''Pimp to Eat'' is the only studio album by

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hip hop

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Analog Brothers Analog Brothers were an experimental hip hop band featuring Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow (Ice Oscillator) on keyboards, drums and vocals, Keith "Kool Keith" Thornton (Keith Korg) on bass, strings and vocals, Marc Live (Marc Moog) on drums, violins and ...

, which consists of Ice-T as Ice Oscillator,

Kool Keith Keith Matthew Thornton (born October 7, 1963), better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool ...

as Keith Korg, Pimpin' Rex as Rex Roland JX3P, Marc Live as Marc Moog, and Black Silver as Silver Synth. It was released on August 15, 2000 via Ground Control Records and re-released on June 10, 2016 via

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. The 16-track record featured guest appearances from Odd Oberheim,

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, Teflon, Rhymes Syndicate, Synth-A-Size Sisters, and DJ Cisco.

Singles

The album produced a 12"

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single "2005 A.D.", which was dropped on May 16, 2000 via Ground Control Records. Its A-side were two versions of "2005", master mix version with Odd Oberhiem and instrumental version. Its B-side were two versions of "Analog Annihilator vs. Silver Surfer", also master mix and instrumental. The second single, "Bionic Oldsmobile", was dropped on June 10, 2016 on

's re-release version and is available as free download.

Music videos

In 2016, two music videos were made to promote the re-release of ''Pimp to Eat''. "Country Girl" was directed and edited by Pimp Rex &

,, and "More Freaks" was directed by Gorilaman X. No music videos were made on its original release.

Track listing

Sample credits *"Analog Technics" contains elements from "Music to Be Murdered By" by

Jeff Alexander Jeff Alexander (born Myer Goodhue Alexander; July 2, 1910 – December 23, 1989) was an American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio and television scores. Early years Born in Seattle, Washington, Alexander began performing in ...

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(1958) *"Analog Annihilator Vrs. Silver Surfer" contains elements from "Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs and Orchestra" by

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" ...

(1968) *"Who Wanna Be Down" contains the intro from the television series The Outer Limits (1963)

Personnel

*Christopher Rodgers - vocals, synthesizer, lazar bells *Rex Colonel Doby Jr. - vocals, keyboards, drums * Tracy Lauren Marrow - vocals, keyboards, drums * Keith Matthew Thornton - vocals, bass, strings *Marc Giveand - vocals, violins, drums * Kurt Kurzweil Matlin - mixing *Gene Grimaldi - mastering *Dr. Dave Stotts - photography *Odd Oberhiem - featured artist (tracks: 2, 4) * Sean Merrick - featured artist (tracks: 10, 12) *Sheldon Harris - featured artist (track 15) *Rhyme Syndicate - featured artist (track 8) *DJ Cisco - featured artist (track 10) *Synth-A-Size Sisters - featured artist (track 14)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimp To Eat 2000 debut albums Kool Keith albums Ice-T albums Hardcore hip hop albums Alternative hip hop albums by American artists