 67:00 | |||
| Label | Definitive Jux | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Boston Phoenix |  |
| HipHopDX | 4.5/5 |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 9/10 |
| Stylus Magazine | B+ |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4/5 |
Deadringer is the first studio album by American hip hop producer and DJ RJD2. It was released on July 23, 2002 on Definitive Jux. The album features vocal contributions from Blueprint, Jakki da Motamouth, and Copywrite. Early copies included a hidden song on the last track, titled "Here's What's Left." "Ghostwriter" was featured in advertisements for Washington State Lottery and Wells Fargo, as well as in the film Wimbledon.
Noel Dix of Exclaim! gave Deadringer a favorable review and commented that the album "plays very much like the soundtrack to a motion picture". Sam Chennault of Pitchfork Media called it "an essential purchase for any fan of instrumental hip-hop". Doug Levy of CMJ New Music Report felt that "DJ Shadow may have started the instrumental hip-hop revolution, but RJD2 is here to make the coup a reality".
Chris Ryan of Spin said, "[RJD2] goes spelunking for everything from flamenco and pastoral folk to the kind of raw funk breaks that most groove merchants only dream of uncovering". Tony Van Groningen of Stylus Magazine noted that "RJD2 effortlessly changes directions and adds unexpected elements to the mix that do more to perfect the songs than to muddle them up".
It ranked at number 31 on Spin's "40 Best Albums of 2002" list.Kludge ranked it at number three on their list of best albums of 2002.
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