''Crowns Down'' (stylized as ''CrownsDown'') is the third studio album by American hip hop duo
Themselves
Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, '' Them'', was included on '' Fact''s "100 ...
. It was released on
Anticon
Anticon (often styled as anticon.) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and ma ...
in 2009.
[ A remix version of the album, '' Crowns Down & Company'', was released in 2010.
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Critical reception
At Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[
Brian Howe of '']Pitchfork
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'' gave the album a 6.7 out of 10 and described it as "a back-to-basics album from a group who probably needs one, having ventured so far afield."[ Thomas Quinlan of '' Exclaim!'' said, "Themselves may not have snatched the crown but they've certainly thrown down the gauntlet with ''CrownsDown'', their confident and comfortable return to the royal rap court."][
]BBC Music
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named it one of the best albums of 2009.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Themselves
* Doseone
Adam Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapper, producer, poet and artist. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. He has also been a member of numerous groups including ...
– vocals, production
* Jel – vocals, production
Additional musicians
* D-Styles
Dave Cuasito (born July 6, 1972), better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, and Third Sight. He has also been a resident DJ of Low End Theory. D-styles i ...
– turntables (3)
* Jordan Dalrymple
Antonionian (born Jordan Dalrymple) is a multi-instrumentalist based in California.
History
Jordan Dalrymple has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God.
He released the debut album, '' Antonionian'', under the alias Antonionian on Anticon in 2011 ...
– vocals (5)
* Markus Acher – vocals (5)
* Dax Pierson
Dax Pierson (born 1970) is an American musician from Oakland, California. He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God.
Life and career
Dax Pierson worked at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California for 10 years. He has been a member of Subtle and 1 ...
– vocals (6)
Technical personnel
* Odd Nosdam
David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American underground hip hop producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists in ...
– mixing
* Yoni Wolf
Jonathan Avram "Yoni" Wolf (born April 30, 1979) is an American alternative hip hop and indie rock musician and co-founder of the record label Anticon.
From 1997 until 2004, Wolf released music under the stage name Why?. In 2004 he transferred t ...
– mixing
* Mike Wells – mastering
* Doseone – photography
* Matthew Scott – photography
* K Photo – photography
References
External links
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2009 albums
Themselves albums
Anticon albums