''Deadringer'' is the debut studio album by
RJD2
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.
[ It was released on ]Definitive Jux
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History
Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the nam ...
on July 23, 2002.Blueprint
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, Jakki da Motamouth, and Copywrite.[ The album was reissued in 2009 with two additional tracks.
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, as well as in the film '' Wimbledon''.
Critical reception
Noel Dix of '' Exclaim!'' gave ''Deadringer'' a favorable review and commented that the album "plays very much like the soundtrack to a motion picture".Pitchfork
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'' called it "an essential purchase for any fan of instrumental hip-hop".[ Doug Levy of '']CMJ New Music Report
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'' felt that "DJ Shadow
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may have started the instrumental hip-hop revolution, but RJD2 is here to make the coup a reality".[ Tony Van Groningen of '' Stylus Magazine'' said that "RJD2 effortlessly changes directions and adds unexpected elements to the mix that do more to perfect the songs than to muddle them up".][
''Spin'' placed ''Deadringer'' at number 31 on its year-end list of the best albums of 2002. '']Kludge
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'' placed it at number three on its list of the year's best albums. In 2015, '' Fact'' placed it at number 28 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.
Track listing
Notes:
*Bonus track "Here's What's Left" does not appear on some versions, including vinyl releases and the 2009 reissue.
*The 2009 reissue bonus tracks originally appeared on the 2002 UK version of the album."RJD2 – Deadringer (UK Version)"
discogs.com. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.
Charts
References
External links
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2002 debut albums
RJD2 albums
Definitive Jux albums