''63'' and ''19'' are mixtapes by Kool A.D, released as a

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on February 7, 2013. The albums include collaborations with

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Young L The Pack was a hip hop group formed in Berkeley, California in 2004. The group consisted of Lil B (Brandon McCartney), Young L (Lloyd Omadhebo), Stunnaman (Keith Jenkins), and Lil Uno (Damonte Johnson). They all recorded together for over a y ...

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, Keyboard Kid,

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, Fat Tony, Mike Finito, Lakutis and

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as well as a beat

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of the

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originally made for Das Racist.

Critical Reception

''63'' and ''19'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' described ''19'' and ''63'' as "taking the discursive and funny work he was doing with Das Racist and stripping it of any sense of structure or formula, but also work ngto free him from the label of 'Dude in Das Racist.'" ''

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'' also praised the mixtapes, calling them "organically avant-garde", giving ''19'' a score of 7.9 out of 10 and ''63'' a score of 7.6 out of 10. Afropunk lauded the albums as "challenging, vibrant, and sometimes brilliant."

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named ''63'' one of the ten best albums of 2013.

Track listing

19

#"Knowledge Born" (prod. Kool A.D.) #"Eroika" (prod. Steel Tipped Dove) #"New World" (prod. Plinio Trujillo) #"Marine World Africa U.S.A." (ft. Issue) (prod. Issue) #"Vendedores" (ft. Tray 57) (prod. Young L) #"Beautiful Naked Psychedelic Gherkin Exploding Tomato Sauce All Over Your Face" (ft. Haji Springer and Bill Ding) (prod. Bill Ding) #"Wow (Bay Shit)" (ft.

) (prod. Trackademicks) #"Hawaii 510" (ft. Cuzzo Fly and Citizen Chance) (prod. Mac Mean) #"Fresh Prince" (prod.

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) #"Jaleel White" (prod. Young L) #"Jenny Holzer" (ft. Chippy Nonstop) (prod. Ryan Marks) #"Kriss Kross" (prod. Steel Tipped Dove) #"NPR" (prod. Ad-Rock) #"Cheeba Cheeba" (ft.

) (prod. Ghostdad) #"Attitude" (ft. Cult Days) (prod. Pictureplane) #"All Skreets" (ft. Dada Powell) (prod. Keyboard Kid) #"Finally Every Dimension of the Skreets" (prod. Kool A.D.)

63

#"63" (Amaze 88 Intro) #"Moneyball" (prod. Mike Finito) #"Froyo" (ft. Detroit Cydi and Selfsays) (prod. Illingsworth) #"Sclera" (prod. Amaze 88) #"Chuck Very" (ft. Young Dave) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Airplane Flight" (ft. Davinci) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Finito Posse Jawn" (ft. Chaz Van Queen, DVS, Lakutis, Mike Finito, and Davito) (prod. Mike Finito) #"Get a Job" (prod. Alex Kestner) #"Mass Appeal" (ft. Young Dave and Amaze 88) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Future Primitive Culinary School" (ft. Chippy Nonstop) (prod. SPVCE) #"Rap Genius" (ft.

Lakutis Aleksey Weintraub (born July 15, 1985), better known by his stage name Lakutis, is an American rapper from New York. He has collaborated with Das Racist, Hot Sugar, and Kitty. He has also toured with Le1f and Antwon. Early life Lakutis was bor ...

, Dallas Penn, DVS, and Meyhem Lauren) (prod. Amaze 88) #"OK Computer" (ft. Verbs and Maffew Ragazino) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Question Jam Answer" (ft.

Busdriver Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and Radioi ...

and Beans of Antipop Consortium) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Ken Burns" (ft. Kassa and Dada Powell) (prod. Illingsworth) #"Red Wine" (ft. Open Mike Eagle) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Saved by the Bell" (ft. Kassa) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Lush" (ft. Ne$$ of Weekend Money) (prod. Amaze 88) #"Hydrants" (ft. Meyhem Lauren) (prod. Mike Finito) #"Bering Sea Gold" (prod. Amaze 88) #"Exotische Kunst" (prod. Kanye West)^{Note 1} #"Equality Understanding" (prod. Kool A.D.) Note 1: While the track list credits Kanye West, it's only a sample.

References

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