''10 Haters'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo
Flash Bang Grenada
Flash Bang Grenada is an American hip hop duo based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of Busdriver and Nocando.
History
Flash Bang Grenada released the debut album, ''10 Haters'', on Hellfyre Club in 2011. It featured vocal contributions ...
. It was released on
Hellfyre Club
Hellfyre Club is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded and is currently owned by rapper Nocando.
According to ''Pitchfork Media'', it is "an assemblage of West Coast art rap luminaries connected to ...
on August 23, 2011.
Background
The albums includes guest appearances from
Open Mike Eagle
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and
Del the Funky Homosapien
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Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings
Born in O ...
, as well as productions from the likes of
Dibiase,
Nosaj Thing
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, Mexicans with Guns,
Shlohmo
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Career
Shlo ...
, and Blocade.
Critical reception
Brett Uddenberg of ''
URB'' gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a showcase of two of the west coast's wittier spitters stepping into a vocal booth and polishing their collective smirk into some bizarre gems."
[ Jeff Weiss of '']Los Angeles Times
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'' called it "a smart, subversive swag-rap record."
It was included on ''Pitchfork
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''s year-end "Overlooked Mixtapes" list, as well as ''Alarm''s "50 Unheralded Albums from 2011" list.
Track listing
References
Further reading
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2011 debut albums
Flash Bang Grenada albums
Albums produced by Dibiase
Albums produced by Mono/Poly