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2008 studio album by K-the-I???
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Studio album by K-the-I???
ReleasedNovember 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
GenreHip hop
Length39:30
LabelMush Records
ProducerThavius Beck
K-the-I??? chronology
Broken Love Letter
(2006) 		Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
(2008) 		Synesthesia
(2011)
Singles from Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
  1. "Finger Painting"
    Released: 2008

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow is a studio album by American hip hop artist K-the-I???. It was originally released through Mush Records on November 4, 2008. In Europe, it was released through Ninja Tune on October 20, 2008. A music video was created for "Lead the Floor".

Production

Having met at the 2006 South by Southwest, K-the-I??? and Thavius Beck remixed each others' songs. Afterward, in order to make the album, K-the-I??? moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California. Entirely produced by Thavius Beck, the album features vocal contributions from Nocando, Thavius Beck, Vyle, Subtitle, High Priest, Busdriver, and Mestizo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Cyclic Defrostfavorable
Exclaim!favorable
The Guardian
NowNNN
PopMatters
XLR8R6.5/10

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Andrew Martin of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, calling it "another top-notch album in 2008." Brigid Moore of XLR8R gave the album a 6.5 out of 10 and commented that "K-the-I??? has a bright future ahead." Omar Mouallem of Exclaim! praised Thavius Beck's production, stating: "His beats are charged with high-voltage electricity and are as interesting as the words above or below them." Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, writing: "Fans of esoteric underground rap should take notice."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."400 on the BPM"1:38
2."Before the Session"2:08
3."Trading Places" (featuring Nocando)2:22
4."Decisions"2:52
5."Cell-Shaded/Daydreams/Nightmares"3:02
6."Marathon Man" (featuring Thavius Beck)2:55
7."Let's Make Moves" (featuring Vyle)2:32
8."Lead the Floor"3:00
9."Stylin'" (featuring Subtitle)2:02
10."Never Heard It Done Like This" (featuring High Priest)2:37
11."Just Listen"3:59
12."Sabbath Faster" (featuring Busdriver)2:13
13."Finger Painting"2:51
14."Man or Machine" (featuring Mestizo)5:30
Total length:39:30

References

  1. ^ "MH-264: K-The-I??? - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow". Mush Records. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. "Finger Painting by K-The-I???". Ninja Tune. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. "Finger Painting - Single by K-the-i???". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Thompson, Ben (October 12, 2008). "Urban review: k-the-i???, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow". The Guardian. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Martin, Andrew (January 5, 2009). "K-the-I???: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. "Video / Artist / Album / Director". Mush Records. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Ziegler, Chris (December 7, 2008). "k-the-i???: Ko-Nichi-Wa, Wack Rapper!". L.A. Record. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - K-the-I???". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow by K-The-I???". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  10. Stronell, Wayne (September 27, 2008). "K-The-I??? – Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Mush/Big Dada/Inertia)". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  11. ^ Mouallem, Omar (February 17, 2009). "K-the-I??? - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  12. Stewart, Addi (January 14, 2009). "K-The-I???: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Mush)". Now. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  13. ^ Moore, Brigid (December 17, 2008). "K-the-I???: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow". XLR8R. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

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