First of a Living Breed

First of a Living Breed is the fourth studio album by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released through Stones Throw Records on September 18, 2012.

First of a Living Breed
Studio album by
Homeboy Sandman
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length46:22
LabelStones Throw Records
ProducerJonwayne, Oddisee, J57, Howard Lloyd, Invisible Think, 6th Sense, Reality, RTNC, 2 Hungry Bros., Oh No
Homeboy Sandman chronology
The Good Sun
(2010)		 First of a Living Breed
(2012)		 Hallways
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Pitchfork Media7.1/10[5]
PopMatters[6]
Potholes in My Blog[7]
Robert ChristgauA-[8]
The Skinny[9]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, First of a Living Breed received an average score of 77% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

First of a Living Breed was listed by NPR Music as one of their "50 Favorite Albums of 2012".[10] It was ranked at number 5 on The Village Voice's "Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012" list.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rain"Jonwayne3:14
2."Whatchu Want from Me?"Oddisee3:49
3."Couple Bars (Honey, Sugar, Darling, Sweetie, Baby, Boo)"J573:21
4."Sputnik"Howard Lloyd3:58
5."Illuminati"J573:08
6."4 Corners"Invisible Think3:46
7."For the Kids"6th Sense3:39
8."Cedar and Sedgwick"RTNC2:00
9."Mine All Mine"2 Hungry Bros.2:35
10."Not Really"Jonwayne4:18
11."The Ancient"Reality3:30
12."Eclipsed"RTNC1:55
13."First of a Living Breed"Oh No4:12
14."Let's Get 'Em"RTNC2:53

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[12] 75
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References
  1. "First of a Living Breed by Homeboy Sandman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. Jeffries, David. "First of a Living Breed - Homeboy Sandman". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. Moore, Marcus J. (September 17, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. Bozzer, Mark (September 18, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First of a Living Breed". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  5. Bromwich, Jonah (October 8, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. Amidon, David (October 19, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed". PopMatters. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. Gugich, Chul (September 14, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman - First Of A Living Breed". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  8. Christgau, Robert. "Homeboy Sandman". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  9. Gieben, Bram E. (September 21, 2012). "Homeboy Sandman – First of a Living Breed". The Skinny. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. Kelley, Frannie (December 22, 2012). "NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  11. Mlynar, Phillip (December 19, 2012). "The Ten Best New York City Rap Albums of 2012 (2/2)". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  12. "Homeboy Sandman - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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