''Same !@#$ Different Day'' is a compilation album by

Lyrics Born Tsutomu "Tom" Shimura (born September 2, 1972), better known by his stage name Lyrics Born (formerly Asia Born), is a Japanese-American rapper, singer, and producer. He is one half of the duo Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker. Early life Shim ...

. It was released on

Quannum Projects Quannum Projects (also known as Quannum MCs) is an American hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has been active since 1992, when it was formed at UC Davis under the moniker Solesides Records. It is also the name of the i ...

in 2005. It peaked at number 27 on the ''

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chart, as well as number 28 on the

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chart.

Release

As well as containing new tracks, ''Same !@#$ Different Day'' contains new lyrics over remixed beats from Lyrics Born's 2003 debut album, ''

Later That Day ''Later That Day'' (stylized as ''Later That Day...'') is the debut solo studio album by Lyrics Born. It was released on Quannum Projects in 2003. It peaked at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums chart. Critical reception Spence D. ...

''. Some versions of the album includes a bonus DVD, featuring music videos, a documentary, and footage from the 2004 tour.

Critical reception

Dave Dierksen of ''

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'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "This is the sound of soul, and it's what's been missing for far too long in hip-hop." Vish Khanna of ''

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'' called it "an essential album for both old and new fans of Lyrics Born."

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Same Different Day 2005 compilation albums Lyrics Born albums Quannum Projects albums Albums produced by Dan the Automator Albums produced by DJ Shadow