Temptations
Studio album by
Freestyle Fellowship
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length43:06
LabelGround Control Records
ProducerJosef Leimberg
Freestyle Fellowship chronology
Innercity Griots
(1993)		 Temptations
(2001)		 Shockadoom
(2002)
Singles from Temptations
  1. "S*x in the City"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Temptations" / "Ghetto Youth"
    Released: 2002

Temptations is the third studio album by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship. It was released on Ground Control Records on October 16, 2001. Its release was delayed considerably because of Self Jupiter's incarceration.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Village Voice(choice cut)[3]
Exclaim!mixed[4]
HipHopDX[5]
LA Weeklymixed[6]
Pitchfork6.6/10[7]
Vibe3/5[8]

Dan LeRoy of AllMusic gave the album 2 stars out of 5, saying, "the uncompromising attitude spelled out in the song 'No Hooks No Chorus' ends up hurting the album, as too many tracks focus almost exclusively on the lyrical end of the hip-hop equation, backing the group's rhymes with raw, repetitive grooves."[1] Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.6 out of 10, calling it "a disappointing one."[7] Dave Tompkins of Vibe said, "While the Fellowship can still run crop circles around other rappers, Temptations sounds as if each of their distinctive egos were in a different space."[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"2:46
2."Ghetto Youth"3:08
3."No Hooks No Chorus"2:49
4."Temptations"4:27
5."Seasons"3:06
6."Every Reason Why"2:17
7."Fragrance" (featuring Abstract Rude)3:46
8."Different"3:05
9."Hillcrest"2:44
10."Slappy the Happy Killer Clown"2:48
11."Best Rapper in the World"1:42
12."Watch What You Do"3:03
13."Freestyle Dedication" (featuring Supernatural)1:57
14."Freestyle Fellowship" (featuring RBX)2:06
15."Sex in the City"3:23
Total length:43:06

References

  1. 1 2 3 LeRoy, Dan. "Temptations Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Knowledge of self: Self Jupiter talks Freestyle Fellowship reunion, returning to school, and the West Coast underground". Los Angeles Times. June 18, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 29, 2002). "Throw Your Hands in the Air". Village Voice. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Cowie, Del F. (November 2001). "Freestyle Fellowship - Temptations". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ D-Lo (October 23, 2001). "Freestyle Fellowship: Temptations". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Wang, Oliver (February 6, 2002). "Ring of the Fellowship". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Haywood, Brad (February 12, 2002). "Freestyle Fellowship: Temptations". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Tompkins, Dave (October 2001). "Freestyle Fellowship Temptations". Vibe. p. 156. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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