''Farewell Fondle 'Em'' is a compilation album that marked the ending of

Fondle 'Em Records Fondle 'Em Records was a hip hop record label founded and owned by Bobbito Garcia from 1995 to 2001, based in New York City. Garcia formed the label after realizing that the many unsigned rappers making guest appearances on ''The Stretch Armstr ...

. It was released on

Definitive Jux Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe. History Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name ...

on October 30, 2001.

Critical reception

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of ''

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'' viewed ''Farewell Fondle 'Em'' as an "homage to

Bobbito Robert "Bobbito" Garcia (born September 25, 1966), also known as DJ Cucumber Slice and Kool Bob Love, is an American DJ, radio host, author, and member of the Rock Steady Crew. He is known as a former co-host of hip hop radio show ''The Stretch ...

's low-budget, overachieving indie". Matt Cibula of ''

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'' wrote, "The music on ''Farewell Fondle 'Em'' was never going to set the commercial world on fire -- it's too weird, too edgy, too much fun to listen to." In 2015, ''

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'' placed the album at number 66 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2001 compilation albums Definitive Jux compilation albums Albums produced by El-P Albums produced by MF Doom Record label compilation albums East Coast hip-hop compilation albums