''The Kitchen'' is the third studio album by American hip hop collective

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. It was released by

Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings is an Oakland, California-based, independent hip hop record label founded and owned by underground hip hop collective, the Hieroglyphics. The label was created by the collective in 1995 to publish and market the ...

on July 16, 2013. It peaked at number 14 on the ''

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chart, as well as number 45 on the

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chart. Music videos were created for "Gun Fever", "It's Partly Me", and "Golden".

Critical reception

Ian Birnam of ''

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'' said, "with its smooth rhymes and crunchy beats, ''The Kitchen'' is a definitive reminder of Hiero's stance in the hip-hop world."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Sleeprockers – production (1), editing, mixing *

Del the Funky Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien (sometimes stylized as Del tha Funkee Homosapien) or Sir DZL, is an American rapper. Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings Born in O ...

– production (2, 4) * Gully Duckets – production (3, 5) *

Opio Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. History East Oakland ...

– production (6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16) * Unjust – production (8) * A-Plus – production (14) * Phesto Dee – production (15) * Steven King – production (17) * Ken Lee – mastering * Spencer Groshong – artwork * Leo Docuyanan – photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchen 2013 albums Hieroglyphics (group) albums Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings albums