The Embodiment of Instrumentation

by Scratch

The Embodiment of Instrumentation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2002
  • Label: Stones Throw
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:33
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The solo debut of Kyle Jones, the Roots' beatboxer since 1998, is built entirely from vocal percussion, one of the first albums to sustain a full hip hop record on beatboxing alone. Guests Malik B, Black Thought, Jill Scott and Bilal appear across the record.

Genres

Descriptors: a-cappella, rap, vocal, experimental, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. START'N FROM SCRATCH (1:58)
  2. U KNOW THE RULEZ (3:24)
  3. THAT'S WHAT WE TALKIN' ABOUT (3:35)
  4. WE GOT WHAT YOU WANT (2:30)
  5. LOOKIN' 4 THE HOT SH*T (3:16)
  6. SUMTHIN' THAT U MISSIN' (5:03)
  7. COM'N ALIVE (2:52)
  8. EXHIBIT ONE (2:14)
  9. U DON'T TALK MUCH (1:42)
  10. PEOPLES GETTIN' RICH (4:09)
  11. 3 BARSTOOLZ AWAY (3:21)
  12. BREATH OF FRESH AIR (2:31)
  13. WHAT HAPP'N (5:25)
  14. THE MORNING AFTER (1:35)
  15. SQUARE ONE (3:08)
  16. WORLD IZ (3:19)
  17. U THOUGHT WRONG (5:23)

Credits

  • Floetry - vocals, featuring
  • 88-Keys - co-producer
  • Yameen All World - co-producer

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