Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent

Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent is an EP by American rapper Homeboy Sandman. It was released under Stones Throw Records in 2013. Music videos were created for "Peace & Love"[8] and "Men Are Mortal".[9]

Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent
EP by
Homeboy Sandman
ReleasedMay 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
GenreHip hop
Length26:02
LabelStones Throw Records
ProducerEl RTNC
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[2]
HipHopDX4.5/5[3]
Potholes in My Blog[4]
RapReviews.com7/10[5]
Robert ChristgauB+[6]
Spin7/10[7]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent received an average score of 85% based on 5 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

It ranked at number 35 on Spin's "Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013" list.[10] HipHopDX named it one of the "Top 25 Albums of 2013".[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
gollark: Fascinating. We should make NEW, COOLER WORDS which fit that criterion.
gollark: I am *trademarking* it, in the jurisdiction of Olland, which totally allows it.
gollark: I'm not *copyrighting* it.
gollark: Yep®.
gollark: This is now an Official Word™.

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