Deadringer (album) explained

Deadringer
Type:studio
Artist:RJD2
Cover:Rjd2_Deadringer_Cover.jpg
Genre:Instrumental hip hop
Label:Definitive Jux
Producer:RJD2
Next Title:The Horror EP
Next Year:2003

Deadringer is the debut studio album by RJD2. It was released on Definitive Jux on July 23, 2002.[1] It features vocal contributions from Blueprint, Jakki da Motamouth, and Copywrite.[2] Some editions include a hidden song on the last track, titled "Here's What's Left." The album was reissued in 2009 with two additional tracks.[3]

"Ghostwriter" was featured in advertisements for Washington State Lottery and Wells Fargo, as well as in the film Wimbledon.[4]

Critical reception

Noel Dix of Exclaim! gave Deadringer a favorable review and commented that the album "plays very much like the soundtrack to a motion picture".[5] Sam Chennault of Pitchfork called it "an essential purchase for any fan of instrumental hip-hop". Doug Levy of CMJ New Music Report felt that "DJ Shadow may have started the instrumental hip-hop revolution, but RJD2 is here to make the coup a reality".[6]

Chris Ryan of Spin wrote that RJD2 "goes spelunking for everything from flamenco and pastoral folk to the kind of raw funk breaks that most groove merchants only dream of uncovering". Tony Van Groningen of Stylus Magazine said that "RJD2 effortlessly changes directions and adds unexpected elements to the mix that do more to perfect the songs than to muddle them up".

Spin placed Deadringer at number 31 on its year-end list of the best albums of 2002.[7] Kludge placed it at number three on its list of the year's best albums.[8] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 28 on its "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[9]

Track listing

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RJD2 - Deadringer. Prefix. Steve. Bittrand. March 5, 2008. November 27, 2015.
  2. Web site: Dusted Reviews: RJD2 - Dead Ringer. Dusted Magazine. Daniel. Thomas-Glass. July 25, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322003540/http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/208. March 22, 2015. November 27, 2015.
  3. https://www.discogs.com/RJD2-Deadringer/release/6962363 "RJD2 – Deadringer (2009 Reissue)"
  4. Web site: Buzz Bands. Los Angeles Times. Kevin. Bronson. Jeff. Weiss. May 10, 2007. November 27, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306053904/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/10/news/wk-bands10. March 6, 2016.
  5. Web site: RJD2: Dead Ringer. Exclaim!. Noel. Dix. September 2002. November 27, 2015.
  6. Doug. Levy. Reviews. CMJ New Music Report. July 29, 2002. 72. 6. 12.
  7. Albums of the Year. Spin. 19. 1. January 2003. November 27, 2015. 70–73.
  8. Web site: The Best of 2002. Kludge. November 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20040722004721/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/articles.php?id=186. July 22, 2004.
  9. Web site: The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time. 74. Fact. Alex. Piyevsky. Geng. John. Twells. Son. Raw. Jeff. Rascobeamer. February 25, 2015. September 5, 2018.
  10. https://www.discogs.com/RJD2-Deadringer/release/6962363 "RJD2 – Deadringer (UK Version)"

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