Dwight Spitz

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Dwight Spitz
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length55:40
LabelDay By Day[1]
ProducerCount Bass D, DJ Pocket, J. Rawls
Count Bass D chronology
Art For Sale
(1997)
Dwight Spitz
(2002)
Begborrowsteel
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews8/10[2]

Dwight Spitz is the third album by the American hip hop artist and multi-instrumentalist Count Bass D, released in 2002.[3][4]

Overview[edit]

After the release of Pre-Life Crisis, Count Bass D felt he had overshot his own talent. In 2002, he decided to make a more hip hop-themed album, so he bought an Akai S-3000 sampler and an MPC-2000 drum machine and quickly learned to create beats using samples. Dwight Spitz is his first album with a more traditional hip hop theme.[5] The album has collaborations with Edan, J. Rawls, Dione Farris and MF DOOM.

A deluxe edition was released on Count Bass D's Bandcamp on August 25, 2013, to celebrate the album's ten year anniversary. The edition included six new bonus tracks.

Critical reception[edit]

The A.V. Club called the album "lovingly assembled and wonderfully idiosyncratic."[6] Rolling Stone deemed it a "little headphone masterpiece."[7] The East Bay Express wrote: "Whimsical, original, and extremely funky, the Count's third album is his best yet, overflowing with ear-tickling production and charismatic rhymes."[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Jussa Playa"Count Bass D1:28
2."Aural S(ECT)s"Count Bass D1:30
3."Gon' Get Yours"Count Bass D0:33
4."Antemeridian"Count Bass D1:37
5."Postmeridian"Count Bass D0:56
6."How We Met" (feat. Edan)Count Bass D1:18
7."Just Say No To Drugs"Count Bass D0:31
8."Sanctuary"Count Bass D1:43
9."Subwoofer (Dumile)"Count Bass D2:11
10."Truth To Light"Count Bass D1:30
11."Real Music Vs. Bu11$#!+"Count Bass D1:29
12."August 25, 2001"Count Bass D3:29
13."Hello Test Test" (feat. Cana and Hezekiah)Count Bass D0:51
14."Blackman Dreams" (feat. Lil D)Count Bass D2:03
15."Reign Or Shine" (feat. Rayna Shine)Count Bass D1:28
16."Quite Buttery" (feat. MF DOOM)Count Bass D1:06
17."Blues For Percy Carey"Count Bass D1:52
18."Seven Years" (feat. Dionne Farris)Count Bass D3:29
19."Ohio Playas"J. Rawls2:07
20."Dwight Spitz"Count Bass D3:20
21."Make A Buck" (feat. MF DOOM)DJ Pocket3:44
22."My First Piece" (feat. Oriana Lee and Hezekiah)Count Bass D3:04
23."Take Control"Count Bass D3:44
24."Coming Soon"Count Bass D0:17
25."Beat 4our" (Contains hidden track)Count Bass D26:35
10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
26."Snow First, Snow Second, Snow Third"Count Bass D4:14
27."Nine Years Part 1"Count Bass D2:02
28."Nine Years Part 2"Count Bass D1:16
29."Real Music vs. Bull$#!+ Part 2"Count Bass D2:03
30."Seven Years Bonus Beats"Count Bass D1:56
31."I'm A Man"Count Bass D0:44

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vergara, Andre (November 24, 2002). "Alternative sounds for the holidays". The Press-Enterprise. p. F8.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Count Bass D :: Dwight Spitz – RapReviews".
  3. ^ "Count Bass D | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Mays, Mark (August 29, 2002). "Not for Sale - Gifted local rapper Count Bass D dishes his dopest beats yet". Nashville Scene. Nashville Cream.
  5. ^ "Dwight Spitz - The Recording Process Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Count Bass D: Dwight Spitz". Music.
  7. ^ Caramanica, Jon (Feb 20, 2003). "Free verse". Rolling Stone (916): 64.
  8. ^ Winning, Brolin (November 27, 2002). "The Best Records of 2002". East Bay Express. Music.