Soundpieces: Da Antidote
| Soundpieces: Da Antidote! | ||||
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| Studio album by Lootpack | ||||
| Released | June 29, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 73:42 | |||
| Label | Stones Throw Records | |||
| Producer | Madlib | |||
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| Singles from Soundpieces: Da Antidote! | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | (unfavorable) |
| Exclaim! | (favorable) |
Soundpieces: Da Antidote! is the first studio album by Lootpack, an American hip hop group consisting of Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes. It was released on Stones Throw Records in 1999. The album was produced by Madlib and mixed by Kutmaster Kurt.
Steve Huey of AllMusic gave the album 4 and a half stars out of 5, writing: "Much of the album's success is due to fantastic production by Madlib, who takes his place as one of the West Coast's most imaginative trackmasters, underground or otherwise." "The rapping, by Madlib and Wildchild plus a guest roster of West Coast scenesters, is consistently high-quality," he said.
Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, commenting that "[while] there are minute traces of their inebriated associates found in their system, their willingness to experiment is the strength they build on to forge their own identity."
Meanwhile, Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club called it "a bit of a letdown, primarily because the band's relentless emphasis on keeping it real and defeating wack MCs gets mighty damn dull over the course of 24 tracks." He felt that "Madlib's P-Funk-inspired cut-and-paste production is impressive, with tracks stopping and starting and bleeding into each other, but inventive production only gets you so far."
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