Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent
EP by
ReleasedMay 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
GenreHip hop
Length26:02
LabelStones Throw Records
ProducerEl RTNC

Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent is an EP by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released by Stones Throw Records in 2013. Music videos were created for "Peace & Love"[1] and "Men Are Mortal".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[4]
HipHopDX4.5/5[5]
Potholes in My Blog[6]
RapReviews.com7/10[7]
Robert ChristgauB+[8]
Spin7/10[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

Spin placed it at number 35 on the "Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013" list.[10] HipHopDX included it in the "Top 25 Albums of 2013" list.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Brothers"3:50
2."Oh, the Horror"2:23
3."Lonely People"3:03
4."Dag, Philly Too"2:53
5."Moon"3:45
6."Men Are Mortal"3:45
7."Peace & Love"3:11
8."I"4:30
Total length:26:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Homeboy Sandman – vocals
  • El RNTC – production
  • Dave Dar – engineering
  • Jeff Jank – art direction
  • Tyke Witness AWR – artwork

References

  1. Martin, Andrew (April 24, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – "Peace & Love" (Video)". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  2. Martin, Andrew (September 30, 2013). "Watch Homeboy Sandman's New Video for 'Men Are Mortal'". The Boombox. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent (EP) by Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. Patrick, Ryan B. (May 15, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. Balfour, Jay (April 26, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc Fertile Crescent". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. Glauber, Ken (April 25, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  7. Taylor, Patrick (April 30, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman :: Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent :: Stones Throw Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  8. Christgau, Robert. "Homeboy Sandman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. Soderberg, Brandon (May 15, 2013). "Homeboy Sandman, 'Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent' (Stones Throw)". Spin. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  10. "35. Homeboy Sandman, Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent EP and All That I Hold Dear EP (Stones Throw)". Spin. November 22, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  11. "HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums Of 2013". HipHopDX. December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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