''Party Music'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group

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. It was originally released on

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on November 6, 2001. It was re-released on Epitaph Records in 2004.

Album cover controversy

The original cover of the album, created in June 2001 depicted

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and Pam the Funkstress destroying the twin towers of the

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using what appeared to be a detonator. The apparent detonator was actually an

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. The album was originally scheduled for release in September of that year, but after the

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, the band decided to postpone the album’s release until November, so they could create new cover art. In a 2001 interview with Seattle newspaper '' The Stranger'', Boots Riley spoke about his fight to keep the album cover following the events of September 11:

Critical reception

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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 85 based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". '' Spin'' included it on the "20 Best Albums of 2001" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

– vocals, claps, snaps, claves, synthesizer, drum programming, production, recording * Pam the Funkstress – turntables Additional musicians * Mike Tiger – synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11), clavinet (3, 7, 8, 11), piano (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), keyboard bass (9, 12), organ (12) * David James – guitar (1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12) * Martin Luther – vocals (2, 3, 5, 11) * Elijah Hassan – bass guitar (2, 4, 7, 10) * Guy Hubbard – whistle (3) * Keith McArthur – bass guitar (3, 8) * T-Kash – vocals (4, 9) * Alisha Calhoun – violin (4) * M1 – vocals (5) * Stick – vocals (5) * Tahir – keyboards (5), drum programming (5), production (5) * Lenon Honor – vocals (6, 12) * Funkyman – vocals (6, 7) * Keneice – vocals (8, 10) * Josh Jones – congas (10), bells (10) Technical personnel * Bob Brown – recording * Matt Kelley – recording, mixing * Tony Dawsey – mastering * Victor Hall – cover image * Brandon Arnovick – package design

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2001 albums The Coup albums 75 Ark albums Epitaph Records albums